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HFC 315 Prime vs Aurelio PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pan Romek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pan Romek!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romek swings widly with a right hand
and Allen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Allen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
Romek tries to clinch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Romek regains half guard.
Allen is looking for a kimura here.
Romek wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Allen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Allen landing strikes from the mount and Romek is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romek tries to lock up and control but Allen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Allen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Romek's face.
Allen has control of Romek's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Romek regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Allen looking to control but Romek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Allen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Romek is working to get back to half guard.
Allen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Allen stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Romek misses with a body punch
and Allen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romek closes the distance looking to clinch
and Allen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romek misses with a lunging right hand
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen drives through and clinches with Romek against the cage.
Romek is looking to break free of the clinch but Allen has double underhooks.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Allen working over Romek with some ground and pound. Romek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Allen seems to be looking for submissions.
Romek wants to control but Allen passes into side.
Romek taking a bit of punishment here - Allen scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Allen tries for a kimura but Romek is defending well.
Romek pushes Allen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Allen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Romek felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Romek tries to improve position but can't.
Allen 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.
Allen working the ground and pound from side control.
Allen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Allen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Romek is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Allen yanks on the arm and Romek is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Allen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rock Allen!
Rock Allen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tito Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deangelo Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flagg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: What Its Like. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Deangelo Flagg enters the cage!
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163 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Duran !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deangelo Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flagg cracks Duran with an open hand slap.
Flagg throws a right hand that misses
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
Duran shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flagg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flagg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Duran .
Duran checks the leg kick.
Flagg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Duran 's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Duran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A solid body kick from Duran .
Deangelo Flagg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flagg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flagg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flagg finds it's way round the side to connect with Duran 's head.
Flagg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duran to score with a decent uppercut.
Duran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Flagg throws a solid leg kick but Duran takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flagg.
Flagg throws a leg kick
and Duran counters with a straight right hand.
Flagg throws a head kick that misses.
Duran swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg swats away the attempt to clinch by Duran .
Flagg throws a right hand that misses
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
Flagg is rocked!
It looks like Deangelo Flagg has been cut.
Flagg throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Duran was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Flagg.
Flagg is still on wobbly legs! Can Duran finish him?
Flagg lands a leg kick that knocks Duran off balance momentarily.
Flagg seems to have recovered his senses.
Duran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flagg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flagg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Duran moves out of range of the leg kick from Flagg.
Flagg throws a sloppy head kick
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flagg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Duran .
Flagg throws a hook to the side of Duran 's head but Duran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duran forces Flagg back against the cage and clinches.
Duran 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duran is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Duran is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flagg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duran checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duran thuds a left hand into Flagg's body.
Duran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flagg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flagg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flagg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Duran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flagg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good work by Duran as he checks the leg kick.
Duran was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Flagg throws a sloppy head kick and Duran moves out of range easily.
Flagg throws a leg kick
and Duran counters with a stiff right hand.
Flagg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duran counters with a nice right hand that sends Flagg toppling to the canvas! Flagg scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Duran finish him?!
Duran tries to close the distance and clinch but Flagg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flagg feints a jab promting Duran to slip. Flagg then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Duran slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A low kick from Flagg misses
and Duran counters with a crisp right that sends Flagg to the canvas! Duran follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Duran !
Tito Duran took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Dux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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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
14 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Malone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Dux. Those never looked like landing.
Dux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dux misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Dux.
Dux jabs Malone right on the nose. Malone blinks but takes it well.
Dux tries to clinch there but Malone circles away.
Malone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone.
Dux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
John Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone moves out of range of the leg kick from Dux.
Dux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone circles away quickly and effectively.
Dux moves out of range as Malone strikes.
Dux throws a series of punches but Malone moves out of range.
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!
Dux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malone lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Malone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Malone misses.
Dux misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone circles away quickly and effectively.
Malone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dux is leaning against Malone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malone throws out the jab.
Malone slips a jab and a cross from Dux.
Malone cracks Dux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dux lands a left and a right that sends Malone crashing to the canvas! Dux dives into mount looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dux quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Dux but it's paid off an Malone is forced to tap! Nice work by Dux.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Dux!
A relieved looking John Dux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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
20 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre digs a good hook to Al Haddad's body.
Al Haddad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Al Haddad looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
Al Haddad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Haddad lands a slapping body shot.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St Pierre throws a hook but Al Haddad avoids it easily.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
Al Haddad misses with a wild body shot.
Al Haddad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Al Haddad lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre defending well as Al Haddad loads up on a big left hand.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pierre misses with a looping left.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Haddad.
St Pierre misses with a looping right.
Al Haddad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from St Pierre misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Haddad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Al Haddad moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Haddad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Al Haddad.
St Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Al Haddad's shoulder, as Al Haddad tries to avoid the shot.
St Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Al Haddad lands a jab-cross combination.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Al Haddad avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Al Haddad. Those never looked like landing.
St Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Al Haddad to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Al Haddad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
St Pierre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Al Haddad.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
St Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Al Haddad's shoulder, as Al Haddad tries to avoid the shot.
Al Haddad cracks St Pierre with an open hand slap.
Al Haddad closes the distance and clinches.
Al Haddad breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a hook. Al Haddad ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Al Haddad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St Pierre.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St Pierre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Al Haddad misses.
St Pierre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Al Haddad staying out of range there.
Al Haddad throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Al Haddad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into Al Haddad's guard.
Al Haddad 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.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
St Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Al Haddad's brow.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Al Haddad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Al Haddad keeps moving.
Al Haddad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al Haddad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Al Haddad is retaining full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw St Pierre working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Al Haddad managing to control the position.
Al Haddad keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Al Haddad is working from the bottom.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Al Haddad.
St Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Al Haddad's brow.
St Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Al Haddad.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Al Haddad is keeping the position.
St Pierre is standing up over Al Haddad. Al Haddad looks to escape but St Pierre dives into side control.
Al Haddad struggling a bit here.
St Pierre working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus St Pierre 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.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Al Haddad ducks down to avoid it.
Al Haddad catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
St Pierre swings for the body but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Al Haddad misses with a head kick.
St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into Al Haddad's guard.
St Pierre throws a strike but Al Haddad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Al Haddad sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Haddad lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Al Haddad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Al Haddad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Al Haddad throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to land a strike but Al Haddad avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
St Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Al Haddad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Al Haddad blocks nicely.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Al Haddad has wrist control.
St Pierre postures up in Al Haddad's guard and throws a big left but Al Haddad blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Al Haddad is keeping the position.
Jesus St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Al Haddad has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. St Pierre is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Al Haddad displaying some good clinch control by pressing St Pierre up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad trying to stall but St Pierre improves his position.
Al Haddad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
St Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
Al Haddad slips a straight right by St Pierre.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Haddad throws a big shot that misses.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
Elias Al Haddad is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre swings for the body but Al Haddad moves out of range.
St Pierre throws a jab when Al Haddad was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Al Haddad.
St Pierre looks to throw the jab but Al Haddad is out of range.
Al Haddad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al Haddad throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Al Haddad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Pierre.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Al Haddad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Pierre's hands.
St Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Al Haddad misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
St Pierre misses with a shot to the body
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Haddad was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
Al Haddad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Haddad misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Al Haddad misses its intended target.
Al Haddad swinging wildly here.
Al Haddad moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by St Pierre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St Pierre.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Al Haddad.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Haddad struggling a bit here.
Al Haddad takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
St Pierre dives in and grabs Al Haddad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Al Haddad pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
Good standup being displayed there by Al Haddad as he connects with a hook.
Al Haddad looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
Al Haddad throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Al Haddad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Haddad slips under a jab from St Pierre.
Al Haddad slips a straight right by St Pierre.
St Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Al Haddad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Al Haddad moves out of range.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut. Al Haddad saw that one coming.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Haddad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Haddad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Haddad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Haddad looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Al Haddad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Haddad.
St Pierre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Al Haddad momentarily.
St Pierre misses with a hook. Al Haddad ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Al Haddad.
St Pierre throws a right hand that misses
and Al Haddad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Pierre throws a hook to the side of Al Haddad's head but Al Haddad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Haddad throws a right hand that misses
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Al Haddad wants to stand back up but St Pierre manages to pass into side control.
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!
Al Haddad is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
Al Haddad tries to escape but St Pierre is in control.
Jesus St Pierre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre in side control, throwing shots but Al Haddad defends.
St Pierre controls the position.
St Pierre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Let's hope that St Pierre 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.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Al Haddad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elias Al Haddad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St Pierre wants to control but Al Haddad is keeping him busy.
Al Haddad is pushing St Pierre's head away, looking to escape. St Pierre manages to hold on to the position though.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Al Haddad is working from the bottom.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
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.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Al Haddad is working from the bottom.
Al Haddad is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, St Pierre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Haddad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Haddad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Haddad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Al Haddad misses with a right hand
and St Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Haddad looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.
St Pierre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Al Haddad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al Haddad throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesus St Pierre.
I've got St Pierre 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesus St Pierre!
After the fight, Jesus St Pierre was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruarc Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machine Gun (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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33
218 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruarc Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Machine Gun!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Harris rushes Gun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gun lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gun.
Gun scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Gun breaks the clinch.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Gun back into the cage.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gun 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.
Harris has managed to clinch.
Gun lands a left hand.
Gun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris manages to pull guard.
Gun tries to stand but Harris is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gun is aware though and is defending well.
Gun would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gun gets to his feet - Harris follows without any prompting.
Gun gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gun clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gun manages to escape to his feet.
Harris throws a solid leg kick but Gun takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harris.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harris momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Gun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruarc Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Gun darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Gun working aggressively here.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Gun.
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Gun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushes Gun up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris stalling the fight.
Harris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gun to keep the fight standing.
Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Harris tries to pull guard but Gun forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris is trying to break free.
Gun lands with a light punch inside.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris manages to pull guard.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harris is working an open guard so Gun takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machine Gun 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.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gun was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Gun manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gun lands with a short shot to the head.
Machine Gun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gun is keeping busy.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
Gun can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gun misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gun.
Harris is trying to stall.
Gun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruarc Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Gun manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris has Gun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Gun manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gun lands with a right to the head.
Gun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Gun avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gun working aggressively here.
Harris tries to stall but Gun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gun is defending well.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gun lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Gun lands with a light punch inside.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gun after a bit of a struggle.
Gun working aggressively here.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris has Gun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gun.
Harris gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gun manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gun stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gun wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gun.
Gun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Gun lands with a left to the head.
Harris wants a takedown but no success here.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gun is defending well.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Gun tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gun working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruarc Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris has closed the distance and engaged Gun in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gun.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gun gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Gun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Gun manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gun gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Gun.
Gun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Gun gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Gun lands a nice uppercut.
Harris is working for takedown but Gun is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machine Gun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris throws out a leg kick but Gun moves out of range and Harris only half commits.
Harris clinches.
Gun manages to break the clinch.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris has clasped his hands together around Gun's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gun explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Gun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris tries to break free but Gun pushes him back against the cage.
Gun prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Gun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris is working for takedown but Gun is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is working for takedown but Gun is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruarc Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gun throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris lands a takedown into guard.
Gun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Gun is retaining full guard.
Harris stops Gun from standing up.
Gun has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harris off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Gun holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gun manages to break the clinch.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Gun back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gun prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gun pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gun.
Gun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris is rocked!
Gun working aggressively here.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris is working for takedown but Gun is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun manages to break the clinch.
Gun moves into the clinch.
Gun lands an uppercut.
Harris tries to stall but Gun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Gun.
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Gun drops Harris onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Harris is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gun after a bit of a struggle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gun lands a body punch.
Gun creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Harris out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Machine Gun!
In his post fight interview, Machine Gun started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Ruarc Harris stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost this match because i had a injured heart you see someone ran over my dog earlier today. If it where not for that i would have kicked this guys ass.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve The Smiling Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vassago Ballardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballardo has chosen Bandolero as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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30
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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219 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve The Smiling Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vassago Ballardo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballardo lands the left hand.
The Smiling Assassin looks to land a body kick but Ballardo moved away.
Ballardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ballardo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ballardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Smiling Assassin manages to avoid it.
The Smiling Assassin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ballardo moves out of range as The Smiling Assassin throws a body kick.
The Smiling Assassin tries for a takedown but Ballardo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Smiling Assassin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ballardo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballardo throws a series of punches but The Smiling Assassin avoids them all with ease.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a looping right.
The Smiling Assassin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ballardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ballardo misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballardo was well out of range. Poor timing from The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballardo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ballardo slips a jab from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Smiling Assassin looks to land a combination but Ballardo avoids it well.
Ballardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ballardo scores with a body shot.
Ballardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Smiling Assassin throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Smiling Assassin takes one on the button.
The Smiling Assassin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo tests The Smiling Assassin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Smiling Assassin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ballardo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a hook
and Ballardo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vassago Ballardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Smiling Assassin loads up on a big right hand but Ballardo slips the punch.
Ballardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo misses with a shot to the body
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Smiling Assassin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steve The Smiling Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballardo avoids the body shot from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ballardo's coach down at *****POLAR***** was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ballardo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The Smiling Assassin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Smiling Assassin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Smiling Assassin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Smiling Assassin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Smiling Assassin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballardo avoids the body shot from The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo throws out a counter right but The Smiling Assassin avoids it with no problem.
Ballardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ballardo walks into a stiff left hand from The Smiling Assassin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballardo. The Smiling Assassin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ballardo throws out a counter right but The Smiling Assassin avoids it with no problem.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a double jab.
The Smiling Assassin stuns Ballardo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Smiling Assassin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a leg kick.
Ballardo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Smiling Assassin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ballardo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Smiling Assassin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballardo throws a counter combo.
The Smiling Assassin cracks Ballardo with a good jab.
Ballardo throws a body punch but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
The Smiling Assassin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ballardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ballardo cracks a nice hook into The Smiling Assassin's ribs.
Ballardo fails to land with a series of punches.
The Smiling Assassin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve The Smiling Assassin dominated that round.
That's time! The Smiling Assassin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Smiling Assassin swings for the body but Ballardo moves out of range.
It looks like Vassago Ballardo has been cut.
The Smiling Assassin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ballardo can do to turn this around?
Ballardo jabs at The Smiling Assassin's body.
Ballardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ballardo lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - The Smiling Assassin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ballardo! But no joy.
Ballardo lands a head shot.
The Smiling Assassin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballardo feints and then cracks The Smiling Assassin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Smiling Assassin down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Smiling Assassin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Smiling Assassin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ballardo to score with a decent uppercut.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a straight left.
The Smiling Assassin throws a right and a left that Ballardo avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Ballardo misses.
Steve The Smiling Assassin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballardo misses with an uppercut
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ballardo swinging wildly here.
The Smiling Assassin misses the shot to the body.
The Smiling Assassin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Smiling Assassin throws the left hand but Ballardo avoids the punch easily.
Ballardo throws a body punch but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range.
Ballardo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Smiling Assassin swings for the body but Ballardo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ballardo moves forwards but The Smiling Assassin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Smiling Assassin just misses with a punch to the body.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a looping right.
Ballardo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Smiling Assassin with a body shot.
The Smiling Assassin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ballardo is trying to counter with his kicks.
The Smiling Assassin swings for the body but Ballardo moves out of range.
The Smiling Assassin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Smiling Assassin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballardo is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballardo slips under a jab from The Smiling Assassin.
Ballardo shapes to counter with a head kick.
The Smiling Assassin connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin connects with a nice looking jab.
Ballardo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin lands a big right hook! Ballardo looks hurt but is still standing! The Smiling Assassin lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Ballardo falls down and The Smiling Assassin dives in with a huge hammer fist! Ballardo's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and The Smiling Assassin runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve The Smiling Assassin!
Steve The Smiling Assassin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erland Eliasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All Summer Long. Eliasson has chosen Radioactive - Imagine Dragons as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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40
210 lbs
15 - 22 - 0 |
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27
205 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erland Eliasson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brandon throws a right hand that misses
and Eliasson counters with a straight right hand.
Brandon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Brandon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eliasson counters with a crisp one two that drops Brandon! Eliasson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brandon to his feet! Brandon is in big trouble!
Brandon is rocked!
Brandon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eliasson avoids a kick to the body.
Eliasson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eliasson throws an off balance right hand
and Brandon counters with a stiff right hand.
Brandon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eliasson counters with a big right hand! Oh Brandon is in trouble here! Eliasson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erland Eliasson!
Erland Eliasson very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mats Thoreson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Boudain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudain has chosen Let the bodies hit the floor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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34
302 lbs
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31
282 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mats Thoreson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Boudain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoreson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thoreson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boudain replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Thoreson blocks it well.
Boudain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boudain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thoreson manages to avoid it.
Thoreson throws a big counter combination but Boudain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boudain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boudain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boudain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thoreson misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoreson looks to land a combination but Boudain avoids it well.
Thoreson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boudain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thoreson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Thoreson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boudain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boudain lands with a shot to the body.
Boudain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boudain lands a jab to Thoreson's midsection.
Boudain throws a leg kick but Thoreson moved away.
Thoreson throws a right hand that Boudain ducks under and follows up with a left that Boudain also avoids with ease.
Thoreson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boudain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boudain throws a body punch but Thoreson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudain jabs Thoreson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thoreson looking to score a takedown here. Boudain is defending well but Thoreson drives through and ends up in Boudain's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudain is pulling down on Thoreson's head to control his posture.
Thoreson stopping the sweep attempt from Boudain.
Thoreson trying to control but Boudain is working from the bottom.
Boudain pulls Thoreson in to control the position.
Boudain wants to improve his position but instead Thoreson has moved into half guard.
Boudain trying to control here.
Thoreson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudain is looking for a sweep. Thoreson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thoreson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boudain is concentrating on defense, preventing Thoreson from advancing position.
Thoreson trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boudain won't allow Thoreson to pass to mount.
Boudain tries to roll over but Thoreson keeps him under control.
Thoreson wants to free his trapped foot but Boudain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boudain tries to get to full guard but Thoreson has control of the leg.
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.
Boudain is positioning himself well to prevent Thoreson advancing to mount.
Thoreson prevents Boudain from improving his position.
Thoreson wants to take a breather but Boudain is having none of it.
Thoreson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thoreson wants to take a breather but Boudain is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boudain lands a jab.
Boudain is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thoreson rather than just go for the knockout.
Thoreson shoots in looking for a takedown but Boudain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thoreson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boudain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boudain wants to clinch up but Thoreson keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Boudain 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.
Boudain throws a sloppy head kick and Thoreson moves out of range easily.
Mats Thoreson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boudain wants to slow Thoreson down by chopping away at his legs.
Thoreson tries to clinch up but Boudain circles away and keeps his distance.
Boudain throws a nice looking combination but Thoreson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thoreson throws a right and a left that Boudain avoids nicely.
Thoreson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thoreson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boudain moves in looking to clinch but Thoreson pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Boudain.
Thoreson checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson avoids the body shot from Boudain.
Boudain lands a nice hook to Thoreson's body. Thoreson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boudain jabs at Thoreson's body.
Boudain looks to score with a jab to the body but Thoreson is just out of range.
Thoreson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thoreson misses with a few strikes there.
Thoreson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boudain finds it's way round the side to connect with Thoreson's head.
Boudain misses with a body shot.
Thoreson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dante Boudain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boudain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thoreson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudain tries to clinch but Thoreson moves out of range.
It looked like Thoreson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thoreson avoids the body shot from Boudain.
Boudain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boudain. That's going to slow Thoreson down.
Boudain tries to clinch but Thoreson moves out of range.
Boudain just misses with a punch to the body.
Boudain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boudain.
Thoreson moves out of range of the body kick.
Thoreson moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thoreson misses with a double jab.
Thoreson wants to clinch up but Boudain keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Boudain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boudain.
Boudain wants to clinch.
Boudain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thoreson.
Thoreson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thoreson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudain throws a looping overhand right but Thoreson ducks down to avoid it.
Thoreson misses with a double jab.
Boudain unleashes a big counter combination but Thoreson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Boudain. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thoreson moves forwards but Boudain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boudain clobbers Thoreson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boudain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thoreson.
Thoreson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boudain.
Thoreson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Thoreson does no damage.
Boudain steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thoreson.
Boudain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Boudain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thoreson looks to land a combination. Boudain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thoreson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boudain throws an overhand right that lands on Thoreson's shoulder, as Thoreson tries to avoid the shot.
Boudain tries a head kick but it misses.
Thoreson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Boudain manages to circle out of the way.
Boudain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boudain cracks Thoreson with a good jab.
Boudain misses with a kick to the body
and Thoreson counters with a three punch combo that has Boudain backing up. Boudain nods at Thoreson to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudain misses with a low kick.
Thoreson moves out of range of the body kick from Boudain.
Thoreson misses with a double jab
and Boudain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boudain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson blocks a body shot from Boudain.
Boudain tries a body shot but Thoreson blocks it.
Boudain works on Thoreson's body with a couple of short punches.
Boudain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boudain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boudain struggles to land a body shot inside as Thoreson controls his hands.
Boudain digs a right hand underneath Thoreson's ribcage. Thoreson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boudain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boudain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thoreson's elbow.
Boudain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoreson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson prevents a body shot from Boudain.
Boudain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boudain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boudain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thoreson breaks from the clinch.
Dante Boudain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boudain. Thoreson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thoreson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thoreson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thoreson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boudain. Boudain obviously looking to wear him down.
Thoreson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudain throws out a loose jab but Thoreson uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Thoreson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Boudain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thoreson shoots for a takedown but Boudain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dante Boudain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thoreson misses with a combination
enabling Boudain to counter with a crisp jab.
Thoreson slips under a jab from Boudain.
A low kick from Boudain is predictable there
and Thoreson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thoreson.
Boudain tries a body shot but Thoreson blocks it.
Boudain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boudain misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudain unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Thoreson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Boudain is unloading with more strikes now! Thoreson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Boudain!
Dante Boudain is the new super heavyweight champion!
Dante Boudain 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Bezerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Macotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bezerra comes into the arena with Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You blaring out of the sound system. Macotti has chosen Drown - Theory of a Deadman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
191 lbs
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34
202 lbs
28 - 16 - 2 |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Bezerra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Macotti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bezerra prevents a body shot from Macotti.
Bezerra gets through Macotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macotti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bezerra's brow.
Bezerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Macotti misses with a body punch.
A short right from Bezerra on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macotti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bezerra's brow.
Bezerra blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Macotti fails to land.
Bezerra pushes Macotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macotti misses with an elbow over the top.
Bezerra lands a left hand.
Bezerra 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 head punch on the inside from Bezerra fails to land.
Macotti taking a breather.
Macotti scores with a shoulder strike.
Macotti looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bezerra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Bezerra on the inside.
Macotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macottis head.
Bezerra has a couple of punches blocked by Macotti.
Macotti lands an elbow inside.
Macotti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bezerra.
Bezerra lands with a light punch inside.
Bezerra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Macotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bezerra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bezerra lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls for Macotti to work.
With the fighters up against the cage, Macotti throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bezerra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Macotti's coach down at 3Band MMA ($500/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Macotti's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Macotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Macotti stalling in the clinch but Bezerra improves position.
Bezerra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bezerra.
Still in the clinch, Bezerra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Macotti prevents a body shot from Bezerra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bezerra.
Bezerra working aggressively here.
Macotti swings wildly with an uppercut but Bezerra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bezerra pushes Macotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macotti throws a punch but it's blocked by Bezerra.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.
Bezerra gets through Macotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bezerra blocks an elbow strike.
Bezerra gets through Macotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Macotti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Macotti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Macotti.
A short left from Macotti.
A right hook to the body lands for Bezerra.
Macotti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bezerra scores with a shot to the side of Macotti's head.
Macotti takes a shot to the head.
Macotti misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.
Macotti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bezerra lands with a right to the head.
Macotti misses with the head strike.
A short left from Bezerra.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bezerra.
Bezerra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Macotti or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bezerra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Macotti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bezerra's elbow.
Bezerra struggles to land a body shot inside as Macotti controls his hands.
Bezerra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bezerra.
Macotti throws a punch but it's blocked by Bezerra.
The referee is keeping an eye on Macotti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bezerra avoids a wild elbow strike from Macotti.
A right hook to the body lands for Bezerra.
Bezerra misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.
Macotti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bezerra backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macotti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bezerra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bezerra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Macotti looks winded!
Bezerra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Bezerra.
Macotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bezerra lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Bezerra.
Bezerra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Macotti pushes off an throws an elbow but Bezerra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bezerra.
Bezerra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
Macotti misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Bezerra.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Macotti takes a shot to the head.
Bezerra lands a nice shot to the body.
Bezerra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Bezerra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bezerra.
Macotti tries to clinch up.
Macotti moves out of range as Bezerra strikes.
Marco Macotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macotti tries to clinch but Bezerra moves out of range.
Macotti tries for a takedown but Bezerra circles away easily
and Bezerra counters with a nice body shot.
Bezerra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marco Macotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bezerra scores with the left hand. Macotti knows he should have avoided that one.
Macotti is rocked!
Bezerra lets loose with a powerful body kick. Macotti will feel that in the morning.
Macotti is still on wobbly legs! Can Bezerra finish him?
Bezerra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Macotti seems to have recovered his senses.
Bezerra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bezerra thows a body kick. Macotti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macotti. Bezerra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bezerra lands a nice looking kick to the body. Macotti takes a step back to recover.
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!
Bezerra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Macotti wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bezerra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bezerra lands a big uppercut and Macotti crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Macotti looks OK. Bezerra waves Macotti back to his feet!
Macotti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bezerra.
Macotti is breathing heavily.
Bezerra connects with a body shot.
Bezerra scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macotti avoids a kick to the body.
Bezerra throws a head kick but Macotti moves out of range.
Bezerra stuns Macotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bezerra lands a nice looking body shot.
Bezerra lands a leg kick that knocks Macotti off balance momentarily.
Bezerra feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Macotti sprawling to the canvas! Macotti rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bezerra finish him?!
Bezerra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bezerra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Macotti is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bezerra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macotti can do to turn this around?
Bezerra drops Macotti with a big left hand! Macotti is injured, injured bad! Bezerra jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Bezerra!
Bruno Bezerra retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Bruno Bezerra 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelo Aurelio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime cracks Aurelio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Prime throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aurelio.
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Prime throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prime connects with the punch.
Prime cracks a nice hook into Aurelio's ribs.
We've been hearing reports that Prime has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Prime missing with a left hand there. Aurelio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prime throws a low kick but Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Aurelio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prime.
Prime throws a shot from downtown. Aurelio moves away and avoids it.
Aurelio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Prime thuds his right hand into Aurelio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aurelio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aurelio throws an overhand right that lands on Prime's shoulder, as Prime tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio lands a jab to the head.
Aurelio scores with a leg kick.
Prime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aurelio feints the counter takedown.
Aurelio avoids the head kick by Prime.
Prime swings for the body but Aurelio moves out of range.
Prime takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prime feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aurelio's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aurelio.
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
Aurelio moves away from the strike by Prime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prime uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelio.
Prime throws a hook but Aurelio avoids it easily.
Prime scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aurelio slips under a jab.
Prime rushes Aurelio and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Aurelio is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Prime piles on the pressure and Aurelio crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Optimus Prime!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Optimus Prime waved his t-shirt featuring Shinobi's logo in front of the cameras.
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