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HFC Challengers 83 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nebojsa Mihattovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihattovic's entrance music is Geto Boys - Still. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nebojsa Mihattovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeffrey Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mihattovic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mihattovic is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Mihattovic struggling a bit here.
Taylor wants to control but Mihattovic is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Taylor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Mihattovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihattovic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mihattovic is not content to let Taylor control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor controlling the position from side mount.
Taylor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mihattovic sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Taylor is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mihattovic will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Taylor trying to control the action but Mihattovic is working from the bottom.
Taylor laying and praying for a moment but Mihattovic takes advantage and regains half guard.
Taylor content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor trying to mount his opponent but Mihattovic defends it.
Mihattovic is doing well to control the position and prevent Taylor from advancing to side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Mihattovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Mihattovic shoots in for a double leg but Taylor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Mihattovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mihattovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mihattovic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nebojsa Mihattovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mihattovic shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mihattovic misses with a takedown
and Mihattovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mihattovic shoots and misses
and Mihattovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mihattovic.
It seemed like Taylor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mihattovic misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It seemed like Taylor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mihattovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mihattovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mihattovic.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Mihattovic avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Taylor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Mihattovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mihattovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mihattovic off to one side.
Mihattovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nebojsa Mihattovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mihattovic.
Mihattovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Mihattovic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Taylor has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mihattovic but great work by Taylor.
Jeffrey Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mihattovic struggling a bit here.
Taylor trying to control the position but Mihattovic is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working the ground and pound but Mihattovic is defending the strikes.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mihattovic keeps working.
Mihattovic regains half guard, as Taylor was trying to land strikes.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Mihattovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor is looking to stall here but Mihattovic recovers full guard.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Mihattovic keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor 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.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor stands and throws Mihattovic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Taylor trying to control the position but Mihattovic is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mihattovic being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries for a kimura but Mihattovic is defending well.
Mihattovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Taylor crashes against the mat.
Mihattovic is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee asks Taylor politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Taylor prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mihattovic wants to control but Taylor postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Taylor taking a breather here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nebojsa Mihattovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihattovic with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mihattovic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mihattovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mihattovic shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mihattovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Taylor 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. And we move into the final round!
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Taylor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mihattovic shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mihattovic shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nebojsa Mihattovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mihattovic quickly recovers to half guard.
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mihattovic is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Mihattovic is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mihattovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mihattovic is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor is just content to waste time from the top position. Mihattovic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Mihattovic controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Nebojsa Mihattovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taylor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor trying to control but Mihattovic is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nebojsa Mihattovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Mihattovic shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taylor with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic jabs at Taylor's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mihattovic is defended easily by Taylor.
Mihattovic misses with a takedown
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mihattovic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Taylor on his heels. He'll look to pass Taylor's guard now, I'm sure.
Mihattovic throwing strikes but missing.
Mihattovic being controlled here momentarily.
Mihattovic throws a strike but Taylor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though.
Taylor looking to sit in guard and control but Mihattovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mihattovic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mihattovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Taylor controlling Mihattovic's posture.
Mihattovic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Taylor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mihattovic, into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Mihattovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Taylor!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeffrey Taylor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mack Ua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Bueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Ua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Bueller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bueller was well out of range. Poor timing from Ua.
Ua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bueller.
Bueller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bueller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ua just misses with a punch to the body.
Ua seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mack Ua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ua walks into a straight right hand from Bueller.
Ua clobbers Bueller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ua misses with a looping right.
Ua looks to throw the jab but Bueller is out of range.
Bueller throws the left hand but Ua avoids the punch easily.
Ua misses with a looping right.
Ua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bueller fakes the leg kick and cracks Ua in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ua stalks Bueller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bueller's face. Bueller staggers backwards, shaken.
Bueller has Ua up against the cage in a clinch.
Bueller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bueller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ua!
Ua tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ua struggling a bit here.
Bueller stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bueller.
Bueller misses with a hook.
Bueller 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.
Ua dodges the punch combination from Bueller.
Bueller drives through and clinches with Ua against the cage.
Bueller tries to break the clinch but Ua is controlling the position.
Ua lands with a short shot to the head.
Bueller gets control of Ua's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bueller will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bueller wants to get back to his feet but Ua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bueller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ua.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bueller wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ua trying to control the position from guard on top but Bueller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bueller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bueller throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bueller has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ua off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mack Ua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ua swinging wildly here.
Ua throws a right and a left that Bueller avoids nicely.
Bueller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bueller ducks under a wild hook from Ua.
Ua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bueller scores with a nice right hand.
Bueller missing with a left hand there. Ua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bueller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut there from Bueller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Bueller tries to get set, Ua tries to push him back and clinch up but Bueller manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab lands there for Bueller.
Ua misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Bueller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ua doesn't seem phased though.
Ua throws a nice looking combination but Bueller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bueller tries to clinch but Ua moves out of range.
Ua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bueller. Bueller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ua throws a right hand that Bueller ducks under and follows up with a left that Bueller also avoids with ease.
A big right from Ua misses.
A head kick misses from Bueller.
Bueller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ua.
Ua lands a right hook to the body.
Ua misses with a looping left.
Ua avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bueller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bueller is rocked!
Bueller takes the fight into the clinch.
Bueller is still on wobbly legs! Can Ua finish him?
Ua lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bueller to his knees! Ua keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Ua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mighty Manlet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suma Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mighty Manlet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Suma Pepper's chin.
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135 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mighty Manlet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Suma Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper misses with a double jab
and Manlet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Manlet.
Pepper pulls Manlet in to control the position.
Pepper looking for a sweep. Not yet Pepper, not yet.
Pepper has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Manlet has passed into side control.
Pepper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepper can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Manlet is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Manlet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pepper working to try and regain half guard.
Pepper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Pepper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Manlet controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pepper keeping hold of Manlet's head, controlling as best he can.
Pepper is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manlet controlling the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pepper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manlet tries to counter with a takedown but Pepper is quick to defend against it.
Pepper throws a sloppy head kick and Manlet moves out of range easily.
Manlet tries to counter with a takedown but Pepper is quick to defend against it.
Pepper tries to clinch there but Manlet circles away.
Pepper thows a leg kick but Manlet checks it
and Manlet counters with a shoot takedown. Pepper fights it but they end up in guard.
Pepper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manlet looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pepper being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mighty Manlet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manlet moves out of range of the strikes.
Pepper misses with a wild body shot.
Pepper misses with a jab to the body
and Manlet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pepper pushes Manlet off but Manlet dives into side control.
Pepper tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pepper tries to hold on but Manlet pushes him away.
Manlet looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepper tries to hold on but Manlet pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pepper can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pepper tries to lock up and control but Manlet gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pepper might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Manlet haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Manlet controlling the pace for now.
Manlet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pepper can do to turn this around?
Mighty Manlet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manlet prevents Pepper from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manlet controlling the position easily from mount.
Pepper is trying desperately to improve position.
Manlet controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper wants to control but Manlet is having none of it.
Pepper is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Manlet is staying active.
Manlet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pepper working to try and regain half guard.
Manlet controlling from the full mount.
Manlet seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pepper for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Mighty Manlet dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pepper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manlet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pepper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manlet decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pepper's guard.
Manlet preventing the sweep.
Pepper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pepper looking for a sweep. Not yet Pepper, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manlet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manlet is one step ahead there.
Pepper looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Manlet puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Manlet is thwarting Pepper's attempts to control the position.
Mighty Manlet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pepper trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Pepper tries to hold on but Manlet pushes him away.
Pepper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manlet content just to control the position here.
Pepper wants to control but Manlet is having none of it.
Manlet looking to control and managing it successfully.
Manlet avoids the attempt from Pepper to control.
That's four 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.
Pepper is looking to get to half guard.
Manlet controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mighty Manlet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manlet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mighty Manlet!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
10 - 17 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cash misses with a few strikes there.
Cherry scores with a leg kick.
Cherry throws a hook but Cash avoids it easily.
Cherry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cherry showed some decent athleticism there.
Cash wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cherry in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cherry passes to full mount!
Cherry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The referee warns Cash that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cash tries to buck Cherry off but he can't manage it.
Cherry controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Cash that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cash is trying to stand.
Cherry lands a heavy elbow.
Cherry controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cash really wants to buck Cherry off and get back to his feet.
Cherry with shots to the head and body - Cash looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cherry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cash is trying to stand.
Cherry controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cash trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Cherry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cherry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cherry is landing with some decent strikes but Cash is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cherry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
More stalling from Cherry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Cherry locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Cash is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Cherry!
A very excited looking Jack Cherry 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 Mario Penzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Glossy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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194 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Penzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Glossy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penzer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glossy throws out the jab.
Penzer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Glossy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Penzer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the liver by Glossy. Beautiful body shot.
Glossy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Glossy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Penzer throws a hook to the side of Glossy's head but Glossy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glossy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Penzer scores with a three punch combo!
Penzer moves into range and clinches up with Glossy.
Glossy is trying to drag Penzer to the mat but Penzer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Penzer tries to land knees in the clinch but Glossy avoids the damage to the body.
Glossy takes a knee right on the jaw!
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 nice right hand lands inside from Glossy.
Penzer is trying to drag Glossy to the mat but Glossy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Penzer tries to circle away but Glossy has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penzer misses with a body punch.
Penzer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glossy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penzer digs a right hand into Glossy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Glossy's gas tank.
Glossy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Glossy tries to land knees in the clinch but Penzer avoids the damage to the body.
Penzer tries to land a knee to the head but Glossy blocks with his arms.
Penzer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glossy misses with a punch on the inside.
Glossy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penzer backwards.
Glossy is working for takedown but Penzer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Glossy dodges an elbow strike from Penzer.
Penzer is trying to break the clinch but Glossy is controlling him.
Penzer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glossy is pressed up against the cage. Penzer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Glossy down to the mat. Glossy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Penzer throws a body punch but Glossy moves out of range.
Glossy blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penzer gets tackled into the cage by Glossy. Glossy maintains the clinch.
Glossy throws a punch but it's blocked by Penzer.
Penzer landing knees to the body.
Glossy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glossy can't find room to land a body shot as Penzer controls the action.
Penzer works on Glossy's body with a couple of short punches.
Glossy throws a head punch that misses.
Glossy avoiding damage as Penzer throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Glossy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penzer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Glossy as the two fighters clinch.
Our sources have told us that Penzer has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Glossy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glossy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Glossy prevents a body shot from Penzer.
Penzer looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Penzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penzer is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glossy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Glossy throws a head punch that misses.
Penzer tries to land knees in the clinch but Glossy avoids the damage to the body.
Penzer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glossy scores with a body shot.
Glossy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penzer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Glossy.
Penzer misses with a straight right.
A big right from Penzer misses.
Glossy throws out a counter right but Penzer avoids it with no problem.
Glossy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Glossy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Glossy looks to move away, Penzer throws a big counter combo but Glossy just gets out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penzer.
Glossy lands with a hook. Penzer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penzer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glossy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penzer. Glossy does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Penzer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Glossy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Glossy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Glossy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glossy avoids the head kick by Penzer.
Glossy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Penzer misses the body punch
and Glossy counters with a stiff right hand.
Glossy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penzer.
Glossy throws a counter combo.
Glossy blocks the body kick.
Penzer looks to land a body kick but Glossy moved away.
Despite the aggression on Glossy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Penzer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Glossy finds it's way round the side to connect with Penzer's head.
Penzer throws a hook to the side of Glossy's head but Glossy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glossy unleashes a big counter combination but Penzer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Glossy.
Penzer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Glossy backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Glossy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No joy there for Glossy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penzer lands a leg kick that knocks Glossy off balance momentarily.
Glossy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A head kick misses from Glossy.
Penzer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Glossy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Glossy throws a hook to the side of Penzer's head but Penzer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glossy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penzer.
Dick Glossy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penzer walks into a straight right hand from Glossy.
Penzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glossy.
Penzer shoots and misses
enabling Glossy to counter with a crisp jab.
Penzer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Glossy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penzer misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Glossy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Glossy avoids the head kick by Penzer.
Glossy throws a counter combo.
Glossy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glossy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glossy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dick Glossy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Glossy lands a shot to the body.
Glossy swings wildly with an uppercut but Penzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glossy stops a takedown attempt from Penzer.
Glossy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penzer takes a shot to the head.
Glossy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penzer misses with a knee strike.
Glossy tries to work over Penzer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glossy blocks an elbow strike from Penzer.
Glossy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penzer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Glossy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Penzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glossy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penzer as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glossy scores with a one two! Penzer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the 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!
Glossy lands with a slapping head kick.
Some wild striking there from Glossy.
Glossy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penzer's hands.
Penzer throws a lazy uppercut
and Glossy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glossy lunges at Penzer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penzer's hand.
Penzer gets a clinch.
Glossy scores with a shoulder strike.
Glossy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penzer blocks a body shot from Glossy.
Glossy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Penzer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Glossy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penzer takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glossy fails to land with a series of punches.
Penzer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Glossy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penzer finds it's way round the side to connect with Glossy's head.
Penzer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Penzer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Glossy moves out of range of the body kick from Penzer.
Penzer misses with a takedown attempt - Glossy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Glossy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penzer avoids the head kick by Glossy.
Glossy throws a head kick but Penzer moves out of range.
Mario Penzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glossy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Penzer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glossy blocks a head kick by Penzer.
Penzer moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGlossy.
Glossy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penzer throws a hook but Glossy blocks it.
Penzer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glossy lands a slapping body shot.
Glossy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Penzer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Penzer misses with a straight left.
Glossy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Penzer moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGlossy.
Penzer jabs Glossy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penzer dodges the punch combination from Glossy.
Penzer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Glossy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Penzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glossy was well out of range. Poor timing from Penzer.
Glossy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Glossy defending well as Penzer loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick from Glossy lands but Penzer takes it in his stride.
Glossy tries to clinch but Penzer moves out of range.
Penzer misses with a wild body shot.
Penzer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Glossy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Penzer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glossy throws out the jab.
Glossy scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glossy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penzer is rocked!
Glossy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penzer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh Penzer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penzer throws a push kick but Glossy slaps the foot to one side.
Glossy throws a head kick that misses.
Penzer blocks a head kick by Glossy.
Penzer seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glossy checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab from Glossy.
Glossy misses with a wild combination.
Penzer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dick Glossy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glossy is looking to clinch.
Glossy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penzer misses with a low kick.
Penzer misses with a low kick.
Penzer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Glossy misses with a series of wild punches.
Penzer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Glossy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mario Penzer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glossy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Glossy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penzer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Glossy cracks Penzer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glossy.
Donk. Glossy catches Penzer right on the button with a cross.
Glossy misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penzer rushes Glossy and presses him up against the cage.
Glossy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penzers head.
Glossy lands a shoulder strike.
Penzer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Glossy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dick Glossy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Glossy as Penzer tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Glossy.
Glossy working aggressively here.
Glossy lands a right hand.
Glossy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penzer backwards.
Glossy gets underhooks to prevent Penzer's takedown attempt.
Penzer wants to take the fight to the mat but Glossy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Penzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glossy has Penzer pushed against the cage.
Penzer has had enough of the clinch but Glossy keeps him there for the moment.
Penzer pushes off an throws an elbow but Glossy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Penzer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glossy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glossy's elbow.
Glossy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Penzer misses with some punches.
Penzer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Penzer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Glossy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penzer.
Glossy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Penzer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penzer manages to pull guard.
Penzer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Glossy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Glossy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Glossy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Glossy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Glossy!
A very excited looking Dick Glossy 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lil Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald has chosen Get Busy Living as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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163 lbs
14 - 18 - 0 |
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155 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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World class 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
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lil Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonald shoots in looking for a takedown. Jon tries to sprawl out of it but McDonald keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McDonald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jon's head.
McDonald seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jon is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon is looking to escape.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McDonald is trying to control the action in half guard but Jon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jon holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jon is looking to improve his position.
McDonald decides to stand and escape the position.
Jon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ronnie McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald fails to land the takedown.
Jon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jon throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but Jon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lil Jon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie McDonald.
Jon connects with a crisp jab.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jon slips a straight right by McDonald.
Jon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Jon.
Jon misses with a looping right.
Lil Jon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jon's waist but Jon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McDonald off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald slips a straight right by Jon.
McDonald changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jon fails to land with a series of punches.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonald shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jon is trying to defend but McDonald finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McDonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throwing shots but Jon is blocking nicely.
Jon tries to roll over but McDonald keeps him under control.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Jon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDonald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jon is defending against the submission attempts here by McDonald.
Jon is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Abobomination Training, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
McDonald trying to control from Jon's half guard. Jon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
McDonald prevents Jon from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jon trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McDonald wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jon is now in half guard.
McDonald is staying active underneath Jon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jon throwing shots but McDonald is blocking nicely.
Jon is taking a breather. McDonald says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Jon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Jon as McDonald shoots in.
McDonald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jon defends it nicely.
Jon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McDonald shoots for a takedown but Jon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lil Jon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie McDonald.
Jon clobbers McDonald with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDonald fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jon to the ground. McDonald is now in Jon's guard.
McDonald stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Jon has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! McDonald manages to get his head free but now Jon has transitioned to an armbar! McDonald grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Jon! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lil Jon!
After winning the bout, Lil Jon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Byron Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Roscrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roscrow has chosen Wicked Gil as his entrance music. Perry Roscrow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Byron Malik's chin.
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Byron Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Perry Roscrow!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roscrow throws a shot to the body.
Roscrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Roscrow throws a lazy right hand but Malik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Malik's head coaches at Spetznaz Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Roscrow misses with a straight left.
Roscrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perry Roscrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roscrow swings widly with a right hand
and Malik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Perry Roscrow has been cut.
Malik blocks a jab.
Roscrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roscrow misses with a right hand
and Malik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malik misses with a wild body shot.
Roscrow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roscrow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Malik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roscrow works Malik's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roscrow misses with a leg kick
enabling Malik to counter with a crisp jab.
Malik scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roscrow staying out of range there.
Roscrow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Roscrow throws a hook to the side of Malik's head but Malik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roscrow.
Despite the aggression on Roscrow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Roscrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Roscrow looks to move away, Malik throws a big counter combo but Roscrow just gets out of the way.
Roscrow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Byron Malik has been cut.
Roscrow misses with a combination
and Malik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Perry Roscrow's cut even more.
Malik slips a straight right by Roscrow.
Roscrow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roscrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Malik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malik cracks Roscrow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roscrow lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roscrow misses with a straight right.
Malik is looking to counter punch.
Malik connects with a right hand. Roscrow shakes it off.
Malik throws a shot from downtown. Roscrow moves away and avoids it.
Roscrow misses with a leg kick
and Malik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Malik misses the target.
Roscrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malik.
Malik looks to score with a jab to the body but Roscrow is just out of range.
It seemed like Roscrow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roscrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roscrow thows a leg kick but Malik checks it
and Malik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malik moves out of range of the body kick from Roscrow.
Roscrow takes a swing at Malik's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Malik finds it's way through Roscrow's defenses.
The cut above Perry Roscrow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A jab from Roscrow finds it's way through Malik's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow throws a shot from downtown. Malik moves away and avoids it.
Roscrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Malik counters with a stiff right hand.
Malik bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roscrow throws a right and a left that Malik avoids nicely.
Malik moves away from the strike by Roscrow.
Malik lands a jab to the nose.
Perry Roscrow's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Roscrow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malik throws a jab but it's blocked by Roscrow.
Roscrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malik throws out the jab.
Roscrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Perry Roscrow's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Byron Malik!
Byron Malik seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Skidopolopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes to the cage accompanied by El Camino . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fabricio Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Skidopolopolous!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez looks to throw the jab but Skidopolopolous is out of range.
Velasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skidopolopolous clinches up with Velasquez and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Skidopolopolous to work.
Skidopolopolous is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velasquez is defending well for now.
Velasquez jumps guard.
Velasquez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Skidopolopolous can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Velasquez controls Skidopolopolous momentarily but Skidopolopolous frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skidopolopolous controlling from the top position.
Velasquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Velasquez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Skidopolopolous is aware though and is defending well.
Skidopolopolous wants to control from the top but Velasquez keeps moving.
Velasquez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Skidopolopolous is looking to stand up but Velasquez won't let him.
Velasquez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Skidopolopolous gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Velasquez looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Skidopolopolous is defending well. Velasquez quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Skidopolopolous has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Velasquez celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabricio Velasquez!
Fabricio Velasquez took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thanks, everybody. Good that you all came out to watch the fight today. Special thanks to the team at Bruize Brothers. We got it done! '.
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