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HONOR 3: HWP Memorial PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Noga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Reaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Noga!
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, Zach Reaver!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noga keeps the fight on the outside.
Reaver tries to clinch but Noga is having none of it.
Zach Reaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noga darts in and clinches Reaver up against the ropes.
Noga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Reaver tries a knee to the head but Noga blocks it.
Noga gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Noga stalling.
Reaver tries to get to full guard but Noga has control of the leg.
Noga works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reaver tries to improve his position but instead Noga has taken his back!
Noga connects with a big shot to the side of Reaver's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noga controlling from the back.
Noga has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Reaver is in real trouble here. Noga gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Reaver is tapping out! Noga wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jim Noga!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cass Pennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pennant is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles. Mark Wild has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Wild!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cass Pennant!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pennant.
Wild misses with a head kick.
Pennant thumps Wild with a low kick.
Pennant lands a high kick!
Wild pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pennant closes the distance and clinches.
Pennant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wild throws a head kick that misses
and Pennant counters with a head kick. That will keep Wild thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wild crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pennant - the referee stops the clock and Wild gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pennant. Wild manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wild misses with a body shot
and Pennant makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wild really felt that one!
Wild is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pennant.
Pennant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pennant throws a leg kick which misses Wild's front leg but catches the back leg as Wild tries to avoid it.
Pennant lands a big head kick that sends Wild tumbling to the mat! Pennant takes a step backwards and waves Wild back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mark Wild 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!
Pennant lands a brutal head kick. Wild looks out on his feet and Pennant throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Cass Pennant!
Cass Pennant is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Anami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Rua is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarkko Anami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Rua!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Anami moves out of range as Rua throws a body kick.
Anami jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Anami misses with a body shot.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Anami is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Rafael Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anami falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a nice kick to the body.
Anami connects with the punch.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Anami's leg but Anami calmly moves out of range.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua thuds his shin into the meat of Anami's side.
Anami is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Anami misses
and Rua counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anami fails to land with a series of punches.
Anami blocks the body kick.
Rua misses with a leg kick
letting Anami counter with a right hand.
Rua throws a head kick that misses
and Anami counters with a two punch combo.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anami blocks a head kick by Rua.
Rua throws a head kick but Anami moves out of range.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Rua lunges at Anami with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anami's hand.
Rua feints and then cracks Anami's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anami down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Anami, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anami has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anami and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anami clobbers Rua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Anami dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anami staying out of range there.
Rua looks for the body kick but Anami saw that one coming.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Anami does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anami throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anami's knee momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Anami as he connects with a hook.
Jarkko Anami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua throws a body kick that misses.
Anami checks the leg kick.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Anami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Anami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a big head kick but Anami shrugs it off.
A low kick from Anami misses
and Rua counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anami is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Anami.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by Anami.
It looks like Rafael Rua has been cut.
Anami throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Anami slips under a jab from Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anami throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anami throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Anami throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rua on the side of the head.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Anami ducks down to avoid it.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Anami's shoulder, as Anami tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Anami dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Rua's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rua throws a head kick but Anami moves out of range.
Rua throws a body punch but Anami moves out of range.
Anami misses with a double jab.
Anami misses with a two punch combination.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Anami saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rua lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Anami does no damage.
Anami throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua misses the jab.
Anami throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Anami moves out of range of the body kick from Rua.
That's two 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.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anami works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rua misses with a shot to the body
and Anami counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Anami. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anami ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anami looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua throws a series of punches but Anami moves out of range.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Anami counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Rua misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Anami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua throws a body punch but Anami moves out of range.
Anami checks the leg kick.
Rua tries to work over Anami's front leg with a kick but Anami checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anami 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 for Jarkko Anami!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jarkko Anami!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Jarkko Anami!
Jarkko Anami wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Petri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petri's entrance music is Seek and Destroy. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Petri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kirk Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield misses with a two punch combination.
Petri tries to clinch up but Hetfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Hetfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Petri wants to clinch up but Hetfield keeps it at a distance.
Petri has closed the distance and engaged Hetfield in a clinch.
Petri wants to break free but Hetfield has control.
Petri misses with a knee strike.
Hetfield is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Petri pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Petri wants to break free but Hetfield has control.
Hetfield breaks from the clinch.
Petri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hetfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hetfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Hetfield misses with a two punch combination.
Petri throws a series of punches but Hetfield avoids them all with ease.
Petri slips a jab and a cross from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with a double jab
and Petri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hetfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hetfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hetfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petri circles away quickly and effectively.
Hetfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Petri.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petri.
It looks like Kirk Hetfield has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield misses with the combination.
Hetfield looks gassed!
Hetfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Petri. No joy for Hetfield on that attempt.
Ryan Petri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Hetfield.
A cross from Hetfield lands.
Petri moves in looking to clinch but Hetfield pushes him off.
Petri tries to clinch up.
Hetfield shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petri sprawls well. Petri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hetfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Hetfield misses with a combination
and Petri counters with a straight right hand.
Petri closes the distance and clinches.
Petri successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hetfield stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Petri has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Hetfield manages to get his head free but now Petri has transitioned to an armbar! Hetfield grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Petri! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Petri!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Danwill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Burton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allan Danwill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Burton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danwill shoots in for a takedown but Burton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burton tries to clinch up.
Danwill keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Burton.
Danwill darts in trying to clinch
and Burton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Burton trying to control the position from guard on top but Danwill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danwill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burton throwing strikes from guard but Danwill blocks nicely.
Danwill is looking for a triangle but Burton pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danwill pushes a forearm under Burton's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Burton is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Allan Danwill!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Upercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Bowie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lance Upercut's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Bowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Upercut!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bowie stuffs the takedown.
Upercut shoots in for a takedown but Bowie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowie misses with a series of wild punches.
Bowie tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upercut circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Upercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie wants to clinch up but Upercut keeps it at a distance.
Bowie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowie moves out of range of the body kick from Upercut.
Bowie stuffs the takedown attempt from Upercut. Upercut gets slowly back to his feet.
Craig Bowie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Upercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bowie tries to clinch up but Upercut circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Upercut changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bowie tries to avoid it but Upercut manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bowie to the ground. Bowie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Upercut closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Upercut content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Upercut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowie keeps working.
Upercut is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Upercut thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bowie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Upercut on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Upercut is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Upercut looks to land a strike but Bowie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Upercut stays in close to Bowie's body and controls the position.
Bowie is breathing heavily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lance Upercut wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bowie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Upercut closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bowie to the mat! Bowie manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upercut pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowie is keeping the position for now.
Upercut drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Upercut jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Upercut wants to pass the guard but Bowie is keeping the position.
Upercut advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Upercut working the body and head with strikes.
Upercut throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Upercut dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Upercut fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Upercut.
Upercut swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upercut drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Upercut creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Upercut controlling the position.
Upercut has hold of Bowie's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bowie seems comfortable defending it but Upercut has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bowie is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bowie is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Upercut couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lance Upercut!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaymz Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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18
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaymz Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Tony!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony shoots in looking for a takedown but Ryan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tony's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Jaymz Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tony looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ryan misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Tony counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ryan's guard now.
Tony 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.
Tony stops Ryan from standing up.
Tony drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tony jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tony thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tony won't allow Ryan to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tony thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ryan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tony 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony 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.
Tony stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ryan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ryan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tony on the ground.
Ryan wants to stand up but Tony is controlling him.
Tony thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tony stops Ryan from standing up.
Tony 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.
Tony drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Tony as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Ryan screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Tony! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). James Tony!
James Tony is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and louis jeffers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, louis jeffers!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but jeffers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
jeffers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
jeffers lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the ropes and back into rage.
It looks like Bob Thompson has been cut.
jeffers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
jeffers feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thompson sprawling to the canvas! Thompson rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can jeffers finish him?!
Thompson is rocked!
Crack! jeffers connects with the perfect overhand right and Thompson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for jeffers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). louis jeffers!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Petri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colby Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Petri might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crimson Stallion. James Petri had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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264 lbs
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240 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Petri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colby Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petri shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Petri is working for a submission of some sort.
Petri is looking for a kimura but Sparrow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Petri to get the leverage.
Petri will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sparrow wants to get back to his feet.
Sparrow tries to roll over but Petri keeps him under control.
Petri is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sparrow doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Petri.
Sparrow is defending against the submission attempts here by Petri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petri is trying to work for a kimura but Sparrow is defending well.
Petri is looking for a kimura but Sparrow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Petri to get the leverage.
Petri is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Petri is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sparrow defends it well.
Sparrow wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Petri is looking for a kimura here.
Sparrow has one foot on Petri's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Petri dodges the punch combination from Sparrow.
Sparrow shoots and misses
and Petri counters with a shoot takedown. Sparrow fights it but they end up in guard.
Petri is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sparrow is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sparrow has escaped and now he's on top!
Sparrow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Petri has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sparrow has managed to get both his arms back between Petri's legs - danger averted.
Petri is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Petri is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sparrow, into his guard.
Sparrow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sparrow looking for a guillotine here but Petri defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Petri won't allow Sparrow to get back to his feet.
Petri 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.
Petri drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Petri seems to have locked his on tight now - Sparrow screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Petri, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). James Petri!
James Petri retains his heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tane Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Party in the USA as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
201 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 7 - 1 |
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tane Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Henderson moves nicely into side control.
Henderson prevents Smith from escaping the position.
Henderson cracks Smith with a big right hand but Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smith is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Smith is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Henderson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tane Henderson!
Tane Henderson retains his middleweight title!
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