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IFC VII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Anderson (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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260 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Anderson blocks a head kick by May.
Anderson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May blocks a leg kick.
May wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
May tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May moves out of range of the body kick.
May is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but May is just out of range.
May misses with a head kick.
May scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
May keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
May avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson looks for the body kick but May saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
May wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
May blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from May.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
May is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
May throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson takes a swing at May's ribcage but misses.
May misses with a head kick.
May sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! May avoids it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
May throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David May dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
May throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
May backing away here, and Anderson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. May does a little dance to reset his feet.
May tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.
May checks the leg kick.
May wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson with the counter takedown but May avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by May.
May misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson feints the counter takedown.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May manages to avoid it.
May wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.
David May is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
May throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
May misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but May defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
As Anderson tries to get set, May tries to push him back and clinch up but Anderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
May keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been informed that Anderson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
May avoids the body shot from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
May throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Anderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anderson avoids the head kick by May.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David May dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
May misses with a combination
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
May drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
May throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
May tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
May tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
May flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
May is working to get back to half guard.
May tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
May looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
May trying to control the hands but Anderson breaks the grip.
May turns into Anderson and is now in his guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing May from controlling successfully.
May wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
May pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
May wants to stand and escape but instead Anderson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May wants to control the position but Anderson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
May punching from the bottom.
May tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
May is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
May looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson is thwarting May's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
May looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson controlling the action here.
Jon Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
May is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think May has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David May!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chara Zaad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bricks Thrower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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18
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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204 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chara Zaad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bricks Thrower!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaad misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Zaad. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Thrower, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaad has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Zaad is looking to chop away at Thrower's legs.
Nice body punch from Zaad.
Thrower fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zaad lands a nice shot to the body.
Thrower moves forwards but Zaad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zaad connects with a body shot.
Zaad digs a good body shot into Thrower's ribs.
Thrower throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zaad's waist but Zaad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thrower off to one side.
Thrower looks winded!
Zaad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaad works Thrower's body with a nice hook.
Zaad throws a shot to the body.
Zaad jabs Thrower to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zaad throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Thrower crashing down! Thrower tries to stagger back to his feet but Zaad just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Thrower asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chara Zaad!
Chara Zaad took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirtbag Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roarus Dinosaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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228 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dirtbag Dan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roarus Dinosaur!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinosaur throws a head kick that misses.
Dan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dan motions for Dinosaur to come forward. Dan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dinosaur darts in and clinches Dan up against the cage.
Dinosaur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Dinosaur.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dinosaur managing to block the knees to the body from Dan.
Knees to the body from Dan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinosaur managing to block the knees to the body from Dan.
Dinosaur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dan avoids it.
Dan misses with a knee strike.
Dan managing to block the knees to the body from Dinosaur.
Dan trying to land knees to the body.
Dan looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinosaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dan backwards.
Dan tries to land a knee to the head but Dinosaur blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Dinosaur.
Dan tries to land knees in the clinch but Dinosaur avoids the damage to the body.
Dinosaur manages to break the clinch.
Dan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dinosaur fails to land with a series of punches.
Roarus Dinosaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dinosaur.
Dinosaur throws a body shot but no joy.
Dinosaur forces Dan back against the cage and clinches.
Dan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinosaur avoids it.
Dinosaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dan pushes off an throws an elbow but Dinosaur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dan pushes off an throws an elbow but Dinosaur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinosaur avoids the elbow strike from Dan, against the cage.
Dan tries to land knees in the clinch but Dinosaur avoids the damage to the body.
Dinosaur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dan misses with a looping right.
Dinosaur ducks under a wild hook from Dan.
A jab from Dinosaur misses.
Dan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinosaur throws a sloppy head kick and Dan moves out of range easily.
Dinosaur throws a head kick that misses
and Dan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dinosaur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dan, pushing him back against the cage.
Dan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dinosaur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dinosaur missing with knees to the body.
Dinosaur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dan throws an elbow but misses.
Dan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dan trying to stall but Dinosaur improves his position.
Dan misses with an elbow strike.
Dinosaur lands a body punch.
Dinosaur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dinosaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dinosaur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dan avoids it.
Dinosaur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dinosaur manages to break the clinch.
Dan moves out of range as Dinosaur throws a body kick.
Dan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dinosaur avoids it.
Dinosaur plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dinosaur has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dinosaur darts in and clinches Dan up against the cage.
Dinosaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dinosaur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dan avoids it.
A short left from Dinosaur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dinosaur is keeping busy.
Dan can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Dinosaur avoids the elbow strike from Dan, against the cage.
Dan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dan working Dinosaur over with knees to the body.
Dinosaur lands a right hand.
Dan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dan is trying to maintain a safe position but Dinosaur gets an underhook and turns Dan into the cage.
Dinosaur breaks from the clinch.
Dinosaur missing with a left hand there. Dan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dinosaur is looking to land body kicks.
Dinosaur blocks the body kick.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dinosaur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roarus Dinosaur dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dinosaur lands with a slapping head kick.
Dinosaur shoots in and drives through. Dan sprawls well.
Dan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dinosaur has managed to clinch.
Dan avoiding damage as Dinosaur throws knees to the body.
Dan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dinosaur.
Dan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dinosaur breaks the clinch.
Roarus Dinosaur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dinosaur misses with a kick to the body
and Dan counters with a good low kick that Dinosaur was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinosaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dinosaur clinches with his opponent.
Dinosaur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dan throws an elbow but misses.
Dan throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan leaning against his opponent.
Dinosaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dinosaur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roarus Dinosaur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dinosaur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dinosaur pushes Dan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dan looking to slow down the pace here.
Dan pushes off an throws an elbow but Dinosaur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dinosaur blocks an elbow strike from Dan.
Dinosaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dinosaur blocks an elbow strike.
Dinosaur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dinosaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinosaur tries to land knees in the clinch but Dan avoids the damage to the body.
Dinosaur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dinosaur.
Dan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dinosaur swings for the body but Dan moves out of range.
Dinosaur just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDan.
Dan misses with a kick to the body.
Dinosaur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinosaur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dinosaur digs a good hook to Dan's body.
Dinosaur lands a head kick!
Dinosaur takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinosaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dan missing with knees to the body.
Dinosaur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dinosaur throws a head kick but Dan moves out of range.
Dinosaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dinosaur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dan throws an overhand right that lands on Dinosaur's shoulder, as Dinosaur tries to avoid the shot.
Dan tries a head kick but it misses.
Dinosaur throws a body kick that misses
and Dan counters with a solid body kick.
Dinosaur misses with a head kick.
Dan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan wants to clinch up but Dinosaur keeps it at a distance.
Dinosaur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dan doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Dan.
Dan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Dan.
Dinosaur shapes to counter with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dinosaur feints the counter takedown.
Dinosaur throws a sloppy head kick and Dan moves out of range easily.
Dinosaur swinging wildly here.
It looked like Dan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dinosaur is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dan rather than just go for the knockout.
Dinosaur moves into range and clinches up with Dan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roarus Dinosaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Dinosaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dan misses the jab.
Dinosaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roarus Dinosaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dan wants to clinch up but Dinosaur keeps it at a distance.
Dinosaur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dinosaur 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 Dan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dinosaur just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDan.
Dinosaur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dinosaur has Dan up against the cage in a clinch.
Dan managing to block the knees to the body from Dinosaur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinosaur manages to break the clinch.
Dan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan misses with a low kick as Dinosaur jumps back.
Dan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dinosaur counters with a nice body shot.
Dinosaur throws a lazy head kick
and Dan counters with a big head kick but Dinosaur shrugs it off.
A nice combination there by Dinosaur.
Dan is looking to clinch.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dinosaur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dinosaur unleashes a big counter combination but Dan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dinosaur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dinosaur misses with a few strikes there.
It appears Dan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dinosaur lands with a nice body punch.
Dinosaur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinosaur looks to land a right hand but Dan moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan lands a head kick!
Dinosaur throws a nice looking combination but Dan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dinosaur throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dan counters with a slapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Dinosaur.
Dinosaur throws a combination that misses
and Dan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dan wants to slow Dinosaur down by chopping away at his legs.
Dinosaur throws a low kick but Dan avoids it.
Dan checks a leg kick.
Dinosaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dan under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinosaur throws a body punch but Dan moves out of range.
Dan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dinosaur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Dinosaur.
Dinosaur takes the fight into the clinch.
Dinosaur lands an uppercut.
Dinosaur avoiding damage as Dan throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dan throws an elbow but misses.
Dan wants to stall.
Dan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinosaur digs a right hand underneath Dan's ribcage. Dan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dinosaur lands a body punch.
Dan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dinosaur.
Dan misses with a knee to the head.
Dinosaur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dinosaur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Dinosaur.
Dinosaur cracks Dan with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Dinosaur.
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!
Dinosaur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dan.
Dirtbag Dan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dinosaur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roarus Dinosaur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dinosaur 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roarus Dinosaur!
After the big win, Roarus Dinosaur made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors IniTech Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Drumpf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Bandichoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Drumpf has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Drumpf!
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, Taz Bandichoo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandichoo throws a series of punches but Drumpf moves out of range.
Bandichoo dances in with a quick combination. Drumpf is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Bandichoo snaps Drumpf's head back. Drumpf stumbles backwards against the cage. Bandichoo steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Drumpf's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Drumpf just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taz Bandichoo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Taz Bandichoo thanked IniTech Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brooksbank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and En Esch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Esch's choice of entrance music: Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). En Esch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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238 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, En Esch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooksbank throws the kick towards the body but Esch avoids it.
Esch takes the fight into the clinch.
Brooksbank manages to pull guard.
Brooksbank has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Esch wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Brooksbank's closed guard. He's half up but Brooksbank has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Brooksbank pivots and extends the arm, Esch falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Brooksbank! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Brooksbank!
A relieved looking Dave Brooksbank thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
En Esch spoke after the fight, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Hut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Hut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sainty keeps the fight on the outside.
Hut swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sainty to counter with a crisp jab.
Hut is looking to score with low kicks.
Sainty's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sainty's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A big left from Hut misses.
Hut tries to clinch up.
Sainty was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sainty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hut.
Sainty scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hut looks to score with a jab to the body but Sainty is just out of range.
Hut feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sainty sprawling to the canvas! Sainty rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hut finish him?!
Sainty is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sainty appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sainty is still on wobbly legs! Can Hut finish him?
Sainty misses with a hook. Hut ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Hut misses.
Sainty shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sainty showed some decent athleticism there.
Sainty sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sainty seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty passes to side control.
Sainty is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hut looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sainty gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hut is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sainty lets go of the hold and Hut can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Sainty!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Daniel Sainty made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Walcott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naiki Nekele has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott throws a jab but it's blocked by Nekele.
Nekele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walcott.
Nekele takes one to the chin there.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses
and Walcott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nekele gets tackled into the cage by Walcott. Walcott maintains the clinch.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Nekele controls the action.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
Nekele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nekele on the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nekele.
Nekele throws the kick towards the body but Walcott avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a looping right.
Walcott takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nekele dodges the punch combination from Walcott.
Walcott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nekele looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Walcott checks a leg kick nicely.
Walcott has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nekele connects with a leg kick. Walcott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walcott looks to land a left hand but Nekele moved out of range nicely.
Walcott moves into the clinch successfully.
Walcott lands a body punch.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Nekele has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott prevents Nekele from breaking the clinch.
Nekele blocks an uppercut.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
Nekele wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Walcott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nekele manages to break the clinch.
Nekele cracks the inside of Walcott's front leg.
Walcott forces Nekele back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Walcott.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Nekele avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele wants to get back to striking at distance but Walcott won't allow it.
A short right from Walcott on the inside.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nekele is trying to force a seperation but Walcott has the dominant position.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nekele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Walcott.
Nekele has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nekele can't break the clinch.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Nekele.
Nekele can't break the clinch.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nekele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Nekele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walcott throws out a loose jab but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nekele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walcott is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walcott misses with a left hand
and Nekele counters with an outside leg kick.
Nekele lands with a nice body kick.
Walcott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nekele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walcott.
Walcott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nekele.
Good standup being displayed there by Walcott as he connects with a hook.
Walcott misses with a lunging right hand
and Nekele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nekele is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Walcott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nekele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walcott checks a leg kick nicely.
Walcott unleashes a big counter combination but Nekele bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Despite the aggression on Walcott's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Walcott misses.
Nekele throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Walcott counters with a left to the body.
Nekele throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walcott's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele tries to work over Walcott's front leg with a kick but Walcott checks it.
Walcott throws a shot from downtown. Nekele moves away and avoids it.
Nekele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nekele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walcott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walcott lands with a short shot to the head.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walcott.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Nekele avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Nekele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walcott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nekele's efforts to push away.
Walcott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nekele is trying to break the clinch but Walcott has him pressed against the cage.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Tommy Walcott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Walcott.
Nekele wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walcott digs a right hand underneath Nekele's ribcage. Nekele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Walcott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike.
Nekele looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nekele is trying to break free.
Walcott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walcott lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Walcott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Nekele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Nekele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walcott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nekele jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walcott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nekele.
Nekele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walcott checks it well.
Walcott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nekele counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Walcott blocks the low kick.
Walcott misses with a hook
and Nekele counters with an inside leg kick.
Walcott checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walcott! But no joy.
Walcott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good exchange - Walcott coming out on top.
Nekele throws a head kick that half lands.
Nekele throws a low kick, looking for Walcott's leg but Walcott calmly moves out of range.
Walcott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nekele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walcott gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nekele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Walcott lands a jab to Nekele's midsection.
Naiki Nekele is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Walcott misses its intended target.
Walcott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nekele throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
Nekele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walcott misses the jab.
Walcott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nekele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Nekele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walcott misses with a hook.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Walcott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott checks a leg kick.
Nekele throws a leg kick but Walcott moved away.
Walcott moves in looking to clinch but Nekele pushes him off.
Walcott lands a glancing blow to the side of Nekele's head.
Nekele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nekele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walcott lands a nice hook to Nekele's body. Nekele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walcott throws a jab but it's blocked by Nekele.
Good work by Walcott as he checks the leg kick.
Walcott throws a series of punches but Nekele moves out of range.
Walcott swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nekele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Walcott lands a nice shot that snaps Nekele's head back.
Nekele moves out of range as Walcott strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott swinging wildly here.
As Walcott backs away, Nekele returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nekele.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
Nekele cracks the inside of Walcott's front leg.
Walcott throws the left hand but Nekele avoids the punch easily.
Nekele half committed to a counter leg kick.
Walcott looks to land a combination but Nekele avoids it well.
Walcott connects with a right hand. Nekele shakes it off.
Walcott lands a jab to the head.
Walcott throws the left hand but Nekele avoids the punch easily.
Walcott misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott clinches.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Walcott.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Naiki Nekele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Nekele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nekele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nekele slips under a jab.
Nekele appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nekele attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Walcott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walcott lands a two punch combo.
Walcott throws a series of punches but Nekele moves out of range.
Nekele quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walcott tries to clinch but Nekele moves away
and Nekele counters with a thumping low kick.
Nekele throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
Nekele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.
Nekele moves out of range as Walcott strikes.
Walcott checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Walcott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walcott 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delwyn Baines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baines has chosen Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delwyn Baines!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baines misses with a looping right.
Baines throws an off balance right hand
and Yonic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baines's guard.
Yonic is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yonic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yonic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baines is looking to stand up but Yonic isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baines swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yonic stops Baines from standing up.
Yonic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Baines throws a poor cross that misses
and Yonic counters with a single leg into guard. Baines didn't expect that.
Baines keeping full guard, as Yonic tries to pass.
Yonic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yonic wants to pass the guard but Baines is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yonic is looking to work some ground and pound but Baines has wrist control.
Yonic stands and throws Baines's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yonic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yonic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Baines's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with the ground and pound.
Baines is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Baines being controlled for a moment.
Yonic moves into full mount!
Yonic controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yonic looking to ground and pound but Baines is blocking nicely.
Yonic controlling his opponent.
Baines really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yonic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yonic throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Baines has his hands clasped together but Yonic breaks the hold and Baines is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Yonic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boss Yonic!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Boss Yonic made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Lee Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Battle Ram (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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220 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Lee Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Battle Ram!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee Roth.
Lee Roth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ram has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ram walks into a straight right hand from Lee Roth.
Lee Roth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee Roth digs a good hook to Ram's body.
Lee Roth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ram. That snapped Lee Roth's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ram scores with a jab.
Lee Roth ducks under a wild hook from Ram.
Ram misses with a hook to the body
and Lee Roth counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee Roth.
Ram is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Roth ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lee Roth no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ram must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee Roth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ram wants to stand but Lee Roth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ram got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee Roth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ram has managed to get both his arms back between Lee Roth's legs - danger averted.
Lee Roth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee Roth has his foot on Ram's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ram works his way back into a safe position though.
Ram got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee Roth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ram has managed to get both his arms back between Lee Roth's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ram is looking to stand up but Lee Roth won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ram gets to his feet. Lee Roth looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ram stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee Roth. Lee Roth gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee Roth takes a swing at Ram's ribcage but misses.
Ram bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee Roth's head backwards.
Lee Roth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Lee Roth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee Roth lands with a nice body punch.
Ram misses the jab.
Lee Roth half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee Roth.
A nice side step and Ram releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ram swings widly with a right hand
and Lee Roth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee Roth has been working on his balance at Crapollas Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Ram.
Lee Roth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ram manages to avoid it.
Lee Roth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lee Roth.
Lee Roth fails to land the takedown.
Wolfgang Lee Roth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee Roth jabs Ram to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ram misses with a body shot.
Ram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee Roth misses with a takedown attempt - Ram sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wolfgang Lee Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Ram.
Ram on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee Roth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Lee Roth 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.
Ram fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolfgang Lee Roth is winning the standup battle so far.
Ram slips under a jab.
Ram lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ram throws a lazy right hand but Lee Roth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee Roth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lee Roth.
Lee Roth lands with a right hand.
Ram misses with a shot to the body
and Ram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee Roth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee Roth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Lee Roth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Roth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ram moves away.
Ram let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lee Roth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ram works the jab nicely.
Lee Roth with a poor takedown
and Ram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee Roth throws a poor cross that misses
and Ram counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ram throws a series of punches but Lee Roth avoids them all with ease.
Ram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee Roth misses with a takedown attempt
and Ram counters with a series of strikes. Lee Roth will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee Roth is rocked!
Ram lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Lee Roth up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ram from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Lee Roth's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Battle Ram!
An out of breath and clearly excited Battle Ram thanked IniTech Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serj Malakian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malakian comes into the arena with System of a Down - Chop Suey blaring out of the sound system. Steven Kennedy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Serj Malakian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malakian cracks the inside of Kennedy's front leg.
Malakian misses with an uppercut.
Malakian works Kennedy's body with a nice hook.
Kennedy throws an overhand right that lands on Malakian's shoulder, as Malakian tries to avoid the shot.
Kennedy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kennedy tries to score with a low kick but Malakian moves his leg out of the way.
Kennedy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malakian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kennedy has managed to clinch.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
Malakian tries to break the clinch but Kennedy is controlling the position.
Kennedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Malakian catches Kennedy right on the button with a cross.
Malakian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malakian, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kennedy passes into half guard.
Malakian pushes Kennedy off looking to stand but Kennedy dives back in and keeps control.
Kennedy throwing shots but Malakian is blocking nicely.
Kennedy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Kennedy seems content to control.
Kennedy works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kennedy content just to control the position here.
Kennedy wants to finish this one by submission but Malakian is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kennedy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy working for a guillotine from mount but Malakian is in no mood to give up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Malakian is surviving well by controlling Kennedy's body position as best he can.
Kennedy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kennedy thowing shots but they're missing.
Kennedy controlling his opponent.
Kennedy quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Kennedy but it's paid off an Malakian is forced to tap! Nice work by Kennedy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steven Kennedy!
A pretty intense looking Steven Kennedy took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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