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HBFC 2: The Takeover PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reynolds's choice of entrance music: Lights Out - Bobby Light. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Lilke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reynolds counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lilke is trying to push Reynolds away but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lilke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reynolds counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice elbow from Reynolds.
A frustrated look appears on Lilke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lilke tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
Reynolds is stalling here.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Lilke's ribcage.
Reynolds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reynolds lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reynolds.
Lilke is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reynolds was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Reynolds controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Reynolds landing shots from mount.
Reynolds controlling from mount.
Reynolds lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lilke hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lilke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lilke is in a horrible position here. Reynolds smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reynolds connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds cracks Lilke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reynolds dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds breaks from Lilke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lilke is rocked!
Reynolds is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Lilke goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Reynolds!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Niko Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gebhuza Baba Hamidou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Chikatilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chikatilo has chosen Love? as his entrance music. Andrei Chikatilo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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156 lbs
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gebhuza Baba Hamidou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Chikatilo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamidou tries for a takedown but Chikatilo circles away easily
and Chikatilo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A lazy left from Chikatilo finds it's target.
Chikatilo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamidou.
Hamidou misses with a takedown
and Chikatilo counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Gebhuza Baba Hamidou has been cut.
Hamidou has his takedown stuffed
and Chikatilo counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gebhuza Baba Hamidou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamidou swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chikatilo counters with a left to the body.
Hamidou is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chikatilo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Hamidou misses.
Chikatilo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chikatilo lands in his opponent's guard.
Chikatilo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamidou keeping full guard, as Chikatilo tries to pass.
Chikatilo has gone for a leg lock! Hamidou slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chikatilo's guard.
Chikatilo is looking to stand up but Hamidou isn't so interested in that idea.
Chikatilo wants to sweep here but Hamidou controlling him for the moment.
Hamidou tries to free his leg and advance position but Chikatilo is retaining full guard.
Chikatilo wants to stand and escape but Hamidou is having none of it.
Chikatilo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chikatilo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chikatilo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Hamidou won't allow Chikatilo to sweep him here.
Hamidou engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hamidou trying to control but Chikatilo is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hamidou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hamidou tries to free his leg and advance position but Chikatilo is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chikatilo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamidou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamidou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chikatilo is keeping the position for now.
Chikatilo pushes Hamidou off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo throws a big shot that misses.
Hamidou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hamidou slips under a jab from Chikatilo.
Hamidou looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chikatilo wants to sweep but no luck.
Hamidou trying to control but Chikatilo is working from the bottom.
Chikatilo wants to sweep but no luck.
Chikatilo trying to control the position.
Chikatilo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrei Chikatilo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hamidou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chikatilo on the side of the head.
It looks like Andrei Chikatilo has been cut.
Hamidou throws a sloppy body shot
and Chikatilo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hamidou's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamidou keeping moving, preventing Chikatilo from controlling successfully.
Chikatilo has gone for a leg lock! Hamidou slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chikatilo's guard.
Hamidou drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hamidou jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chikatilo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamidou thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Chikatilo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chikatilo avoids the body shot from Hamidou.
Chikatilo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hamidou gets the takedown into side control.
Hamidou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chikatilo keeps working.
Chikatilo taking a bit of punishment here - Hamidou scoring with strikes.
Hamidou is chipping away with strikes.
Hamidou creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chikatilo is looking to reverse the position.
Chikatilo prevents Hamidou from improving position.
Hamidou landing a few strikes.
Hamidou grinds an elbow into Chikatilo's temple.
Hamidou landing a few strikes.
Hamidou looks up at the clock and then as Chikatilo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamidou smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatilo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chikatilo is trying to control but can't.
Hamidou is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamidou wants to control but Chikatilo is keeping him busy.
Hamidou is looking to advance position but Chikatilo won't allow it.
Hamidou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hamidou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chikatilo defending well though.
Chikatilo moves into full guard.
Hamidou trying to control the position from guard on top but Chikatilo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamidou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Chikatilo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamidou thows a big elbow that misses.
Hamidou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chikatilo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chikatilo wants to sweep but no luck.
Hamidou trying to control but Chikatilo is working from the bottom.
Hamidou advances position into side control!
Chikatilo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hamidou is controlling him well.
Chikatilo is looking to regain half guard here but Hamidou keeps moving and retains side control.
Hamidou landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chikatilo is trying to control Hamidou's posture but Hamidou avoids it.
Hamidou working the ground and pound.
Hamidou lands some shots froms side control.
Chikatilo is trying to get back to his feet.
Hamidou working the ground and pound.
Chikatilo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hamidou in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hamidou in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hamidou is looking to take a break and control but Chikatilo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo is looking to reverse the position.
Hamidou lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chikatilo down.
Hamidou landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chikatilo is looking to reverse the position.
Hamidou is working Chikatilo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chikatilo is looking to regain half guard here but Hamidou keeps moving and retains side control.
Hamidou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chikatilo keeps working.
Hamidou is chipping away with strikes.
Chikatilo struggling a bit here.
Hamidou working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gebhuza Baba Hamidou dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Hamidou blocks the leg kick.
Hamidou's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hamidou duly obliges.
Hamidou closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hamidou in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Hamidou seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hamidou misses with the ground and pound.
Chikatilo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chikatilo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hamidou lands an elbow.
Hamidou 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.
Chikatilo is trying to improve his position.
Gebhuza Baba Hamidou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chikatilo wants to control but Hamidou postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamidou landing strikes.
Hamidou just content to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatilo prevents Hamidou from improving position.
Hamidou trying to control the position but Chikatilo is working away.
Hamidou grinds an elbow into Chikatilo's temple.
Hamidou in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chikatilo tries to improve position but can't.
Chikatilo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hamidou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chikatilo trying to control but Hamidou postures up.
Hamidou not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Hamidou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hamidou is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hamidou lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chikatilo has hold of Hamidou's hands but Hamidou slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hamidou is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chikatilo tries to lock up and control but Hamidou gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chikatilo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hamidou.
Hamidou dominating with strikes here.
Hamidou connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hamidou landing shots from mount.
Chikatilo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hamidou landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidou has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chikatilo's face.
Hamidou lands a big shot there that rocks Chikatilo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hamidou breaks from Chikatilo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chikatilo is trying desperately to improve position.
Hamidou controlling from mount.
BOOM! Hamidou connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hamidou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hamidou lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hamidou with shots to the head and body - Chikatilo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hamidou controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo wants to control but Hamidou is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chikatilo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Hamidou connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hamidou prevents Chikatilo from getting the reversal.
Hamidou scoring with strikes but Chikatilo is staying in there.
Hamidou lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chikatilo is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Hamidou connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chikatilo is squirming around, avoiding Hamidou's attempts to control the action.
Chikatilo tries to hold on but Hamidou postures up.
Hamidou connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gebhuza Baba Hamidou showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hamidou 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gebhuza Baba Hamidou!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pullford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Tolborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolborg has chosen Because I Got High as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Pullford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anders Tolborg!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolborg throws a lazy uppercut
and Pullford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pullford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolborg moves away.
Pullford ducks under a wild hook from Tolborg.
Tolborg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pullford momentarily.
Tolborg throws a right and a left that Pullford avoids nicely.
Pullford walks into a straight right hand from Tolborg.
Pullford moves into the clinch successfully.
Tolborg working aggressively here.
Pullford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tolborg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tolborg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tolborg tries to circle away but Pullford has him pinned against the cage.
Tolborg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pullford misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolborg scores with a shoulder strike.
Tolborg is looking to break free of the clinch but Pullford has double underhooks.
Pullford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tolborg wants to break free but Pullford has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pullford.
Tolborg lands with a left to the head.
Tolborg breaks the clinch.
Tolborg misses with a hook
and Pullford decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tolborg's guard.
Pullford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tolborg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pullford is one step ahead there.
Tolborg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pullford is one step ahead there.
Tolborg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pullford manages to get himself to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tolborg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tolborg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pullford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pullford is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pullford will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pullford is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pullford controlling Tolborg's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg wants to control from the top but Pullford keeps moving.
Pullford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tolborg on the ground.
Pullford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pullford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pullford tries to get out of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pullford is on top in guard.
Tolborg looking to control.
Pullford postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tolborg controls Pullford momentarily but Pullford frees himself.
Pullford trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolborg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolborg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pullford throws and elbow that misses. Tolborg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pullford's guard. Nice move by Tolborg!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pullford has his hands on Tolborg's head, controlling the position.
Tolborg lands a couple of elbows.
Pullford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tolborg is working Pullford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pullford keeping full guard, as Tolborg tries to pass.
Tolborg working some strikes from top position.
Pullford wants to sweep but no luck.
Pullford controls Tolborg momentarily but Tolborg frees himself.
Tolborg throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anders Tolborg will probably get the nod.
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.
Pullford throws a jab when Tolborg was well out of range.
Tolborg lands with a good body shot.
Pullford takes a swing at Tolborg's ribcage but misses.
Pullford wants to clinch up but Tolborg keeps it at a distance.
Pullford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tolborg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pullford in his tracks.
Tolborg misses the jab.
No luck for Pullford with that takedown attempt.
Tolborg with a hook.
Pullford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Pullford misses
and Tolborg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pullford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tolborg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pullford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pullford connects with a body shot that sends Tolborg's belly button to the back.
Tolborg throws an overhand right that lands on Pullford's shoulder, as Pullford tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tolborg.
Tolborg lands a glancing blow to the side of Pullford's head.
Pullford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Pullford.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tolborg, as that shot connected.
Tolborg lands a lovely overhand right.
Pullford misses with a head kick.
Pullford shoots in for a double leg but Tolborg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tolborg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anders Tolborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolborg lands a nice looking body shot.
Tolborg scores with a hook to the body. Pullford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pullford wants to clinch
and Tolborg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anders Tolborg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolborg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tolborg punishes Pullford's body with a nice straight punch.
Pullford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tolborg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Pullford misses with a hook
and Tolborg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pullford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolborg.
Tolborg lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tolborg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pullford tries to clinch up.
Tolborg fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Pullford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pullford is looking to wear down Tolborg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pullford throws a right hand that misses
and Tolborg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tolborg scores with a body shot.
Tolborg loads up on a big right hand but Pullford slips the punch.
Tolborg lands an overhand right.
Tolborg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tolborg lands with a right hand.
Pullford is rocked!
Tolborg lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Pullford falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tolborg dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anders Tolborg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Puhti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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266 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voitto Puhti!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puhti misses with a takedown attempt - Gordon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Puhti looking to score a takedown here. Gordon is defending well but Puhti drives through and ends up in Gordon's guard.
Puhti scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Puhti trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
Puhti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gordon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Puhti is controlling him.
Gordon working a defensive guard here.
Puhti lands a couple of digs.
Puhti preventing the sweep.
Puhti trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gordon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Puhti has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gordon should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Puhti has tightened it up now! Gordon should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Voitto Puhti!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Sacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaspard Noulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Sacks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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136 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Sacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaspard Noulin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Noulin has his takedown stuffed
and Sacks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Noulin won't be happy with that.
Noulin tries to buck Sacks off but Sacks is having none of it.
Noulin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sacks staying calm.
Sacks passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Noulin!
Sacks controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacks with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Sacks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Noulin is looking to escape.
Sacks wants to finish this one by submission but Noulin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sacks.
Sacks sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacks controlling from the full mount.
Sacks working for a guillotine from mount but Noulin is in no mood to give up.
Noulin looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noulin has given up his back.
Noulin trying to control the hands but Sacks breaks the grip.
Sacks is cranking Noulin's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Noulin! He's tightened the choke and Noulin is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jeremy Sacks!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gosha Zeleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Aslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gosha Zeleev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaleb Aslan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeleev fails with the takedown
and Aslan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zeleev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aslan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zeleev thinking.
Aslan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aslan drives through with a takedown into Zeleev's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zeleev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aslan trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeleev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeleev looking for a guillotine here but Aslan defends easily.
Zeleev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeleev looking for a guillotine here but Aslan defends easily.
Zeleev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aslan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zeleev is breathing heavily.
Aslan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zeleev looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Aslan has picked Zeleev up and slammed him! Zeleev can't keep hold of the triangle and Aslan manages to pass to side control!
Aslan scoring with punches from side control.
Zeleev on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zeleev is rocked!
Aslan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zeleev some visible discomfort.
Oh Zeleev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aslan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zeleev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zeleev tries to buck Aslan off but Aslan is having none of it.
Zeleev on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zeleev seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aslan tries for a kimura but Zeleev is defending well.
Aslan decides to stand back up. Aslan steps back and let's Zeleev get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aslan connects with a body shot that sends Zeleev's belly button to the back.
Zeleev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aslan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zeleev under the eye.
Aslan throws a body punch but Zeleev moves out of range.
Aslan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aslan cracks Zeleev with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aslan with a hook.
Aslan misses with an uppercut. Zeleev saw that one coming.
Aslan stuns Zeleev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aslan takes a swing at Zeleev's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Aslan. Those never looked like landing.
Aslan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeleev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aslan throws out the jab.
Aslan is looking to clinch but Zeleev is avoiding it.
Zeleev keeps the fight on the outside.
Aslan lands with a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aslan!
Aslan scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aslan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zeleev moves away from the strike by Aslan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleb Aslan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aslan catches Zeleev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aslan fails to land with a series of punches.
Aslan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zeleev.
Kaleb Aslan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zeleev has his takedown stuffed
and Aslan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zeleev gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Aslan points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Zeleev wakes up just in time to hear Aslan thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaleb Aslan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleveland Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cleveland Brown Rap. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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212 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
18 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aima Hei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cleveland Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick but Hei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hei connects with a looping right hand.
Hei misses with a looping left.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown thows a leg kick but Hei checks it
letting Hei counter with a right hand.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hei counters with an inside leg kick.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown tries to bum rush Hei with a series of wild strikes but Hei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Hei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Hei moves out of range easily.
Cleveland Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Hei misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown wants to slow Hei down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Hei blocks a jab.
Hei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Hei.
Hei misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hei off to one side.
Hei lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown looks for the body kick but Hei saw that one coming.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hei misses with a wild body shot.
Hei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Hei moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei takes one on the button.
A head kick from Hei lands but Brown takes it in his stride.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Hei counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Hei postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hei trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hei throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Hei from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cleveland Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hei is just out of range.
Hei dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Hei's head and hops out.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Hei counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hei is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hei stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hei postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Brown has control of Hei's left arm, preventing Hei from doing any damage.
Hei prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Hei wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Hei 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.
Hei pushing down on Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hei works his way into full mount!
Hei putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hei has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brown's face.
Hei unloads with some shots from mount but Brown bucks and avoids them well.
Hei landing strikes from the mount and Brown is in trouble!
It looks like Cleveland Brown has been cut.
Hei goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Brown is on top in guard.
Hei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei is working hard here to advance position.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hei is on top in guard.
Hei tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
That's four 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.
Hei is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That has opened up Cleveland Brown's cut even more.
Hei throwing strikes but missing.
Hei wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Hei passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Hei not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hei closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hei avoids a kick to the body.
Brown misses with a hook
and Hei counters with a straight right hand.
Hei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Hei counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brown to see if he's OK.
Hei wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Hei cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hei advances to mount.
Brown can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hei lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Aima Hei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hei is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The cut above Cleveland Brown's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cleveland Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aima Hei!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Pumperknickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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27
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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22
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Pumperknickle!
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, DeAngelo Kenner!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pumperknickle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pumperknickle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kenner counters with an inside leg kick.
Pumperknickle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kenner counters with a good, hard body kick but Pumperknickle shrugs it off.
Kenner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pumperknickle is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pumperknickle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kenner counters with a head kick. That will keep Pumperknickle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Pumperknickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenner keeps Pumperknickle at a distance using the push kick.
Kenner thows a body kick. Pumperknickle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kenner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kenner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pumperknickle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pumperknickle fails with the takedown
and Kenner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenner. That's going to slow Pumperknickle down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kenner.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenner.
Kenner bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Pumperknickle! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Kenner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pumperknickle is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pumperknickle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kenner is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by DeAngelo Kenner.
Kenner lands a really nice looking cross but Pumperknickle seems unphased.
Pumperknickle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kenner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pumperknickle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kenner counters with a solid body kick.
Kenner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Kenner.
Kenner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pumperknickle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kenner. Kenner obviously looking to wear him down.
Kenner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kenner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pumperknickle.
Kenner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pumperknickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Kenner.
Both fighters circling a little - Kenner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kenner scores with a kick to the body.
Kenner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kenner.
Pumperknickle tries to move into range but Kenner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kenner fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Pumperknickle square on the jaw! Damn, Pumperknickle is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DeAngelo Kenner!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Anson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anson comes to the cage accompanied by ''South of Heaven'' by The Electric Hellfire Club. Barnes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Anson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tre Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anson moves into the clinch.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Anson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anson lands a body shot.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anson has him pressed against the cage.
Anson blocking some punches.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Anson controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anson.
It looks like Tre Barnes has been cut.
Barnes stops a takedown attempt from Anson.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes tries to stall but Anson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anson blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes is trying to push Anson away but Anson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Barnes.
Anson pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Anson is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anson finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Anson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barnes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Anson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is not content to let Anson control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anson lands a nice short elbow.
Anson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes is not content to let Anson control the position.
Anson is really struggling to control Barnes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Anson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes manages to get to full guard.
Anson with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Anson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes can't keep his opponent in guard - Anson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnes gets full guard.
Anson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anson stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Anson trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anson working some strikes from top position.
Barnes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Anson wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Anson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anson is one step ahead there.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Anson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anson stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Anson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anson won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barnes holds on and takes a little breather.
Anson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Anson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tre Barnes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Anson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anson.
Anson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes wants to clinch but Anson slips to the side
and Anson counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes looking to stall.
Anson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anson or not.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anson lands a body punch.
Anson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barnes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Anson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Anson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Anson works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anson has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anson avoids the damage to the body.
Anson is pressed up against the cage. Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anson down to the mat. Anson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Anson.
Barnes throws a head kick but Anson moves out of range.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Anson keeps it at a distance.
Anson connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes leaves Anson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anson misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Anson was not able to check.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes with a poor takedown
and Anson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Seth Anson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Barnes.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Anson circles away easily
and Anson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Anson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barnes throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anson blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anson scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
Anson prevents the takedown attempt.
Anson lands with a right to the head.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes can't get the takedown.
Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Anson.
Anson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Anson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Anson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barnes to see if he's OK.
Barnes is trying to escape the position but Anson is controlling the position.
Anson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barnes is looking for a sweep.
Anson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anson is putting a hurting on Barnes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barnes sneaks a leg under to get back to half 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!
Anson working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Anson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tre Barnes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anson.
Anson shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Barnes gets caught napping as Anson dives in and scores a takedown. Barnes manages to retain guard.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barnes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnes passes to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes thowing shots but they're missing.
Anson wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes thowing shots but they're missing.
Barnes unloads with some shots from mount but Anson bucks and avoids them well.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Anson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anson taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barnes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Barnes throwing strikes here but Anson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barnes unloads with some shots from mount but Anson bucks and avoids them well.
BOOM! Barnes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barnes landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
Barnes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Barnes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
Anson is squirming around, avoiding Barnes's attempts to control the action.
Anson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barnes.
Barnes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes cracks Anson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Anson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barnes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tre Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes wants to control the pace but Anson is squirming around nicely.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tre Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Manta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roscoe Conwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Conwell's choice of entrance music: David Bowie ft David Guetta - Just For One Day (Heroes). Roscoe Conwell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lorenzo Manta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roscoe Conwell!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conwell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Conwell throws a front kick aimed at Manta's knee but Manta avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Conwell.
A low kick from Manta is predictable there
and Conwell counters with a right hand to the body.
Conwell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manta is fending him off so far but Conwell persists. Nope, Manta circles away and we're back to standing.
Conwell is looking to score with low kicks.
Conwell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conwell throws a leg kick
and Manta counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Conwell's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conwell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Manta is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Manta working to try and regain half guard.
Conwell misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Conwell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manta 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.
Conwell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Conwell raining down shots from the mount!
Conwell lands a nice shot to the head.
Manta blocking the ground and pound.
Conwell controlling from the full mount.
Conwell punching from mount but Manta doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Conwell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Manta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conwell controlling from mount.
Manta tries to reverse the position but Conwell maintains control.
Conwell landing strikes from the mount.
Conwell avoids the attempt from Manta to control.
Manta is working to get back to half guard.
Conwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manta is working hard here to advance position.
Conwell unloads with some shots from mount but Manta bucks and avoids them well.
Manta tries to reverse the position but Conwell maintains control.
Conwell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Manta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conwell landing strikes from the mount.
Conwell wants to control the pace but Manta is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conwell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Conwell looking to control but Manta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Manta is looking to get to half guard.
Conwell trying to control but Manta is having none of it.
Conwell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conwell wants to control the pace but Manta is squirming around nicely.
Manta is working to get back to half guard.
Manta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Conwell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Conwell lands a heavy elbow.
Manta working to try and regain half guard.
Manta tries to hold on but Conwell pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manta is squirming around, avoiding Conwell's attempts to control the action.
Conwell dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conwell controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roscoe Conwell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick lands from Conwell.
Conwell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manta.
A big right from Conwell misses.
A low kick from Conwell misses
and Manta counters with a nice uppercut.
Manta throws an off balance right hand
and Conwell counters with a low kick, right behind Manta 's knee.
Conwell misses with a hook
and Manta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conwell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Manta throws a leg kick
and Conwell counters with a nice leg kick.
Manta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Conwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manta circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conwell lands with an overhand left.
Conwell lands a nice hook to Manta's body. Manta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conwell cracks Manta with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Lorenzo Manta has been cut.
Conwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conwell drops Manta with a nice combination! Conwell dives into Manta's guard, looking to finish!
Manta is rocked!
Roscoe Conwell has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conwell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Manta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manta can't keep his opponent in guard - Conwell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Conwell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Manta seems to have got his legs back now.
Conwell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Conwell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conwell is controlling the pace.
Conwell wants to pass to mount but Manta is defending the position.
Conwell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Conwell works his foot free and advances to mount.
Manta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Conwell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Conwell controlling the pace for now.
Manta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conwell on the ground.
Manta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conwell landing strikes from the mount.
Conwell with the ground and pound from mount.
Conwell working Manta over with strikes here.
Conwell looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
BOOM! Conwell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Conwell unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Manta wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Conwell celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roscoe Conwell!
Roscoe Conwell is the new light heavyweight champion!
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