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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kal El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kal El has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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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, Kal El!
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, Jack Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a hook but El blocks it.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin 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.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and El moves out of range easily.
Griffin lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Kal El has been cut.
El tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by El.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Griffin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
El is rocked!
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Oh El is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
El falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a single leg into guard. El didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El working a defensive guard but Griffin passes into half guard.
Griffin prevents El from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
El looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Griffin winds up and cracks El with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
El is trying to control but Griffin manages to pass to mount!
El seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin controlling from the full mount.
El gets back to half guard.
Griffin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Griffin trying to control but El is working from the bottom.
Griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but El is retaining full guard.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
El has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griffin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Griffin wants to control from the top but El keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin controlling from the top position.
Griffin is fighting to break El's control of his arms but El is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Griffin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of El's head.
Griffin postures up.
Griffin is pushing down on El's leg trying to pass to half guard. El is fighting to maintain full guard but Griffin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Griffin is trying to control the action in half guard but El is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Griffin throwing shots but El is blocking nicely.
El is trying to stand.
El is refusing to be controlled, as Griffin sits in half guard.
El keeping control of the position.
El blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Griffin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
El is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
El throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kal El's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
El fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
El avoids the head kick by Griffin.
El has his takedown stuffed
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by El as he connects with a hook.
Kal El is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Griffin throws a hook but El blocks it.
El takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El moves away.
Griffin lands a glancing blow to the side of El's head.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
El shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin misses with a jab to the body
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
El shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal El. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and El counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Griffin! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kal El!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Casparone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Aylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casparone comes into the arena with Smack my bitch up blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alfredo Casparone!
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, Phil Aylor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Casparone does no damage.
Casparone misses with a double jab.
Casparone lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Aylor falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alfredo Casparone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Houston told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Smith!
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, Hank Houston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith throws a jab when Houston was well out of range.
Houston fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a combination
and Houston counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houston.
Smith throws a jab when Houston was well out of range.
Houston throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Houston misses with a straight right.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Houston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Steve Smith has been cut.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Houston tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Houston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Houston misses.
Smith is looking to slow Houston down with leg kicks.
Hank Houston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Houston misses with a series of wild punches.
Houston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Houston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith moves away from the strike by Houston.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Houston's head back.
Houston misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Houston.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Houston's head but Houston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Houston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Houston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Houston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Houston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Houston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Houston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Houston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Houston looks gassed!
Houston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Houston as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Houston.
Houston moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Houston counters with a left to the body.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Houston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Houston sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston is trying to stand.
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Houston is looking to improve his position.
Houston won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Houston trying to control from the bottom.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Houston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
An inside leg kick from Houston misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Smith fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Houston wants to get back to his feet but Smith drags him back down.
Smith throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Smith has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Houston!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Houston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Houston throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Houston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Houston won't be happy with that.
Houston wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Houston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Houston regains half guard there - taking advantage of Smith's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Houston pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Houston is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith winds up and cracks Houston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Houston taking shots to the head.
Smith 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.
Smith tries to control but Houston wriggling away.
The referee warns Houston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Houston but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Houston can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith breaks from Houston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Houston wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
The referee warns Houston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Houston is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Houston is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Houston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Houston for as long as he can get away with.
Houston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Houston is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Houston really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Houston looks a forlorn figure.
Houston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Houston looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith is looking to chop away at Houston's legs.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Houston's head but Houston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Houston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Houston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith throws a right hand that Houston ducks under and follows up with a left that Houston also avoids with ease.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Houston misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Houston throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Houston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Houston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Houston on the side of the head.
Houston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith moves out of range as Houston strikes.
Houston throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houston.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Houston misses the shot to the body.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Houston sprawls well.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Houston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Houston throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Houston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Houston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Houston.
Hank Houston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith looks for a takedown but Houston sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houston lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Houston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Houston.
Smith avoids the body shot from Houston.
Houston looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Houston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Houston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith won't allow Houston to get back to his feet.
Smith 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.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Houston keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Houston wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Steve Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Houston to get back to his feet.
Houston looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Houston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Houston throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Houston throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Houston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Houston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Houston staying out of range there.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Houston off the cage and back into rage.
Smith throws a right and a left that Houston avoids nicely.
Hank Houston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Houston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Houston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Sontag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sontag is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Audioslave-like a stone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Sontag!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sontag throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens moves forwards but Sontag connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stevens throws a right hand that Sontag ducks under and follows up with a left that Sontag also avoids with ease.
Sontag fails to land the takedown.
Sontag shoots in looking for a takedown. Stevens tries to sprawl out of it but Sontag keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stevens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sontag is trying to get back to full guard.
Stevens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sontag wants to get back to full guard.
Sontag is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stevens tries to pass to full mount but Sontag defends it.
Stevens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sontag is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stevens's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stevens's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sontag throwing damaging strikes from the back! Stevens could be in trouble here!
Sontag lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Stevens hold on?!
Stevens showing good submission defense here.
Sontag scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Sontag doesn't have the hooks in and Stevens manages to turn into his guard.
Sontag lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevens!
Stevens bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Stevens looking to pass the guard.
Stevens stopping the sweep attempt from Sontag.
Stevens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control but Sontag is working from the bottom.
Sontag tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stevens forces his way into half guard.
Sontag is pressing down on Stevens's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sontag swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sontag lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevens!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sontag is landing with some decent strikes but Stevens is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sontag landing shots from mount.
Sontag raining down shots from the mount!
Stevens is rocked!
BOOM! Sontag connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Stevens is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevens takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sontag's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Sontag!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dooog Partaaay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Smack My BitchUp. Dooog Partaaay has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dooog Partaaay!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Partaaay tries a head kick but it misses.
Partaaay shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Partaaay was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sackett working to try and regain half guard.
Partaaay looking to finish Sackett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sackett!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Partaaay lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Sackett that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sackett is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Partaaay.
Oh Sackett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sackett is squirming around, avoiding Partaaay's attempts to control the action.
Partaaay unloading with bombs!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Partaaay! Sackett is hurt baaadly! Partaaay is firing away with more strikes - Sackett is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dooog Partaaay!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lex Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Thrasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Luthor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Money. Lex Luthor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lex Luthor!
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, Jim Thrasher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrasher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luthor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thrasher to the mat! Thrasher manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luthor stays in close to Thrasher's body and controls the position.
Thrasher working a defensive guard here.
Luthor 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luthor stops Thrasher from standing up.
Luthor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Luthor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thrasher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luthor is working hard here to advance position.
Luthor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Luthor stands up from Thrasher's guard - Luthor perhaps looking for a knockout.
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.
Thrasher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thrasher throws a series of punches but Luthor moves out of range.
Thrasher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luthor.
Luthor rushes Thrasher and presses him up against the cage.
Luthor manages to pull guard.
Thrasher thows a big elbow that misses.
Thrasher tries to stand but Luthor is controlling from the bottom.
Luthor keeping moving, preventing Thrasher from controlling successfully.
Luthor looking for a sweep. Not yet Luthor, not yet.
Luthor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrasher trying to control the position from guard on top but Luthor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrasher preventing the sweep.
Luthor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thrasher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luthor pushes Thrasher up against the cage in a clinch.
Luthor connects with a knee to the head.
Thrasher wants to break free but Luthor has control.
Luthor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luthor checks the leg kick nicely there.
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.
Thrasher tries to bum rush Luthor with a series of wild strikes but Luthor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luthor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thrasher is fending him off so far but Luthor persists. Nope, Thrasher circles away and we're back to standing.
Thrasher attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thrasher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thrasher throws a nice looking combination but Luthor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luthor takes the fight into the clinch.
Luthor lands a nice elbow.
Luthor has picked Thrasher up - he's going for a ride! Luthor dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Luthor decides to stand and escape the position.
Thrasher clinches but Luthor breaks the clinch
and Luthor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Luthor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Luthor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Luthor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Luthor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thrasher tries to bum rush Luthor with a series of wild strikes but Luthor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thrasher closes the distance looking to clinch
so Luthor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Luthor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Thrasher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luthor is one step ahead there.
Luthor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thrasher's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrasher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thrasher throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Thrasher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Luthor controls the pace.
Thrasher keeping moving, preventing Luthor from controlling successfully.
Thrasher wants to stand and escape but Luthor is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thrasher stuffs the takedown attempt from Luthor. Luthor gets slowly back to his feet.
Thrasher throws a combination that misses
and Luthor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thrasher wants to get back to his feet.
Thrasher is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Thrasher is breathing heavily.
Luthor content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrasher wants to get back to his feet.
Luthor is controlling the pace.
Thrasher has a hand on Luthor's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Luthor takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luthor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Luthor prevents Thrasher from getting the reversal.
Lex Luthor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luthor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thrasher is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Luthor controlling the position easily from mount.
Luthor landing strikes from the mount and Thrasher is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luthor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Lex Luthor just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thrasher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lex Luthor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luthor has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lex Luthor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrasher throws a nice looking combination but Luthor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luthor feints and as Thrasher raises his hands in defense, Luthor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Luthor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Luthor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Luthor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Luthor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thrasher swivels and escapes.
Thrasher throws a nice looking combination but Luthor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thrasher misses with the combination.
Thrasher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luthor counters with a single leg into guard. Thrasher didn't expect that.
Luthor passes Thrasher's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Luthor trying to pass the guard but Thrasher defending well.
Luthor is controlling the pace.
Thrasher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrasher looking for submissions off his back.
Thrasher wants to get back to his feet.
Thrasher has hold of Luthor's hands but Luthor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Luthor seems content to control.
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.
Thrasher is looking for a sweep. Luthor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Luthor lands a nice short elbow.
Luthor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thrasher is trying to stand up here but Luthor is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrasher is looking for a sweep. Luthor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luthor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Luthor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thrasher for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Lex Luthor just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Luthor fails with the takedown.
Thrasher misses with a double jab
and Luthor counters by clinching up.
Luthor pulls guard successfully.
Luthor pulls Thrasher in close to prevent any damage.
Luthor is trying to control the position but Thrasher postures up.
Luthor wants to sweep here but Thrasher controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrasher wants to get up but he can't break Luthor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Luthor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Luthor has his hands on Thrasher's head, controlling the position.
Thrasher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Luthor lands a head kick!
Jim Thrasher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thrasher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Luthor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lex Luthor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luthor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lex Luthor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Todd Gunther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lady Penitent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunther's entrance music is Common - Make My Day. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd Gunther!
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, Lady Penitent!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Gunther, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunther throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Gunther.
A head kick misses from Gunther.
Gunther throws a right and a left that Penitent avoids nicely.
Gunther moves into the clinch.
Gunther looking to throw knees to the head but Penitent is blocking nicely.
Gunther landing knees to the head.
Gunther landing knees to the body.
Penitent goes for a takedown attempt but Gunther pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Penitent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunther misses with a body shot.
Gunther fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunther moves in looking to clinch but Penitent pushes him off.
Gunther throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunther pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunther wants to clinch up but Penitent keeps it at a distance.
Penitent avoids a kick to the body.
Gunther throws a head kick but Penitent moves out of range.
Gunther is looking to clinch.
Gunther darts in and clinches Penitent up against the cage.
Penitent tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gunther blocks a body shot from Penitent.
Penitent is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gunther gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Todd Gunther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lady Penitent.
A knee to the head by Gunther.
Penitent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunther's elbow.
Gunther prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gunther tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penitent tries to pull guard but Gunther won't allow it.
Gunther working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunther avoiding damage.
Penitent tries to pull guard but Gunther holds him up against the cage and eventually Penitent drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penitent misses with a punch to the body.
Gunther using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gunther stalling in the clinch but Penitent improves position.
Penitent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gunther fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Penitent looks gassed!
Gunther tries to bum rush Penitent with a series of wild strikes but Penitent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todd Gunther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penitent avoids the body shot from Gunther.
Gunther misses with a wild body shot.
Gunther throws a head kick that misses.
Gunther throws and low kick but Penitent moves out of range easily.
Gunther misses with a body kick.
Gunther throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunther looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penitent closes the distance and clinches.
Gunther misses with a knee strike.
Penitent tries to pull guard but Gunther holds him up against the cage and eventually Penitent drops back down to his feet.
Penitent misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gunther just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penitent's brow.
Penitent managing to block the knees to the body from Gunther.
Penitent has Gunther pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Penitent pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gunther tumbling to the mat - Penitent dives into Gunther's guard.
Gunther seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penitent tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunther is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunther with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Penitent can't handle though.
Gunther keeping moving, preventing Penitent from controlling successfully.
Penitent postures up.
Gunther looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penitent is one step ahead there.
Gunther pulls Penitent in to control the position.
Gunther looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penitent shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Penitent was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gunther is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Gunther dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gunther wants to clinch
and Penitent counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gunther wants to get back to his feet but Penitent is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gunther escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penitent gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Penitent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunther is keeping the position for now.
Gunther looking to control.
Gunther wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Penitent is now in half guard.
Gunther makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gunther.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penitent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunther is keeping the position for now.
Penitent 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gunther is on top in guard.
Penitent looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gunther has picked Penitent up and slammed him! Penitent can't keep hold of the triangle and Gunther manages to pass to side control!
Gunther working away.
Penitent taking a bit of punishment here - Gunther scoring with strikes.
Penitent tries to bench press Gunther off him but Gunther keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penitent stops Gunther from passing to mount.
Gunther wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penitent keeps working.
Penitent taking a bit of punishment here - Gunther scoring with strikes.
Gunther misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here as Gunther stalls from top position.
Gunther trying to control the action but Penitent is working from the bottom.
Gunther is really struggling to control Penitent but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gunther loads up on a big right hand but Penitent slips the punch.
Penitent is looking to clinch but Gunther is avoiding it.
Gunther misses with a straight right.
Gunther scores with a nice strike.
Penitent doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunther circles away.
Gunther punishes Penitent's body with a nice straight punch.
Gunther plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No luck for Penitent with that takedown attempt.
Gunther tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunther clinches but Penitent breaks the clinch
and Penitent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunther tries to land a front kick but Penitent steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gunther tries to clinch but Penitent moves away
and Penitent counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gunther.
Gunther tries to land a knee to the head but Penitent blocks with his arms.
Gunther with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penitent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Penitent jumps guard but Gunther stands there with Penitent around his waist. Penitent gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Todd Gunther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lady Penitent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gunther just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penitent's brow.
Gunther misses with a knee strike.
Gunther misses with an elbow over the top.
Penitent is trying to trip Gunther. He has hold of a leg but Gunther is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Penitent persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gunther looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Penitent puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lady Penitent will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Penitent shoots in but no luck this time.
Gunther wants to clinch
and Penitent counters by moving into the clinch.
Gunther landing knees to the head.
Penitent tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gunther smiles and moves away.
Penitent sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Penitent circles away from the clinch attempt
and Penitent counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gunther won't be happy with that.
Gunther gets back to half guard.
Gunther trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penitent is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gunther manages to get to full guard.
Gunther thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penitent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penitent content to stall in guard here.
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.
Gunther manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penitent manages to get himself to full guard.
Penitent being controlled here, momentarily.
Lady Penitent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gunther being controlled here momentarily.
Penitent trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunther stays in close to Penitent's body and controls the position.
Gunther postures up.
Gunther looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Penitent is trying to keep Gunther in close.
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.
Gunther trying to control the position from guard on top but Penitent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penitent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penitent working for a triangle but Gunther defends it easily.
Penitent being controlled here, momentarily.
Gunther wants to control from the top but Penitent keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lady Penitent.
I think Penitent 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lady Penitent!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Mcgiven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaruis Jerome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome has chosen ILL BILL ft. IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE & MAX CAVALERA - "War Is My Destiny" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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21
207 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Mcgiven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaruis Jerome!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerome fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jerome throws a series of punches but Mcgiven avoids them all with ease.
Jerome tries to clinch up but Mcgiven circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcgiven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jerome.
Jerome tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Jerome.
Jerome looks to land a right hand but Mcgiven moved out of range.
Jerome tries to clinch there but Mcgiven circles away.
Mcgiven shoots in and drives through. Jerome sprawls well.
Mcgiven dodges the punch combination from Jerome.
Mcgiven scores with a takedown into Jerome's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgiven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jerome is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerome preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mcgiven won't allow Jerome to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jerome is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jerome throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jerome wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jerome looks to land a combination but Mcgiven avoids it well.
Jerome rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcgiven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jerome looks gassed!
Mcgiven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Mcgiven with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Mcgiven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jerome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jerome throws a left that rocks Mcgiven and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jerome dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Mcgiven regain composure!
Mcgiven is rocked!
It looks like Roger Mcgiven has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgiven takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oh Mcgiven is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcgiven tries to improve position but can't.
Jerome connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mcgiven some visible discomfort.
Mcgiven tries to bench press Jerome off him but Jerome keeps the position.
Jerome working the head and body with strikes.
Jerome really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcgiven. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcgiven is trying to improve his position.
Jerome working the head with strikes.
Mcgiven is looking to regain half guard here but Jerome keeps moving and retains side control.
Mcgiven seems to have got his legs back now.
Jerome takes a little break here. Mcgiven wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mcgiven tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jerome wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mcgiven manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mcgiven taking some punishment here, with Jerome in his half guard.
Mcgiven is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jerome's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jerome's back!
Jerome grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Mcgiven looking for the RNC.
Mcgiven sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Jerome taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roger Mcgiven!
Roger Mcgiven is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Edel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Alexis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alexis's choice of entrance music: For those about to Rock by AC/DC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Edel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Alexis!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexis tries to clinch but Edel moves out of range.
Edel misses with a two punch combination.
Alexis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Edel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Edel passes to full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alexis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Edel is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Alexis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alexis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edel is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Alexis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Edel misses with a head shot.
Alexis is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Edel locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Alexis is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Edel!
Paulo Edel retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack murl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanchez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill - Tequila Sunrise. The crowd seem to be enjoying murl's choice of entrance music: Can't be touched. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jack murl!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but murl sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
murl avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
murl doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
murl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
murl throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Jesus Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - murl sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez tries to work over murl's front leg with a kick but murl checks it.
Sanchez works over murl's head and body with a nice combination.
murl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but murl won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez avoiding damage as murl throws knees to the body.
murl tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. murl just stands there and leans against the cage.
murl tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but murl has double underhooks.
Sanchez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but murl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
murl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but murl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
jack murl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
murl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez scores with a push kick.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
murl misses with a straight right.
murl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
A head kick misses from murl.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanchez trying to control the action but murl is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on murl's face as Sanchez controls the position.
Sanchez trying to control the position but murl is working away.
murl is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but murl is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
murl tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
murl is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sanchez breaks from murl's wrist control and lands an elbow.
murl holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sanchez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sanchez looking to control but murl is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
murl wants to get back to his feet.
murl taking shots to the head.
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.
murl is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
Sanchez working for a submission but murl is keeping him at bay.
Sanchez won't let murl get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
murl blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
murl shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but murl shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by murl.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from murl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
murl stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from murl as Sanchez shoots in.
murl on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but murl avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as murl throws out the jab.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says murl as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts murl as he jumps to the side.
murl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
murl drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
murl landing knees to the body.
murl has Sanchez pressed against the cage.
murl landing knees to the body.
murl prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez letting murl take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
murl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
murl lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
murl lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from murl.
murl throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
murl missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
murl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
and murl counters with a solid body kick.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
murl plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
murl lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has murl pinned against the cage. murl gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
murl misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and murl counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
murl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. murl doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from murl misses.
Sanchez lands with a hook. murl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to murl's body. murl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
murl moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
murl is rocked!
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. murl tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. murl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
murl is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? murl is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, murl circles away and we're back to standing.
murl seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by murl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
murl moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
murl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
murl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez successfully pulls guard.
Sanchez is looking for a triangle but murl pushes his legs off easily.
murl won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
murl would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
murl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jack murl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but murl swivels and escapes.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through murl's defenses.
murl rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
murl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Knees to the body from murl.
murl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
murl gets underhooks to prevent Sanchez's takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from murl.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
murl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
murl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
murl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
murl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
murl stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for murl.
murl lands a knee to the body.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. murl just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from murl.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. murl just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanchez drags the fight down to the ground.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. murl manages to get himself to full guard.
murl wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
Sanchez moves nicely into side control.
murl on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but murl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sanchez lands a few punches from side control.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sanchez trying to control the position but murl is working away.
murl managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
murl takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez prevents murl from escaping the position.
Sanchez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sanchez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
murl throws a nice head kick!
murl scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanchez lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. murl is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but murl keeps moving.
murl has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanchez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
murl connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but jack murl just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
murl looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Nice sprawl there from murl as Sanchez shoots in.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Jesus Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
murl defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
murl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
jack murl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on murl's shoulder, as murl tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts murl as he jumps to the side.
murl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a body punch but murl moves out of range.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but murl moved away.
murl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
murl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by murl.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? murl is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, murl circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez shoots in but murl avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but murl moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez throws a body kick the misses
and murl counters with a stiff right hand.
murl slips under a jab.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
murl wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
murl keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as murl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but murl is working from the bottom.
murl wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
murl has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanchez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as murl backs up against the cage.
murl takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
murl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and murl counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
murl tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and murl counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but murl circles away easily
and murl counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by murl.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but murl moves out of range.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
murl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A shot to de liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
murl throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jack murl dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
murl tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but murl is having none of it.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but murl won't allow it.
murl wants to stand back up but Sanchez manages to pass into side control.
murl is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sanchez trying to control the position but murl is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by murl, who protects the arm well.
Sanchez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
murl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles murl. murl circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A choreographed right hand from murl misses the target.
Sanchez tries to bum rush murl with a series of wild strikes but murl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
murl is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
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.
murl closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Sanchez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics murl uses from the top position.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead murl passes into side control.
murl has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and murl moves out of range easily.
murl tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
murl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and murl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
murl misses with a hook.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps murl's head backwards.
murl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and murl makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sanchez really felt that one!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
murl avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
murl throws a big shot that misses.
murl avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles murl. murl circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
murl dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
murl closes the distance and clinches.
Jesus Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. murl gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
murl lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from murl.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
murl is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Sanchez - that landed with a thud.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
murl is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns murl into the cage.
Sanchez stalling against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
murl trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
murl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. murl smiles and moves away.
murl closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to jack murl.
I think murl 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jack murl!
jack murl is the new bantamweight champion!
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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