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AMW 21 - Diggs vs. Jackson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between yaw yan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). yan comes to the cage accompanied by bad romance. Emilio Stark acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, yaw yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Stark!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
yan looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
yan scores with a nice right hand.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says yan as he avoids it easily.
yan lands a left and a right that send Stark crashing to the mat, dazed. yan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stark is rocked!
Stark wants to slow yan down by chopping away at his legs.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can yan finish him?
yaw yan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark throws out a leg kick but yan moves out of range and Stark only half commits.
Stark seems to have recovered his senses.
yan misses with a few strikes there.
yan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as yan sprawls well. yan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
yan looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
yaw yan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
yan wants to get back to full guard.
Stark stops yan from getting back to his feet.
yan looking for submissions off his back.
Stark is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stark is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yan is looking to improve his position.
yan is trying to stand back up but Stark is controlling him
Stark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed yan's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has yan pinned against the cage. yan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
yan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from yan.
Stark staying out of range there.
yan throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yan throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Stark shoots in for a double leg but yan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
yan throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Stark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stark shoots in and drives through. yan sprawls well.
Stark is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in yan's half guard.
yan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
yan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from yan misses.
Stark closes this distance looking for a takedown but yan circles away.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
yan tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
yan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
yan moves out of range of the leg kick from Stark.
yan looks to land a body kick but Stark moved away.
Stark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in yan's guard.
Stark trying to control but yan is working from the bottom.
Stark throwing strikes but missing.
yan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stark passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
yaw yan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
yan misses with a double jab.
yan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
yan leaves Stark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
yan lands a jab to Stark's midsection.
yan lands with a nice combination. Stark backs away looking to recover.
yan tries to clinch up but Stark circles away and keeps his distance.
yan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown. yan tries to sprawl out of it but Stark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. yan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark tries to clinch up but yan circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yan fakes the leg kick and cracks Stark in the body.
yan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
yan stalks Stark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stark's face. Stark staggers backwards, shaken.
yan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from yan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
yaw yan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Stark.
Stark throws a right and a left that yan avoids nicely.
Stark takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
yan misses with a straight left.
yan swinging wildly here.
yaw yan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. yan defends it nicely.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but yan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? yan is fending him off so far but Stark persists. Nope, yan circles away and we're back to standing.
yan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
yan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark gets the takedown into side control.
yan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stark asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stark throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
yan parries the strikes from Stark easily there. Stark is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable yan to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
yan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
yan can't do much from the bottom here.
yan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if yan tries to get out of the position.
yan is pushing Stark's head away, looking to escape. Stark manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, yan has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
yan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stark.
yan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stark on the side of the head.
yan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark slips a jab and a cross from yan.
yan throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark shoots in for a double leg but yan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
yaw yan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
yan misses with a head kick.
yaw yan is winning the standup battle so far.
yan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
yan throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as yan sprawls well. yan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Stark or perhaps it was just good defense by yan which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
yan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
yan misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming yan to the mat! yan manages to get full guard.
yan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
yan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stark is aware though and is defending well.
yan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stark has passed into half guard!
Stark passes to full mount!
Stark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stark wants to control the pace but yan is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yan working to try and regain half guard.
yan is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
yan is trying to escape the mount.
Stark trying to control but yan is having none of it.
Stark controlling his opponent.
yaw yan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark prevents yan from getting the reversal.
Stark thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
yan tries to hold on but Stark postures up.
Stark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stark is standing up, even though he is in mount.
yan misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stark throws a leg kick but yan checks it.
Stark fails to land the takedown.
yaw yan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Stark.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up with yan, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes yan against the cage but yan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
yan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
yan misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but yan sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emilio Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but yan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think yan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... yaw yan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Buhr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Gi Arcinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buhr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Addicts - Viva La Revolution. 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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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Buhr!
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, No Gi Arcinas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arcinas lands a left and a right that send Buhr crashing to the mat, dazed. Arcinas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Buhr is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Buhr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arcinas misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Buhr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arcinas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arcinas is trying to break the clinch but Buhr has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arcinas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arcinas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Buhr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Buhr seems to have got his legs back now.
Arcinas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Arcinas as the two fighters clinch.
Buhr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arcinas.
Buhr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arcinas throws a head punch that misses.
Buhr wants a takedown.
Arcinas tries to throw a body punch but Buhr avoids it by throwing Arcinas back against the cage.
Buhr takes a shot to the head.
Arcinas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arcinas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buhr turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcinas tries to bench press Buhr off him but Buhr keeps the position.
Buhr working away.
Buhr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
An elbow from Buhr crashes against the mat.
Buhr 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.
Buhr scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arcinas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Arcinas is looking for a sweep.
Arcinas is not content to let Buhr control the position.
Arcinas tries to bench press Buhr off him but Buhr keeps the position.
Buhr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Buhr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Buhr tries to score with some ground and pound. Arcinas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Buhr scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buhr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Arcinas to see if he's OK.
Buhr in side control lands a decent elbow.
Buhr working the head and body with strikes.
Arcinas looks gassed!
Arcinas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Buhr connects with a decent elbow.
Arcinas dodges the ground and pound from Buhr.
Buhr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Buhr working the strikes but Arcinas uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Arcinas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buhr.
Buhr stands up from half guard.
Arcinas throws a nice looking combination but Buhr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Arcinas both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buhr lands with a nice body punch.
Buhr tries to bum rush Arcinas with a series of wild strikes but Arcinas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buhr swings for the body but Arcinas moves out of range.
Buhr misses with a looping right.
Buhr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buhr stuns Arcinas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buhr throws a hook but Arcinas blocks it.
Buhr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arcinas has time to react.
Arcinas dodges the punch combination from Buhr.
Arcinas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buhr misses the shot to the body.
Buhr throws out a loose jab but Arcinas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buhr cracks Arcinas with a good jab.
Arcinas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buhr.
Buhr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arcinas manages to avoid it.
Buhr connects with a body shot.
No Gi Arcinas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buhr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Buhr misses.
Buhr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arcinas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arcinas moves out of range as Buhr throws a body kick.
Alexander Buhr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arcinas ducks under a wild hook from Buhr.
Nice defenses there by Arcinas.
Buhr throws a series of punches but Arcinas avoids them all with ease.
Buhr scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Arcinas scores with a four punch combination!
Buhr connects with a crisp jab.
Arcinas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Buhr's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buhr. Arcinas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buhr swats away the attempt to clinch by Arcinas.
Arcinas throws a right hand that Buhr ducks under and follows up with a left that Buhr also avoids with ease.
Arcinas defending well as Buhr loads up on a big left hand.
Buhr lands with a shot to the body.
Buhr throws a jab when Arcinas was well out of range.
Buhr misses with a looping right.
Arcinas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arcinas misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arcinas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buhr lands a head shot.
Buhr missing with a left hand there. Arcinas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Buhr.
Buhr sizes up Arcinas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Buhr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Buhr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arcinas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buhr.
Arcinas throws a right hand that Buhr ducks under and follows up with a left that Buhr also avoids with ease.
Arcinas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No Gi Arcinas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arcinas with a jab.
Buhr misses with a hook.
Arcinas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Buhr.
Arcinas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buhr.
Arcinas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Arcinas.
Buhr ducks under a wild hook from Arcinas.
A jab from Buhr misses.
Arcinas throws a series of punches but Buhr avoids them all with ease.
Arcinas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Buhr scores with a nice body kick.
Buhr looks to land a left hand but Arcinas moved out of range nicely.
Buhr lands a nice shot that snaps Arcinas's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arcinas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buhr.
Buhr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arcinas is rocked!
Arcinas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buhr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arcinas is still on wobbly legs! Can Buhr finish him?
Buhr walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Arcinas drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Buhr swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Arcinas's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Buhr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Decimus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Achilles Adonis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adonis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adonis there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Achilles Adonis has been cut.
Decimus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Decimus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adonis is looking to escape.
Decimus working for a submission but Adonis is keeping him at bay.
Decimus prevents Adonis from getting the reversal.
Decimus working the ground and pound effectively.
Adonis is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Decimus! Adonis is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brock Decimus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Sheppard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Sheppard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Sheppard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sheppard can pounce on him.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sheppard's waist but Sheppard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sheppard. Jackson shrugs it off though.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sheppard misses with a head kick.
Jackson throws a body punch but Sheppard moves out of range.
Sheppard avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook but Sheppard avoids it easily.
Sheppard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Sheppard misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Sheppard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Sheppard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sheppard doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sheppard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sheppard stuffs the takedown.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Sheppard throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sheppard as he avoids it easily.
John Sheppard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Jackson.
Sheppard tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sheppard takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson 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 Sheppard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sheppard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
A combination from Sheppard does no damage.
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sheppard!
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Sheppard is squirming around nicely.
Sheppard is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sheppard is breathing heavily.
Jackson working Sheppard over with strikes here.
Jackson punching from mount but Sheppard doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sheppard hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson cracks Sheppard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sheppard to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sheppard shrugs it off.
Sheppard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sheppard tries to get out of the position.
Jackson tries to control but Sheppard wriggling away.
Sheppard squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Sheppard manages to avoid easily.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sheppard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson unloads with some shots from mount but Sheppard bucks and avoids them well.
Sheppard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Sheppard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws a right hand that Sheppard ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheppard also avoids with ease.
Sheppard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
John Sheppard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheppard misses the target.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Sheppard is avoiding it.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Sheppard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sheppard slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
A jab from Sheppard misses.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Sheppard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sheppard.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Sheppard's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sheppard defending well though.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sheppard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson works his way into side control.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jackson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sheppard is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson is putting a hurting on Sheppard here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson slows the pace down.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sheppard is avoiding damage well.
Jackson working the strikes but Sheppard uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Sheppard is having none of it.
Sheppard has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Sheppard is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works his way into full mount!
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sheppard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson looking to finish Sheppard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sheppard!
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sheppard hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson breaks from Sheppard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson tries to clinch but Sheppard moves out of range.
Sheppard misses with a hook.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Sheppard shows good takedown defense.
Jackson tries to work over Sheppard's front leg with a kick but Sheppard checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Sheppard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sheppard landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Sheppard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Sheppard missing with knees to the body.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheppard backwards.
Sheppard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sheppard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Sheppard keeps moving.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheppard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sheppard keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Sheppard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Sheppard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sheppard wants to get up but he can't break Jackson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joe Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Sheppard circles away.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Sheppard keeps it at a distance.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Sheppard keeps it at a distance.
Sheppard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson throws a jab when Sheppard was well out of range.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sheppard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joe Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sheppard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sheppard being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jackson 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.
John Sheppard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crash Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Ag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ag has chosen Iron Lion Zion as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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21
162 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crash Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Ag!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ag circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis throws a combination. Ag tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davis throws a series of punches but Ag avoids them all with ease.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ag's head backwards.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Ag ducks down to avoid it.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis misses with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ag shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crash Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ag looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Ag persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Ag uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
Davis throws a right and a left that Ag avoids nicely.
Ag uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ag closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ag tries for a takedown but Davis manages to get underhooks.
Crash Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Ag.
Ag tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ag lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ag as Davis tries to tie him up.
Ag pressing his opponent against the cage.
Davis prevents the takedown attempt.
Ag has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ag will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Davis up against the cage.
Ag drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Davis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ag lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davis wants to break free but Ag has control.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ag lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ag connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Ag lands a damaging elbow.
Ag is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ag lands an elbow inside that Davis shrugs off.
Ag looking for a takedown.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ag just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow.
Ag is trying to drag Davis to the mat but Davis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ag looks gassed!
Ag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ag takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis drops Ag with a left and a right! Oh, Ag is hurt - Davis dives into side control looking to finish!
Ag is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ag is trying to get back to half guard.
Davis trying to control the position but Ag is working away.
Ag is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ground and pound from Davis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Davis tries for a kimura but Ag is defending well.
Davis stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Ag moved out of range nicely.
Davis connects with a crisp jab.
Ag moves away from the strike by Davis.
Ag scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ag connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Davis some visible discomfort.
Ag wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Davis tries to buck Ag off but Ag is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ag scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Davis to see if he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crash Davis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ag shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Davis tries to improve position but can't.
Davis is trying to buck Ag off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ag looks up at the clock and then as Davis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ag smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Davis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ag has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ag lands some shots froms side control.
Davis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ag moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ag throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ag working the ground and pound.
Ag is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ag cracks Davis with a big elbow.
Ag wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Davis is looking to regain half guard here but Ag keeps moving and retains side control.
Davis can't do much from the bottom here.
Davis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ag working the ground and pound.
Ag tries to move into full mount but can't pass Davis's legs.
Davis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Davis wants to control but Ag postures up.
Davis is looking to regain half guard here but Ag keeps moving and retains side control.
Ag has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Davis!
Ag landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ag is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ag goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Davis turns into him and now he's in Ag's guard.
Ag looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to stand but Ag is controlling his posture from full guard.
Davis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ag manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Davis has Ag in his guard.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ag manages to get himself to full guard.
Ag lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davis!
Ag working Davis over with strikes here.
Mr Ag has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to stand.
Davis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ag landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ag is working for a submission of some sort.
Ag is trying to work for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Davis is trying to stand back up but Ag is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Ag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis blocks a head kick by Ag.
Davis misses with a hook.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ag slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Ag.
Ag shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ag landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ag wants to pass the guard but Davis is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ag.
Ag slips a nice elbow through Davis's hands, connecting with Davis's forehead.
Ag scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ag seems to be looking for submissions.
Ag is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like Ag is going to stand back up.
Davis is staying active underneath Ag, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ag wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Davis.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Ag looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Davis is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ag working the ground and pound effectively.
Ag can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
Davis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Davis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ag.
Ag working Davis over with strikes.
Ag missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ag looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Davis wants to control but Ag is keeping busy.
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.
Davis manages to get to full guard.
Ag avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ag throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mr Ag.
I think Ag has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Ag!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orion Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiro Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba has chosen http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=metallica+enter+sandman&aq=3 as his entrance music. Jiro Chiba told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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197 lbs
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24
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiro Chiba!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba slips under a jab.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chiba.
Cook closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cook trying to control the position but Chiba is working away.
Cook tries to advance position but instead Chiba slips a leg back in to half guard.
Cook seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba is refusing to be controlled, as Cook sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Orion Cook.
Cook bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chiba's head.
Cook closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cook lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chiba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chiba wants to get back to his feet but Cook is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cook trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook looking to pass the guard.
Cook works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cook is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cook is looking for a kimura but Chiba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cook to get the leverage.
Cook throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook trying to pass the guard but Chiba defending well.
Cook throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chiba wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cook connects with a nice short shot to Chiba's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cook throwing shots but Chiba is blocking nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cook misses with an uppercut.
Cook looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chiba is fending him off so far but Cook persists. Nope, Chiba circles away and we're back to standing.
Chiba tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cook shoots in and bounces Chiba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cook working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cook.
Chiba keeping moving, preventing Cook from controlling successfully.
Cook is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cook tries to free his leg and advance position but Chiba is retaining full guard.
Chiba wants to stand and escape but Cook is having none of it.
Cook wants to control from the top but Chiba keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orion Cook dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cook is defended easily by Chiba.
Cook avoids the head kick by Chiba.
Cook looks to land a left hand but Chiba moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Cook misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chiba leaves Cook with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chiba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jiro Chiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orion Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chiba tries to avoid it but Cook manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chiba to the ground. Chiba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chiba lands a big head kick that sends Cook tumbling to the mat! Chiba takes a step backwards and waves Cook back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Orion Cook has been cut.
Cook misses with a straight right.
Cook misses with a straight right.
Cook gets the takedown into side control.
Chiba is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cook asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba is not content to let Cook control the position.
Cook lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook is looking to take a break and control but Chiba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cook tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chiba, who protects the arm well.
Cook taking a breather here.
Cook tries to move to mount but Chiba blocks the move with his legs.
Cook looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Cook goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chiba rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cook's guard! Nice work there by Chiba!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chiba trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cook's guard.
Chiba won't allow Cook to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cook is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chiba defends well.
Cook wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chiba would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiro Chiba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Orion Cook's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cook shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chiba as he avoids it easily.
Cook lands a jab to the nose.
Cook looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chiba is fending him off so far but Cook persists. Nope, Chiba circles away and we're back to standing.
Cook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cook.
Cook wants to control but Chiba is keeping him busy.
Chiba tries to escape but Cook is in control.
You can see the frustration on Chiba's face as Cook controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook with the ground and pound but Chiba regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Chiba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cook.
Chiba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cook.
Cook is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chiba defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cook wants to pass the guard but Chiba is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chiba stuffs the takedown attempt from Cook. Cook gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orion Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cook shoots in and drives through. Chiba sprawls well.
Cook shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chiba's guard.
Chiba keeping full guard, as Cook tries to pass.
Chiba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cook controls the pace.
Cook has gone for a leg lock! Chiba slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cook's guard.
Chiba wants to get up but he can't break Cook's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chiba defends it easily.
Cook had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chiba defends it easily.
Chiba is looking to stand up but Cook won't let him.
Cook not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chiba preventing the sweep.
Chiba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cook is proving hard to escape from.
Cook is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chiba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cook is proving hard to escape from.
Orion Cook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chiba throws a sloppy head kick and Cook moves out of range easily.
Chiba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cook changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chiba tries to avoid it but Cook manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chiba to the ground. Chiba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cook misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cook shoots in but no luck this time.
A big left from Cook misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orion Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cook has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orion Cook!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Alito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Tureaud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tureaud has chosen A-Team as his entrance music. 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 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, Sam Alito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Tureaud!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tureaud drops his hands momentarily and Alito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Albert Tureaud has been cut.
Alito tries to bum rush Tureaud with a series of wild strikes but Tureaud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alito lands a nice looking body shot.
Alito sends Tureaud crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Alito is motioning to the referee to let Tureaud up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alito connects with a superb combination that knocks Tureaud out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Alito before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Tureaud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sam Alito!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slim Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and matt johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying johnson's choice of entrance music: remember the name. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slim Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, matt johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles scores with a push kick.
johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Charles but Charles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but johnson manages to avoid it.
Charles pivots, looking for a leg kick but johnson is out of range and Charles settles back down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Charles - that will leave a mark!
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on johnson. That did some damage!
johnson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
johnson avoids the body shot from Charles.
Charles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Charles scores with a jab.
Charles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Charles misses with a head kick.
Charles throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Charles.
johnson blocks a head kick by Charles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Charles finds it's way round the side to connect with johnson's head.
Charles lets loose with a powerful body kick. johnson will feel that in the morning.
Charles lands a big head kick that sends johnson tumbling to the mat! Charles takes a step backwards and waves johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
johnson is rocked!
Charles is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! johnson hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Slim Charles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tota Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen A Day to Remember - as his entrance music. Stan Presley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Presley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tota Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Presley circles away.
Presley scores with a jab to the head.
Presley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Presley drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Presley is looking for the KO!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Tota Gracie has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Presley lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stan Presley!
Stan Presley retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs comes into the arena with IM ALL IN blaring out of the sound system. Moses Diggs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diggs throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moses Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Jackson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggs. That did some damage!
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Diggs pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diggs connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Diggs scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diggs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Moses Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Jackson.
Diggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diggs.
Jackson swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs with a nice cross.
Diggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diggs throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diggs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Diggs lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diggs!
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson looks gassed!
Diggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Diggs.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diggs's waist but Diggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Diggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circle, before Diggs throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Jackson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Diggs lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Moses Diggs!
Moses Diggs retains his light heavyweight title!
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