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LAFC 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nedser Kiely (ranked 3264 p4p, 24582 weight class) and Clobbering Time Silvia (ranked 413 p4p, 699 weight class). Kiely comes to the cage accompanied by Walk - Pantera. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nedser Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clobbering Time Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvia ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
Kiely moves out of range as Silvia throws a body kick.
Kiely looks to land a right hand but Silvia moved out of range.
Silvia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Silvia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiely definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silvia moves forwards but Kiely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kiely blocks a head kick by Silvia.
Kiely misses the shot to the body.
Silvia staying out of range there.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiely looks to land a right hand but Silvia moved out of range.
Kiely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silvia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silvia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kiely swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvia.
Silvia closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvia backwards.
Silvia misses with an elbow over the top.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvia's elbow.
Silvia misses with an elbow strike.
Silvia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiely avoids it.
Silvia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Nedser Kiely has been cut.
Silvia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiely has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiely lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silvia.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvia.
Nice body punch from Kiely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silvia throws an elbow but misses.
Silvia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kiely blocks an elbow strike.
Kiely throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvias head.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvia misses with a knee strike.
Silvia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silvia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silvia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiely has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvia misses with an elbow strike.
Silvia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kiely lands a shot to the body.
Silvia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiely blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiely.
Kiely blocks an elbow strike from Silvia.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kiely is stalling here.
Kiely misses with a body punch.
Silvia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiely has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia misses with a knee strike.
Silvia misses with an elbow over the top.
Silvia prevents a body shot from Kiely.
Silvia connects with a knee to the head.
Silvia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kiely's efforts to push away.
Silvia misses with a knee strike.
Silvia tries a knee to the head but Kiely blocks it.
Silvia prevents a body shot from Kiely.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvia controls his hands.
Kiely blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Silvia.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiely.
A knee to the head by Silvia.
Kiely takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kiely pushes Silvia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silvia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kiely lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiely avoids a wild elbow strike from Silvia.
Silvia missing with knees to the body.
Silvia misses with a knee to the head.
Silvia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiely avoids it.
Kiely blocks an elbow strike from Silvia.
Kiely blocks the elbow strike.
Silvia pushes off an throws an elbow but Kiely leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silvia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kiely's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiely.
Silvia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvia keeps control of Kiely as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clobbering Time Silvia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nedser Kiely's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kiely listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kiely has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Kiely.
Kiely blocks the body kick.
Silvia is looking to clinch.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvia wants to counter the offense by Kiely and move into the clinch position.
No joy there for Kiely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiely throws a nice looking combination but Silvia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silvia replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kiely blocks it well.
Kiely changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silvia tries to clinch up.
Kiely avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely tries to keep at a distance but Silvia has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the head but Kiely blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia with a knee to the head.
Kiely blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silvia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiely has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiely is stalling here.
Silvia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiely.
Silvia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiely blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiely blocks the elbow strike.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the head but Kiely blocks with his arms.
Silvia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kiely lands a body shot.
Kiely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia working Kiely over with knees to the body.
Silvia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clobbering Time Silvia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiely scores with a shoulder strike.
Silvia throws an elbow that misses.
Silvia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvia.
Kiely scores with a jab to the body.
Silvia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donk. Kiely catches Silvia right on the button with a cross.
Kiely throws an overhand right that lands on Silvia's shoulder, as Silvia tries to avoid the shot.
Kiely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Silvia slips the punch.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Silvia is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiely takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kiely's corner calls for a 1-2. Kiely obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kiely misses with a straight left.
Silvia slips a straight right by Kiely.
Silvia throws a body kick that misses.
Silvia throws a series of punches but Kiely moves out of range.
Silvia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kiely checks it well.
Silvia is looking to clinch.
Silvia moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiely misses with a body shot.
Silvia tries to clinch up.
Silvia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiely lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silvia wants to clinch up but Kiely keeps it at a distance.
Silvia motions for Kiely to come forward. Silvia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silvia throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiely misses the shot to the body.
Silvia doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiely circles away.
A clash of legs there as Kiely blocks the low kick.
Nedser Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silvia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kiely connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silvia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Kiely misses.
Silvia is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silvia throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nedser Kiely dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nedser Kiely's cut.
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!
Kiely misses with the combination.
Kiely connects with a crisp jab.
Silvia looks for the body kick but Kiely saw that one coming.
Silvia tries to clinch there but Kiely circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvia scores with a nice head shot.
No joy there for Kiely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvia manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silvia throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Silvia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silvia throws a series of punches but Kiely avoids them all with ease.
Silvia moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely throws the left hand but Silvia avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiely.
Kiely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silvia misses with an uppercut. Kiely saw that one coming.
Silvia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvia blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Kiely misses its intended target.
Kiely moves out of range as Silvia strikes.
Silvia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Kiely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiely moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiely jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia slips a straight right by Kiely.
Kiely throws a series of punches but Silvia moves out of range.
Silvia wants to land a leg kick but Kiely is out of range.
Kiely lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Kiely there.
Kiely takes a swing at Silvia's ribcage but misses.
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!
Kiely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiely fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silvia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silvia tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvia tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Silvia wants to clinch up but Kiely keeps it at a distance.
Kiely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiely throws a jab when Silvia was well out of range.
Kiely sets himself, and Silvia steps forward looking for the clinch! Kiely avoids it this time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvia.
Silvia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvia tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvia tries to clinch there but Kiely circles away.
Kiely comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiely connects with a looping right hand.
Silvia wants to clinch up but Kiely keeps it at a distance.
Silvia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Silvia fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silvia moves out of range as Kiely strikes.
Silvia tries to clinch up.
Kiely misses with a looping right.
Kiely getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nedser Kiely is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiely darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silvia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Silvia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiely throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Silvia is out of range.
Silvia has closed the distance and engaged Kiely in a clinch.
Silvia misses with an elbow strike.
Silvia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvia throws an elbow but it misses.
Kiely scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvia missing with knees to the body.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvia trying to land knees to the body.
Silvia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiely has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kiely tries to work over Silvia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiely can't find room to land a body shot as Silvia controls the action.
Come on Kiely - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silvia misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nedser Kiely showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiely 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nedser Kiely!
Post fight, Nedser Kiely took to the microphone: 'I am the best, this other fighter is a joke. Rematch? Your a joke.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Reese (ranked 6263 p4p, 3773 weight class) and Ragnar Ragnarson (ranked 674 p4p, 493 weight class). Ragnar Ragnarson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Reese!
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, Ragnar Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reese looking to score a takedown here. Ragnarson is defending well but Reese drives through and ends up in Ragnarson's guard.
Reese is standing up over Ragnarson. Ragnarson looks to escape but Reese dives into side control.
Ragnarson is not content to let Reese control the position.
Ragnarson pushes Reese away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reese gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ragnarson is trying to escape the position but Reese is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ragnarson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reese is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ragnarson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Reese takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ragnarson is trying to stand up.
Reese looking to finish Ragnarson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ragnarson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Reese content just to control the position here.
Ragnarson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ragnarson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reese controlling from mount.
Ragnarson is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Ragnarson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ragnarson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Reese trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ragnarson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ragnarson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reese. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reese is persistently looking for the submission but Ragnarson is defending it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Reese dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Reese misses with a takedown attempt - Ragnarson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reese wants to clinch up but Ragnarson keeps it at a distance.
Reese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarson can do to turn this around?
Ragnarson throws a low kick, looking for Reese's leg but Reese calmly moves out of range.
John Reese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ragnarson darts in and clinches Reese up against the cage.
Reese blocks an uppercut.
Reese jumps guard but Ragnarson stands there with Reese around his waist. Reese gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ragnarson prevents the takedown attempt.
Ragnarson's coach down at Rad's Flying Circus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ragnarson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Reese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarson misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarson misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reese tries to pull guard but Ragnarson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ragnarson lands with a short shot to the head.
Ragnarson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarson fails to land.
Reese jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ragnarson walks away with a smile on his face. Reese gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ragnar Ragnarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ragnarson with a nice calf kick.
Ragnar Ragnarson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnarson misses with a wild combination.
Reese fails to land with a series of punches.
Ragnarson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Reese drops his hands momentarily and Ragnarson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, jab by Ragnarson - just one landing.
Ragnarson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reese stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ragnarson lands a left and a right that send Reese crashing to the mat, dazed. Ragnarson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reese shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ragnarson is trying to defend but Reese finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ragnarson looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson wants to stand back up but Reese manages to pass into side control.
Ragnarson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Reese is controlling him well.
Reese wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ragnarson keeps working.
Ragnarson is looking to get back to his feet here but Reese is keeping cool and he's managed to take Ragnarson's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson manages to stand up with Reese still on his back. Eventually Reese drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Ragnarson lands a nice shot that snaps Reese's head back.
Ragnarson misses with a low kick.
Reese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reese has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson's corner calls for a 1-2. Ragnarson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ragnarson lands a left and a right that send Reese crashing to the mat, dazed. Ragnarson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Reese is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarson fakes the body blow, causing Reese to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Reese goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ragnar Ragnarson!
After winning the bout, Ragnar Ragnarson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie DeLuna (ranked 3662 p4p, 2881 weight class) and Jan Sokol (ranked 216 p4p, 177 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie DeLuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLuna scores with a nice right hand.
 Sokol is rocked!
Sokol shoots in but no luck this time.
Sokol is still on wobbly legs! Can DeLuna finish him?
DeLuna stuffs the takedown attempt from Sokol. Sokol gets slowly back to his feet.
Sokol seems to have recovered his senses.
Sokol shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in DeLuna's guard.
Sokol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sokol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DeLuna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sokol postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
DeLuna is looking to stand up but Sokol isn't so interested in that idea.
DeLuna trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sokol drops back looking for a leg! DeLuna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and DeLuna manages to kick Sokol off! Sokol jumps back into DeLuna's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol won't allow DeLuna to get back to his feet.
Sokol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
DeLuna is looking to stand up but Sokol isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol has gone for a leg lock! DeLuna slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sokol's guard.
DeLuna wanted to stand there but Sokol had control of the position.
DeLuna really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sokol looking for a sweep. Not yet Sokol, not yet.
DeLuna trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sokol's guard.
Sokol seems keen to control DeLuna's posture.
Sokol is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
DeLuna is looking to stand up but Sokol won't let him.
Sokol wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
DeLuna throws a right and a left that Sokol avoids nicely.
Sokol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
DeLuna half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
DeLuna has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
Frankie DeLuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sokol.
Sokol scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sokol shoots in but no luck this time.
DeLuna looks to land a combination but Sokol avoids it well.
DeLuna is looking to land body kicks.
DeLuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
DeLuna's corner calls for a 1-2. DeLuna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sokol dodges the punch combination from DeLuna.
Sokol blocks a head kick by DeLuna.
Sokol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sokol looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sokol wants to pass the guard but DeLuna is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuna is looking to stand up but Sokol isn't so interested in that idea.
DeLuna keeping moving, preventing Sokol from controlling successfully.
Sokol lands a couple of digs.
Sokol stops DeLuna from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sokol shoots in and gets a takedown into DeLuna's guard.
Sokol won't allow DeLuna to get back to his feet.
DeLuna keeping moving, preventing Sokol from controlling successfully.
Sokol slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sokol trying to control the position from guard on top but DeLuna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sokol postures up in DeLuna's guard and throws a big left but DeLuna blocks it.
DeLuna is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sokol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie DeLuna dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oooooh!!! DeLuna has knocked Sokol down with a huge combo! DeLuna steps away and waves a wobbly Sokol back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
DeLuna closes the distance looking for a takedown. Sokol stuffs it but DeLuna still has hold of him. DeLuna picks Sokol up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. DeLuna slams Sokol to the floor and that's really hurt Sokol - he doesn't know where he is! DeLuna throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie DeLuna!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 4783 p4p, 2688 weight class) and Lebonon Currant (ranked 574 p4p, 337 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lebonon Currant!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Currant checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tyson misses the jab.
Currant is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tyson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Currant.
A leg kick checked by Currant.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Currant unleashes a big counter combination but Tyson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Currant's ribs.
Currant misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Currant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Tyson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Currant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyson throws a right hand that Currant ducks under and follows up with a left that Currant also avoids with ease.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Currant.
A little feinted left hand from Tyson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Currant throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Tyson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Currant finds it's target.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Currant's head but Currant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Currant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Currant.
Lebonon Currant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Currant was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Currant lands an overhand right.
Currant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Currant drops Tyson with a huge uppercut! Tyson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Currant is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lebonon Currant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 2474 p4p, 3449 weight class) and Ron Rousey (ranked 317 p4p, 406 weight class). Rousey has chosen USA JUDO ANTHEM as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ron Rousey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousey scores with a nice head shot.
Chan connects with an inside leg kick.
Chan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rousey lands a jab to the head.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Rousey and Chan goes tumbling to the canvas! Rousey follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Chan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rousey trying to pass the guard but Chan defending well.
Oh Chan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rousey lands with a punch from half guard.
Chan is looking to improve his position.
Chan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chan.
Chan seems to have got his legs back now.
Chan throws a body kick that misses.
Rousey bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Chan! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan looking to control.
Chan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rousey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rousey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rousey cracks Chan with a solid left hand.
Rousey with a nice head shot there.
Chan controls Rousey momentarily but Rousey frees himself.
Chan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rousey controls the pace.
Rousey looking to sit in guard and control but Chan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rousey has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Chan has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut there from Rousey.
Rousey pounces like a tiger and cracks Chan with a vicious hook! Chan is down but not out! Rousey follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ron Rousey!
In his post fight interview, Ron Rousey gave a big smile as he said 'I told you you'd pay Jackie!!! Your win was a fluke I didn't adjust my training.....this time I fucking ended you!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael OMalley (ranked 2318 p4p, 3153 weight class) and Devin Brown (ranked 247 p4p, 308 weight class). OMalley comes into the arena with Tekashi 6ix9ine - Tati blaring out of the sound system. Devin Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael OMalley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley blocks a head kick by Brown.
OMalley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and OMalley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
OMalley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ground and pound from OMalley.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from OMalley.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with OMalley in particular looking to stall.
Brown pushes OMalley off looking to stand but OMalley dives back in and keeps control.
OMalley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown has hold of OMalley's hands but OMalley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown has hold of OMalley's hands but OMalley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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. OMalley connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
OMalley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
OMalley winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley content to control rather than advance.
OMalley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
OMalley 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.
OMalley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
OMalley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
OMalley working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've been hearing good reports from OMalley's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
OMalley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown is rocked!
OMalley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OMalley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
OMalley lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Brown quite badly. Brown pulls OMalley in close trying to recover. OMalley postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Brown on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Brown doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael OMalley!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael OMalley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Hittah (ranked 3000 p4p, 2110 weight class) and Lucius Aurelius (ranked 381 p4p, 270 weight class). Hittah comes to the cage accompanied by Pierce The Veil. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Hittah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius throws out a loose jab but Hittah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hittah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aurelius misses the jab.
Hittah misses the jab.
Aurelius scores with a punch to the head.
Aurelius lands with an uppercut that bounces Hittah off the cage and back into range.
Hittah with a jab.
Aurelius moves out of range as Hittah strikes.
Aurelius misses the jab.
Aurelius slips a straight right by Hittah.
A big left from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hittah eats them both and turns towards Aurelius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hittah misses with a double jab.
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!
Aurelius tests Hittah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aurelius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hittah's head.
Aurelius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aurelius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hittah throws a series of punches but Aurelius moves out of range.
Hittah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aurelius closes the distance and clinches.
Hittah manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hittah lands a jab to the nose.
Aurelius tries to bum rush Hittah with a series of wild strikes but Hittah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hittah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oooooh!!! Hittah has knocked Aurelius down with a huge combo! Hittah steps away and waves a wobbly Aurelius back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Aurelius is rocked!
 It looks like Lucius Aurelius has been cut.
Aurelius has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hittah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aurelius.
Aurelius is holding his hands too far apart here. Hittah throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Aurelius is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Hittah!
In his post fight interview, Big Hittah started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Gage (ranked 1264 p4p, 3970 weight class) and Mikie Lee (ranked 174 p4p, 496 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome to the Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikie Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands a big head kick that sends Gage tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Gage back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Oscar Gage has been cut.
Gage is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Lee Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Gage is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mikie Lee!
In his post fight interview, Mikie Lee gave a big smile as he said 'If he dies he dies.'.
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