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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Morena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morena might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX - X Gonna Give It To Ya. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franky Morena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morena shoots in for a double leg but Roberts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morena misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Morena or perhaps it was just good defense by Roberts which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Morena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morena.
Roberts checks a low kick from Morena.
A head kick misses from Morena.
Morena looks to land a combination. Roberts sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Roberts stuffs the takedown.
Roberts gets a clinch.
Roberts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Franky Morena has been cut.
Morena is breathing heavily.
Roberts has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Morena goes down! Roberts pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Morena is rocked!
Roberts decides to stand back up.
Oh Morena is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberts clinches with his opponent.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberts creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Morena! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Roberts.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Roberts!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jiles Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob MacKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lynch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Requiem-Mozart . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiles Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob MacKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacKenzie shoots for a double leg takedown but Lynch sprawls well. He's pushed MacKenzie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
MacKenzie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lynch.
Lynch lands a big uppercut and MacKenzie crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but MacKenzie looks OK.
MacKenzie is rocked!
Lynch prevents MacKenzie from improving his position.
MacKenzie is still in real trouble! Can Lynch finish him?
MacKenzie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lynch prevents MacKenzie from improving his position.
MacKenzie seems to have recovered his senses.
MacKenzie actively working from the bottom here.
Lynch frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
MacKenzie has given up his back. Will we see Lynch going for some submissions?
Lynch has the hooks in. MacKenzie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lynch looking to break MacKenzie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. MacKenzie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lynch will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Lynch is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. MacKenzie defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacKenzie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lynch's arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKenzie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
MacKenzie is trying to escape the mount.
MacKenzie looks gassed!
Lynch dominating with strikes here.
Lynch has control of MacKenzie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and MacKenzie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lynch breaks from MacKenzie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
MacKenzie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lynch wants to finish this one by submission but MacKenzie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lynch.
Lynch wants to finish this one by submission but MacKenzie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lynch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
MacKenzie is trying desperately to improve position.
Lynch fails to advance to MacKenzie's back.
MacKenzie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lynch prevents MacKenzie from improving his position.
MacKenzie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacKenzie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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!
MacKenzie keeping full guard, as Lynch tries to pass.
Lynch drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Lynch as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! MacKenzie screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Lynch! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jiles Lynch!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Marcel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurgen Lythjohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcel comes to the cage accompanied by city of angels. Lythjohan has chosen The Worm by Audioslave as his entrance music. Jurgen Lythjohan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesse Marcel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Marcel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jurgen Lythjohan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lythjohan forces Marcel back against the cage and clinches.
Marcel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcel throws a punch but it's blocked by Lythjohan.
Marcel tries to work over Lythjohan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lythjohan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lythjohan shoots in and bounces Marcel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lythjohan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marcel is keeping the position for now.
Marcel keeping moving, preventing Lythjohan from controlling successfully.
Marcel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marcel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lythjohan trying to hold on to Marcel's head to control him but Marcel postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcel controlling the action here.
Lythjohan is trying to maintain the position but Marcel is very close to passing his half guard.
Marcel is looking to take a break and control but Lythjohan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lythjohan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Marcel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lythjohan on the ground.
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.
Marcel thows a huge punch but Lythjohan dodges it nicely.
Marcel trying to control the action but Lythjohan is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lythjohan throws a head kick but Marcel moves out of range.
Lythjohan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lythjohan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marcel as he jumps to the side.
Marcel misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Marcel.
Lythjohan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marcel tries to avoid it but Lythjohan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marcel to the ground. Marcel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jesse Marcel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurgen Lythjohan.
Lythjohan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marcel as he jumps to the side.
Lythjohan looks gassed!
Marcel tries to clinch there but Lythjohan circles away.
Lythjohan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcel tries a head kick but it misses.
Lythjohan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marcel. Marcel obviously looking to wear him down.
Marcel throws a sloppy head kick
and Lythjohan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marcel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lythjohan is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lythjohan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marcel defends it well.
Lythjohan is looking for a kimura but Marcel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lythjohan to get the leverage.
Lythjohan seems to be working for a kimura but Marcel defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marcel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lythjohan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marcel is staying active underneath Lythjohan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lythjohan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lythjohan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcel's head.
Lythjohan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marcel is defending against the submission attempts here by Lythjohan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcel moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurgen Lythjohan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marcel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marcel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lythjohan closes the distance but Marcel moves to the side
and Marcel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marcel.
Lythjohan wants to get back to striking at distance but Marcel won't allow it.
Marcel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Marcel.
Lythjohan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marcel's waist but Marcel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lythjohan off to one side.
Lythjohan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Marcel misses.
Lythjohan is breathing heavily.
Marcel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jesse Marcel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurgen Lythjohan.
Lythjohan shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcel tries to sprawl out of it but Lythjohan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marcel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcel looks to land a right hand but Lythjohan moved out of range.
Marcel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lythjohan misses with a takedown
and Marcel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marcel tries a head kick but it misses.
Marcel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lythjohan fails with the takedown
and Marcel moves into the clinch.
Marcel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marcel tries to throw a body punch but Lythjohan avoids it by throwing Marcel back against the cage.
Lythjohan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Marcel can't fight it off and eventually Lythjohan manages to take the fight to the floor. Marcel looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lythjohan trying to control but Marcel is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lythjohan tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcel is retaining full guard.
Lythjohan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marcel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lythjohan, into his guard.
Marcel thows a big elbow that misses.
Lythjohan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lythjohan wriggles free and stands up.
Lythjohan misses with a takedown
and Marcel counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcel tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Marcel.
Lythjohan avoids the head kick by Marcel.
Lythjohan shoots and misses
and Marcel moves into the clinch.
Marcel lands a body shot.
Marcel breaks from the clinch.
Marcel misses with a low kick.
Marcel tries a head kick but it misses.
Marcel throws a nice head kick!
Lythjohan shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcel tries to sprawl out of it but Lythjohan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marcel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jurgen Lythjohan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lythjohan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marcel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lythjohan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lythjohan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marcel sprawls well initially but Lythjohan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lythjohan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marcel defends it well.
Marcel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lythjohan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marcel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lythjohan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marcel tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lythjohan.
Lythjohan gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Marcel dominated that second 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!
Lythjohan misses with a takedown attempt
and Marcel counters with a flying knee that drops Lythjohan!
Lythjohan is rocked!
Marcel trying to control the position from guard on top but Lythjohan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marcel tries to free his leg and advance position but Lythjohan is retaining full guard.
Marcel wants to stand and escape but instead Lythjohan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Marcel can't keep his opponent in guard - Lythjohan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lythjohan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marcel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcel throws a right hand that Lythjohan ducks under and follows up with a left that Lythjohan also avoids with ease.
Lythjohan blocks a head kick by Marcel.
A head kick misses from Marcel.
Lythjohan moves into the clinch.
Lythjohan lands a takedown into guard.
Marcel keeping full guard, as Lythjohan tries to pass.
Marcel keeping moving, preventing Lythjohan from controlling successfully.
Lythjohan is pushing down on Marcel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marcel is fighting to maintain full guard but Lythjohan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lythjohan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lythjohan is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lythjohan is tying to control. Marcel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lythjohan is looking for a kimura but Marcel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lythjohan to get the leverage.
Marcel trying to control from the bottom.
Lythjohan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Marcel to stand up.
Lythjohan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lythjohan shoots for a double leg takedown but Marcel sprawls well. He's pushed Lythjohan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jesse Marcel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurgen Lythjohan.
Lythjohan shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcel tries to sprawl out of it but Lythjohan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marcel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lythjohan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marcel counters by moving into the clinch.
Marcel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marcel can't find room to land a body shot as Lythjohan controls the action.
Marcel misses with a punch to the body.
Marcel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marcel.
A short uppercut from Marcel.
Marcel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcel is looking to break free of the clinch but Lythjohan has double underhooks.
Lythjohan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marcel swings wildly with an uppercut but Lythjohan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcel throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marcel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcel tries to throw a body punch but Lythjohan avoids it by throwing Marcel back against the cage.
Marcel throws a punch but it's blocked by Lythjohan.
Marcel throws a punch but it's blocked by Lythjohan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marcel.
Marcel misses with a body punch.
Lythjohan jumps guard and drags Marcel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Marcel stopping the sweep attempt from Lythjohan.
Marcel wants to control from the top but Lythjohan keeps moving.
Marcel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lythjohan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lythjohan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lythjohan!
Marcel looks to move to half guard but instead Lythjohan has passed into mount! Damn!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jurgen Lythjohan.
I think Lythjohan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jurgen Lythjohan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Pigman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samson comes to the cage accompanied by Moby Dick. Ron Pigman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brock Samson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Pigman!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pigman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samson misses with a head kick.
Pigman shoots in looking for a takedown. Samson tries to sprawl out of it but Pigman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Samson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Samson throws a head kick but Pigman moves out of range.
Pigman throws a right and a left that Samson avoids nicely.
Pigman clinches up against the cage.
Samson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pigman breaks the clinch.
Samson dodges the punch combination from Pigman.
Pigman throws a head kick but Samson moves out of range.
Samson cracks Pigman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Samson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pigman to stand back up!
It looks like Ron Pigman has been cut.
Samson throws a lazy head kick
and Pigman counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pigman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Samson can't find room to land a body shot as Pigman controls the action.
Samson looking to slow down the pace here.
Pigman breaks from the clinch.
Pigman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pigman.
Samson is rocked!
It looks like Brock Samson has been cut.
Pigman has managed to clinch.
Oh Samson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pigman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pigman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Samson swivels and escapes.
Samson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samson tries to clinch
and Pigman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Samson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigman wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
Pigman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Samson dives on top into guard.
Samson seems to have got his legs back now.
Pigman looks gassed!
Pigman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Samson has passed into side control.
Pigman is trying to control Samson's posture but Samson avoids it.
Pigman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pigman is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Samson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pigman is bucking up trying to escape but Samson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pigman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigman is looking to get to half guard.
Pigman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pigman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pigman tries to hold on but Samson postures up.
Pigman tries to reverse the position but Samson maintains control.
Pigman holds of for dear life.
Pigman is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pigman tries to lock up and control but Samson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Samson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pigman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pigman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pigman regains half guard.
Pigman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Samson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Samson's back!
Pigman struggling to keep hold of the position.
Samson turns into Pigman and is now in his guard.
Pigman is controlling Samson's posture.
Samson wants to pass the guard but Pigman is keeping the position.
Pigman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson darts in trying to clinch
and Pigman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brock Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pigman slips under a jab.
Samson throws a head kick that misses.
Samson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pigman.
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pigman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samson tries to clinch but Pigman is having none of it.
Pigman throws a nice looking combination but Samson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Samson.
Samson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pigman sprawling to the canvas! Pigman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Samson finish him?!
That has opened up Ron Pigman's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samson fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Pigman out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Brock Samson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noah King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Killing in the name. Vito Anello 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noah King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Anello!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anello manages to avoid it.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anello closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
King wants to get back to full guard.
King gets full guard.
Anello is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! King is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! King has escaped and now he's on top!
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Anello throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anello wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
King decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
King gets a clinch.
Anello changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anello misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anello but Anello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King clinches up against the cage.
King throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King prevents Anello from breaking the clinch.
Anello tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anello wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anello wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anello.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King scores a nice knee to the body.
Anello wants to break free but King has control.
Anello takes a knee right on the jaw!
King is breathing heavily.
Anello goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
Noah King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vito Anello.
Anello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anello wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
King has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Anello uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Anello is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. King Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Anello's back instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Anello has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
I really don't envy Anello right now.
King is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Anello has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but King has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Anello taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. King doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Noah King!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Terranova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Moon!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova tries to close the distance and clinch but Moon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moon lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Terranova sprawling to the canvas. Moon follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Terranova hang on?
Terranova is rocked!
It looks like Antonio Terranova has been cut.
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!
Terranova looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oh Terranova is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Terranova wants to get back to full guard.
Moon stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Terranova seems to have got his legs back now.
Terranova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terranova drives through and clinches with Moon against the cage.
Terranova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moon.
Terranova misses with a knee strike.
Terranova lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Keith Moon has been cut.
Moon has had enough of the clinch but Terranova keeps him there for the moment.
Terranova tries to land a knee to the head but Moon blocks with his arms.
Moon stops a takedown attempt from Terranova.
Moon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terranova is looking to clinch.
Moon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terranova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terranova dodges the punch combination from Moon.
Moon keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Terranova throws a leg kick but Moon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Terranova wants to clinch up but Moon keeps it at a distance.
Terranova has taken the fight to the clinch.
Terranova tries a knee to the head but Moon blocks it.
Terranova is breathing heavily.
Terranova scores a nice knee to the body.
Moon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terranova tries to score a body lock takedown but Moon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Terranova tries a knee to the head but Moon blocks it.
Terranova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moon has had enough of the clinch but Terranova keeps him there for the moment.
Moon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Terranova keeps control of Moon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Terranova scores with a knee to the head.
Moon wants to get back to striking at distance but Terranova won't allow it.
Moon has had enough of the clinch but Terranova keeps him there for the moment.
Terranova is trying to maintain a safe position but Moon gets an underhook and turns Terranova into the cage.
Terranova using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moon tries to break the clinch but Terranova is controlling the position.
Terranova unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Terranova scores with a knee to the head.
Terranova lands a knee to the head.
Moon is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terranova unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moon can't break the clinch.
Moon has had enough of the clinch but Terranova keeps him there for the moment.
Terranova tries to land a knee to the head but Moon blocks with his arms.
Terranova crunches a lovely knee into Moon's ribcage.
Moon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terranova has him pressed against the cage.
Terranova tries a knee to the head but Moon blocks it.
Terranova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Terranova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terranova scores a nice knee to the body.
Moon can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Terranova using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terranova tries to land knees in the clinch but Moon avoids the damage to the body.
Terranova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Terranova tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moon can't break the clinch.
Terranova tries to stall but Moon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Terranova scores with a knee to the head.
Terranova crunches a lovely knee into Moon's ribcage.
Terranova successfully pulls guard.
Terranova has his foot on Moon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moon works his way back into a safe position though.
Moon trying to control the position from guard on top but Terranova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moon wants to stand but Terranova is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova working for a triangle but Moon defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Terranova is looking for a triangle but Moon pushes his legs off easily.
Moon wants to get up but he can't break Terranova's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Terranova wants to sweep here but Moon controlling him for the moment.
Moon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Terranova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Terranova pushes a forearm under Moon's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Moon is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Terranova!
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