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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason McGully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fadden comes to the cage accompanied by From Hell by Faces Of Mars. Jason McGully looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason McGully!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGully tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fadden swivels and escapes.
Fadden throws a sloppy head kick and McGully moves out of range easily.
McGully cracks Fadden with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGully misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for McGully with that takedown attempt.
McGully dives in and grabs Fadden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fadden pushes down on McGully's head and hops out.
Jack Fadden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason McGully.
Fadden tries to clinch but McGully is having none of it.
Fadden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fadden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGully, pushing him back against the cage.
Fadden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGully looks gassed!
Fadden breaks from the clinch.
McGully smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fadden rushes McGully and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGully avoiding damage as Fadden throws knees to the body.
Fadden missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fadden breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGully swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fadden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Fadden.
Fadden closes the distance and clinches.
Fadden slows down the pace here.
Fadden has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but McGully regains guard immediately.
Fadden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fadden with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGully avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fadden 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.
Fadden stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jason McGully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fadden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fadden scores with a takedown into McGully's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fadden distracts McGully with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McGully keeping moving, preventing Fadden from controlling successfully.
Fadden throwing strikes but missing.
McGully wants to stand up but Fadden is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fadden passes McGully's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGully taking some punishment here, with Fadden in his half guard.
Fadden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fadden trying to control the action but McGully is working from the bottom.
Fadden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fadden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fadden lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden 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.
Fadden wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGully keeps working.
McGully has hold of Fadden's hands but Fadden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fadden lands a nice short elbow.
Fadden throwing shots but McGully is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fadden drops an elbow to the side of McGully's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fadden lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fadden dominated that round.
That's time! Fadden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fadden tries to close the distance and clinch but McGully swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGully doesn't manage to clinch there - Fadden circles away.
Fadden is looking to clinch but McGully is avoiding it.
McGully lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fadden circles away quickly and effectively.
Fadden wants to clinch.
McGully throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fadden.
McGully wants to clinch
and Fadden counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGully's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGully just misses with a punch to the body.
McGully throws a series of punches but Fadden avoids them all with ease.
Fadden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McGully with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fadden counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGully's knee momentarily.
McGully is breathing heavily.
McGully fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fadden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGully uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fadden.
Fadden tries to clinch but McGully moves out of range.
McGully tries for a takedown but Fadden circles away easily
and Fadden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fadden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fadden postures up and lands a big shot to McGully's brow.
Fadden connects with a couple of short punches.
Fadden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fadden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGully's head.
Fadden stands and steps away. McGully gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fadden motions for McGully to come forward. Fadden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack Fadden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden tries to clinch but McGully is having none of it.
McGully tries to bum rush Fadden with a series of wild strikes but Fadden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fadden closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fadden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGully with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fadden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGully with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fadden tries to pass the half guard into mount. McGully knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fadden working over McGully with some ground and pound. McGully looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fadden stops McGully from getting back to his feet.
Fadden working the head and body with strikes.
McGully is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGully is trying to stand up here but Fadden is controlling him well.
Fadden is trying to control the action in half guard but McGully is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fadden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGully tries to kick Fadden off but Fadden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fadden looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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. Fadden connects with a nice short shot to McGully's temple.
Fadden lands with a punch from half guard.
McGully looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fadden decides to return to a standing position.
Fadden tries to clinch there but McGully circles away.
Fadden gets a clinch.
McGully on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fadden trying to land knees to the body.
Fadden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fadden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGully is working for takedown but Fadden is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jack Fadden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason McGully.
Fadden jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGully walks away with a smile on his face. Fadden gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGully throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fadden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGully will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fadden dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGully fails with the takedown
and Fadden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fadden pulls guard successfully.
McGully wants to pass the guard but Fadden is keeping the position.
Fadden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGully throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fadden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McGully looking to sit in guard and control but Fadden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fadden wants to control from the top but McGully keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden is working McGully over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fadden is working McGully over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fadden drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fadden jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McGully keeping moving, preventing Fadden from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fadden cracks McGully with a solid left hand.
Fadden won't allow McGully to get back to his feet.
Fadden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fadden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fadden wants to control from the top but McGully keeps moving.
McGully is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fadden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden throwing strikes but missing.
Fadden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fadden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fadden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGully's head.
Fadden trying to control but McGully is working from the bottom.
Fadden with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Fadden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fadden lands a couple of elbows.
Fadden is working McGully over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fadden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fadden passes McGully's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fadden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fadden is keen to just control but McGully is a slippery customer.
Jack Fadden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Fadden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fadden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Fadden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between grace iballa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos has chosen Champion as his entrance music. Sonny Ramos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with grace iballa's chin.
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18
145 lbs
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145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, grace iballa!
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, Sonny Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by iballa.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramos throws a jab when iballa was well out of range.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos misses with the combination.
No luck for iballa with that takedown attempt.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Ramos misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramos looks gassed!
iballa closes the distance and clinches up with Ramos, looking for a takedown. iballa pushes Ramos against the cage but Ramos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
iballa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for grace iballa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
iballa shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramos tries to sprawl out of it but iballa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
iballa fails to land the takedown.
Sonny Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
iballa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramos tries to bum rush iballa with a series of wild strikes but iballa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ramos throws a right and a left that iballa avoids nicely.
iballa looks for a takedown but Ramos sprawls well.
Ramos looks to land a combination but iballa avoids it well.
iballa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
iballa has a takedown stuffed.
iballa shoots for a takedown but Ramos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
iballa tries for a takedown but Ramos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
iballa avoids a punch combination nicely.
iballa dodges the punch combination from Ramos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
iballa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramos avoids it really well and circles away.
iballa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ramos tries to avoid it but iballa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ramos to the ground. Ramos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from iballa is defended easily by Ramos.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos throws a series of punches but iballa avoids them all with ease.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ramos tries to bum rush iballa with a series of wild strikes but iballa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
iballa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but iballa ducks down to avoid it.
iballa shoots in for a double leg but Ramos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramos looks to land a combination but iballa avoids it well.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Ramos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sonny Ramos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
iballa dodges the punch combination from Ramos.
Ramos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from iballa.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by iballa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramos throws a right and a left that both miss.
iballa shoots in for a takedown but Ramos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
iballa misses with a takedown attempt - Ramos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for grace iballa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramos scores with a four punch combination!
iballa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos digs a good body shot into iballa's ribs.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos throws a right hand that iballa ducks under and follows up with a left that iballa also avoids with ease.
Ramos lands a two punch combo.
iballa shoots in and drives through. Ramos sprawls well.
A combination from Ramos does no 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.
A jab lands there for Ramos.
Ramos misses with a wild combination.
iballa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramos throws a series of punches but iballa avoids them all with ease.
Sonny Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos looks to land a combination. iballa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice combination there by Ramos.
Ramos lands with a good body shot.
grace iballa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
iballa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramos looks to land a combination. iballa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
A combination from Ramos does no damage.
Ramos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramos lands with an overhand left.
Ramos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ramos.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
iballa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. iballa does a little dance to reset his feet.
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.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos thuds his right hand into iballa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
iballa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos throws a series of punches but iballa avoids them all with ease.
iballa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ramos misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but iballa circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramos.
Ramos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ramos looks to land a combination but iballa avoids it well.
iballa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramos swivels and escapes.
Ramos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
iballa slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
iballa fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Ramos.
Ramos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
iballa shoots in for a takedown but Ramos shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for grace iballa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but iballa circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos lands with a good body shot.
Ramos throws a right and a left that iballa avoids nicely.
Ramos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. iballa does a little dance to reset his feet.
iballa dodges the punch combination from Ramos.
Ramos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ramos misses with a jab, cross combination.
iballa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. iballa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
iballa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos.
iballa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
iballa fails with the takedown.
Ramos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos works the jab nicely.
iballa fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramos scores with a hook.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but iballa slips the punch.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
iballa slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
iballa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramos defends it nicely.
iballa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramos throws a series of punches but iballa moves out of range.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
grace iballa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Ramos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randall Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Kronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd comes into the arena with California Waiting by Kings of Leon blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Kronic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd avoids the body shot from Kronic.
Kronic misses with the combination.
Floyd scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Floyd looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Floyd looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Floyd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Floyd misses with the ground and pound.
Floyd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Floyd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kronic, who protects the arm well.
Floyd prevents Kronic from escaping the position.
Floyd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Floyd is trying to get an arm triangle but Kronic is defending well.
Kronic wants to get back to his feet but Floyd drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Kronic blocks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Kronic.
Kronic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Floyd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kronic slaps away a takedown attempt from Floyd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kronic stuns Floyd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nate Kronic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Floyd is breathing heavily.
Kronic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Floyd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Floyd fails to land the takedown.
Kronic lands a left and a right that send Floyd crashing to the mat, dazed. Kronic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Floyd is rocked!
It looks like Randall Floyd has been cut.
Kronic fails with a takedown attempt.
Kronic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Floyd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kronic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Floyd tries to circle away but Kronic has him pinned against the cage.
Kronic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Floyd blocks it with crossed arms.
Kronic effectively controlling the action here.
Kronic crunches a lovely knee into Floyd's ribcage.
Kronic lands a knee to the body.
Kronic landing knees to the body.
Kronic breaks from the clinch.
Kronic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kronic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kronic lands a high kick!
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!
Kronic connects with a single shot there.
Kronic lands a two punch combo.
Oh Floyd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Floyd takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Floyd seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronic forces Floyd back against the cage and clinches.
Kronic effectively controlling the action here.
Kronic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kronic gets underhooks to prevent Floyd's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kronic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Floyd.
Kronic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kronic lands a jab to Floyd's midsection.
Kronic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kronic moves into the clinch.
Kronic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Kronic.
Kronic throws a nice looking combination but Floyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kronic clinches up against the cage.
Kronic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Floyd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kronic prevents it.
Floyd goes for a takedown attempt but Kronic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Kronic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randall Floyd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kronic clinches with his opponent.
Floyd decides to pull guard.
Floyd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kronic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kronic looking to pass the guard.
Floyd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kronic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd has his foot on Kronic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kronic works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kronic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Floyd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kronic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kronic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Floyd has his foot on Kronic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kronic works his way back into a safe position though.
Kronic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Floyd working for a triangle but Kronic defends it easily.
Kronic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd moves out of range as Kronic throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kronic.
Kronic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kronic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Floyd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Floyd takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kronic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Floyd tries to avoid it but Kronic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Floyd to the ground. Floyd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Floyd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kronic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Floyd somewhat.
Kronic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Floyd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronic. Floyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kronic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Floyd throws a leg kick that misses.
Kronic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Randall Floyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kronic lunges at Floyd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Floyd's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Floyd misses with a takedown attempt - Kronic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Kronic. No joy for Floyd on that attempt.
Kronic rushes Floyd and presses him up against the cage.
Kronic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Floyd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kronic throws a nice looking combination but Floyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Kronic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randall Floyd's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kronic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Floyd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kronic.
Floyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Kronic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kronic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Floyd darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kronic kicks off Floyd and gets to his feet.
Floyd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kronic lands a head kick!
Floyd blocks a head kick by Kronic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Floyd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kronic. Kronic obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronic throws a leg kick which misses Floyd's front leg but catches the back leg as Floyd tries to avoid it.
Kronic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Floyd shoots in for a double leg but Kronic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Floyd with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kronic counters with a low kick, right behind Floyd 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Floyd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kronic. Kronic obviously looking to wear him down.
Kronic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Floyd rather than just go for the knockout.
Kronic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Floyd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kronic moves into the clinch.
Floyd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kronic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kronic lands with a kick to the temple. Floyd shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kronic scores with a kick to the midsection.
A lazy left from Kronic finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronic shoots in for a takedown but Floyd shows good takedown defense.
Floyd slips a jab and a cross from Kronic.
Floyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
Floyd keeps control of Kronic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kronic missing with knees to the body.
Kronic has a couple of punches blocked by Floyd.
Kronic has Floyd pressed against the cage, preventing Floyd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kronic is pressed up against the cage. Floyd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kronic down to the mat. Kronic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kronic - that will leave a mark!
Kronic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Floyd. That one must have hurt.
Floyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kronic.
Floyd shoots in for a takedown but Kronic shows good takedown defense.
Kronic closes the distance and clinches.
Floyd jumps guard but Kronic stands there with Floyd around his waist. Floyd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Floyd jumps guard but Kronic stands there with Floyd around his waist. Floyd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kronic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kronic stops a takedown attempt from Floyd.
Kronic lands a damaging elbow.
Kronic breaks the clinch.
Nate Kronic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kronic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kronic misses the shot to the body.
Kronic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kronic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Floyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kronic pushes Floyd off and gets back to his feet.
Floyd tries to clinch but Kronic moves out of range.
Kronic throws a series of punches but Floyd avoids them all with ease.
Randall Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronic is looking to chop away at Floyd's legs.
Floyd shoots and misses
and Kronic counters by moving into the clinch.
Floyd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kronic breaks the clinch.
Floyd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kronic closes the distance and pushes Floyd back into the cage.
Kronic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Floyd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Floyd has a couple of punches blocked by Kronic.
Kronic lands a nice knee to the body.
Floyd is trying to break free.
Floyd can't get the takedown.
Kronic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nate Kronic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Floyd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kronic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Kronic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kronic 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Kronic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Spaticus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Khasm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spaticus's entrance music is Invaders Must Die. A fine choice. Khasm has chosen Slither as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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267 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Spaticus!
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, Kevin Khasm!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spaticus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khasm is fending him off so far but Spaticus persists. Nope, Khasm circles away and we're back to standing.
Spaticus jabs at Khasm's body.
Khasm doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Spaticus counter with a right hand.
Khasm tries for a takedown but Spaticus circles away easily
and Spaticus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spaticus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spaticus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spaticus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spaticus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spaticus misses with a double jab.
Khasm misses with a takedown attempt
and Spaticus counters with a right hand to the body.
Leonidas Spaticus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Khasm.
Khasm doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spaticus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaticus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spaticus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khasm moves away.
Spaticus cracks Khasm with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Spaticus misses.
Khasm doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spaticus counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasm slips a jab and a cross from Spaticus.
Spaticus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khasm moves away.
Spaticus shoots in and bounces Khasm off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Khasm is trying to land a reversal but Spaticus doesn't like that idea too much. He pushed the legs to the side and dives into side control. He's managed to grab a loose arm triangle. Spaticus is tightening it up though! This could be trouble for Khasm! Khasm trying desperately to escape but he's gone limp! He's out! Wooooorld class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Spaticus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Leonidas Spaticus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Miller Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Miller Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Rossi lands with a nice body punch.
Rossi misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pacquiao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up but Rossi circles away and keeps his distance.
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
Rossi thuds a left hand into Pacquiao's body.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rossi, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi punishes Pacquiao's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Rossi is having none of it.
Rossi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rossi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rossi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Rossi.
Pacquiao is rocked!
Rossi lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Pacquiao is looking to close the distance but Rossi sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Pacquiao crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Pacquiao is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Luiz Miller Rossi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chucky Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nine Inch Nails - Deep. Kirk Murphy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chucky Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kirk Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Murphy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Reyes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murphy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murphy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murphy defends well.
Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes is looking to sweep but instead, Murphy has passed into half guard.
Reyes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murphy pulls his head out easily.
Murphy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murphy wants to take a breather but Reyes is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes wants to sweep but Murphy has passed to side control!
Murphy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reyes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murphy is trying to get an arm triangle but Reyes is defending well.
Reyes is looking for a sweep.
Reyes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Murphy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reyes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reyes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Murphy lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reyes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murphy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reyes working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Murphy has passed into half guard!
Reyes is breathing heavily.
Murphy moves nicely into side control.
Reyes tries to improve position but can't.
Murphy grinds an elbow into Reyes's temple.
Murphy tries to advance to mount but Reyes denies him.
Murphy grinds an elbow into Reyes's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Reyes stops Murphy from passing to mount.
Reyes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murphy wants to control but Reyes is keeping him busy.
Reyes gets back to half guard.
Murphy prevents Reyes from improving his position.
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. Murphy connects with a nice short shot to Reyes's temple.
Murphy drops an elbow to the side of Reyes's head.
Murphy wants to pass to mount but Reyes is defending the position.
Reyes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but Reyes defending well.
Reyes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murphy is trying to control. Reyes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Murphy passes to full mount!
The referee warns Reyes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Murphy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reyes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Murphy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murphy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reyes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reyes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reyes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Murphy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murphy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reyes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Murphy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reyes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reyes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murphy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murphy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reyes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Murphy uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes is looking to regain half guard here but Murphy keeps moving and retains side control.
Reyes sneaks back into half guard.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reyes looking for subs from the bottom but Murphy mounts him!
Murphy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the head.
Reyes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murphy is landing with some decent strikes but Reyes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Reyes tries to reverse the position but Murphy maintains control.
Murphy dominating with strikes here.
Reyes is squirming around, avoiding Murphy's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Reyes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is bucking up trying to escape but Murphy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reyes is rocked!
Murphy unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Reyes wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Murphy celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Murphy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anuwat Kaewsamri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Luutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luutch has chosen job2 do - doo doo doo as his entrance music. Anuwat Kaewsamri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Larry Luutch's chin.
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140 lbs
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150 lbs
6 - 17 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anuwat Kaewsamri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Luutch!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luutch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luutch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaewsamri throws a head kick but Luutch moves out of range.
Luutch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaewsamri pinned against the cage. Kaewsamri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Luutch blocks a head kick by Kaewsamri.
Luutch shoots for a takedown but Kaewsamri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Kaewsamri.
Luutch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaewsamri slaps away a takedown attempt from Luutch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anuwat Kaewsamri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Luutch.
Kaewsamri cracks Luutch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luutch fails to land the takedown.
Luutch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Luutch drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kaewsamri dives on top into guard.
Luutch looks gassed!
Kaewsamri gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Luutch shoots in for a double leg but Kaewsamri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luutch blocks a head kick by Kaewsamri.
Luutch tries to clinch but Kaewsamri is having none of it.
Anuwat Kaewsamri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kaewsamri.
Kaewsamri throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Luutch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Luutch is rocked!
It looks like Larry Luutch has been cut.
Luutch circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Kaewsamri. Luutch falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Kaewsamri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anuwat Kaewsamri!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Kjellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Asad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjorn Kjellstrom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Omar Asad's chin.
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bjorn Kjellstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Omar Asad!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asad tries a head kick but it misses.
Kjellstrom lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Asad falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bjorn Kjellstrom!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Morton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, PJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Morton. Morton gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Morton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Morton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn gets a clinch.
Penn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morton misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Penn clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Morton is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Penn defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Morton is trying to stick to Penn's back but Penn is turning into Morton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Morton is keeping the position.
Morton wants to stand up but Penn is controlling him.
Penn is standing up over Morton. Morton looks to escape but Penn dives into side control.
Penn trying to control the position but Morton is working away.
Morton is trying to get back to his feet.
Penn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morton looking to pass the guard.
Morton forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn manages to get to full guard.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morton wants to get up but he can't break Penn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Penn dives on top into guard.
Morton is breathing heavily.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Morton is retaining full guard.
Morton wants to get back to his feet but Penn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Morton wants to stand but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morton's head.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Morton.
Morton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morton wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Morton.
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.
Morton tries to keep at a distance but Penn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morton can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Morton wants a takedown.
Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morton.
Morton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Penn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn has Morton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Penn misses with a knee strike.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Morton wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
Penn gets underhooks to prevent Morton's takedown attempt.
Morton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Penn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn has Morton pressed against the cage, preventing Morton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but PJ Penn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Morton backing up. Morton nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn gets a clinch.
Morton wants to break free but Penn has control.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Morton has Penn pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Penn tumbling to the mat - Morton dives into Penn's guard.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morton's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Penn has managed to clinch.
Penn trying to land knees to the body.
Morton prevents a body shot from Penn.
Morton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morton throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Mark Morton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morton throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morton misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morton won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Penn is controlling him well.
Penn trying to control the action but Morton is working from the bottom.
Penn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn working the head with strikes.
Morton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Penn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Penn cracks Morton with a big right hand but Morton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Penn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Penn lands some shots froms side control.
Morton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Penn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morton is pushing Penn's head away, looking to escape. Penn manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton is not content to let Penn control the position.
Morton prevents Penn from moving into mount.
Morton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Penn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morton tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Penn has control of Morton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Morton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Penn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn content just to control the position here.
Morton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morton throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn is looking to control Morton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn is concentrating on defense, preventing Morton from advancing position.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morton stands and steps away. Penn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Morton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morton.
Morton has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Penn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Penn fails to pull guard.
Morton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morton closes the distance but Penn moves to the side
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Morton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Penn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Morton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn stops a takedown attempt from Morton.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morton manages to break the clinch.
Morton gets the takedown into side control.
Morton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Penn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morton's guard! Nice work there by Penn!
Morton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Penn manages to pass to side control.
Penn moves into full mount! Morton won't be happy about that!
Morton wants to get back to his feet.
Penn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morton?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Morton really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Penn looking to secure an arm triangle but Morton defends it well.
Morton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Penn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Penn landing shots from mount.
Penn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morton is looking to escape.
PJ Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morton wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penn working Morton over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but PJ Penn just about did enough to take it.
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.
Morton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn lands with a nice combination. Morton backs away looking to recover.
Morton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penn throws a body punch but Morton moves out of range.
Morton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Morton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Morton backing up. Morton nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Morton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morton wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn scores with a nice head shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Morton clinches.
Morton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penn is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn has Morton pressed against the cage, preventing Morton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn stalling against the cage.
Penn looking to stall.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn working aggressively here.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morton is working for takedown but Penn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Morton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Penn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Morton to the mat. Morton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Penn with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn stops Morton from standing up.
Penn wants to control from the top but Morton keeps moving.
Morton is looking to stand up but Penn isn't so interested in that idea.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Morton is retaining full guard.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Morton is wriggling around but Penn manages to pass to half guard.
Penn prevents Morton from standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penn closes the distance and pushes Morton back into the cage.
Morton can't get the takedown.
Penn has Morton pushed against the cage.
Penn pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morton!
Penn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Penn there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Morton is trying to stand.
Penn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morton because Penn loaded up on that one.
Morton blocking the ground and pound.
Penn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morton because Penn loaded up on that one.
Morton somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Morton misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morton rather than just go for the knockout.
Morton throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Morton's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn moves into the clinch.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morton backwards.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Morton tries for a takedown but Penn manages to get underhooks.
Penn lands a damaging elbow.
Penn misses with an elbow strike.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morton is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
Penn can't get the takedown.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Morton is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Morton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Morton tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Penn dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Morton misses with a takedown
and Penn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morton's guard.
Penn slips nicely into half guard.
Morton is trying to stand up here but Penn is controlling him well.
Penn is controlling the pace.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morton pushes Penn off looking to stand but Penn dives back in and keeps control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is looking to advance position but Morton won't allow it.
Penn prevents Morton from standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morton misses with a head kick.
Penn swings for the body but Morton moves out of range.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morton throws a body kick that misses.
Penn lands a nice hook to Morton's body. Morton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn gets a clinch.
Morton has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Morton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morton tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage.
Morton wants to break free but Penn has control.
Penn has Morton pressed against the cage.
Mark Morton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
Morton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penn stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Penn obliges.
Morton blocks a body shot from Penn.
Morton can't break the clinch.
Morton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
PJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn digs a good hook to Morton's body.
Mark Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morton shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morton thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Morton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morton misses with a leg kick
and Penn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morton.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morton manages to break the clinch.
Morton scores with a one two! Penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Morton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn lands a left hand.
Morton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Penn blocks a head kick by Morton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morton misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a shoot takedown. Morton fights it but they end up in guard.
Penn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Penn is pushing down on Morton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morton is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Still in half guard, Penn seems content to control.
Morton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Penn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penn controlling his opponent.
Morton flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
PJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PJ Penn!
PJ Penn is the new featherweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saikologically Challenged (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix blaring out of the sound system. 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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270 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saikologically Challenged!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body shot.
Challenged takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
David Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a right hand that Challenged ducks under and follows up with a left that Challenged also avoids with ease.
Jones looks to land a combination but Challenged avoids it well.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Challenged.
Challenged throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Challenged avoids a punch combination nicely.
Challenged avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones throws a series of punches but Challenged moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challenged looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Challenged ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones cracks Challenged with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Challenged wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Challenged swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the body punch
and Challenged counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Challenged counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws a series of punches but Challenged moves out of range.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Challenged counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Challenged.
Jones looks to land a combination. Challenged sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Challenged is out of range.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Challenged moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Challenged misses with a straight right.
Challenged keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Challenged throws out the jab.
Challenged lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Challenged walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Challenged was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Challenged counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Challenged moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones thuds his right hand into Challenged's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Challenged staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Challenged sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Challenged blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Challenged takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Challenged slips under a jab from Jones.
Challenged fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Challenged counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Challenged.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Challenged.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Challenged needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challenged slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Challenged uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Challenged is just out of range.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Challenged bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Challenged is just out of range.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Challenged thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab when Challenged was well out of range.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws the left hand but Challenged avoids the punch easily.
Jones cracks Challenged with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Challenged.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Challenged counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challenged keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
David Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Challenged staying out of range there.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Challenged.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Challenged is rocked!
Jones fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Challenged to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Challenged looks to clinch but Jones throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Challenged taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). David Jones!
David Jones retains his heavyweight title!
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FIGHT
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