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BCC 9: Lawler vs. Pohjanala 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hunter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oh Canada. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Hunter!
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, Tony Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Stackhouse tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stackhouse tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Stackhouse tries to clinch but Hunter is having none of it.
Stackhouse instigates a clinch.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Stackhouse stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter wants to break free but Stackhouse has control.
Stackhouse prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter tries to pull guard but Stackhouse won't allow it.
Stackhouse pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
Hunter trying to stall but Stackhouse improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stackhouse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow.
Stackhouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stackhouse effectively controlling the action here.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter has Stackhouse pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stackhouse manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stackhouse's elbow.
Stackhouse misses with some punches.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunter goes for a takedown attempt but Stackhouse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hunter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stackhouse sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunter somewhat.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Stackhouse.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stackhouse pinned against the cage. Stackhouse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up with Stackhouse, looking for a takedown. Hunter pushes Stackhouse against the cage but Stackhouse circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stackhouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Stackhouse tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Stackhouse moves into the clinch.
Stackhouse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
Stackhouse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stackhouse smiles and moves away.
Stackhouse tries to clinch up.
Stackhouse wants to clinch.
Stackhouse clinches up with Hunter and pushes him back against the cage.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
Stackhouse tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stackhouse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunter fails to pull guard.
Stackhouse lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Stackhouse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stackhouse pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hunter taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stackhouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stackhouse walks away with a smile on his face. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stackhouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stackhouse tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Stackhouse rushes Hunter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Stackhouse has Hunter pushed against the cage.
Stackhouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Stackhouse as the two fighters clinch.
Hunter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stackhouse walks away with a smile on his face. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stackhouse wants to clinch.
Stackhouse is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Stackhouse tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Stackhouse tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Hunter catches Stackhouse right on the button with a cross.
Stackhouse fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stackhouse tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Stackhouse gets a clinch.
Hunter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stackhouse taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Stackhouse avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stackhouse dominated that 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.
Hunter throws out a leg kick but Stackhouse moves out of range and Hunter only half commits.
Hunter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stackhouse's waist but Stackhouse gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hunter off to one side.
Stackhouse closes the distance and clinches.
Stackhouse misses with a punch on the inside.
Stackhouse can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stackhouse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
Stackhouse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stackhouse clinches.
Stackhouse lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stackhouse misses with a punch on the inside.
Stackhouse struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stackhouse gets underhooks to prevent Hunter's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Stackhouse working aggressively here.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Stackhouse - that landed with a thud.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter tries to pull guard but Stackhouse won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stackhouse can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Hunter manages to pull guard.
Stackhouse forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunter tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Stackhouse tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hunter 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.
Stackhouse blocks the strikes from Hunter.
Stackhouse is trying to control. Hunter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Hunter misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hunter wants to control but Stackhouse is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stackhouse is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stackhouse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunter.
Stackhouse darts in and clinches Hunter up against the cage.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Stackhouse misses with a punch on the inside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stackhouse. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stackhouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stackhouse tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Stackhouse closes the distance and pushes Hunter back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stackhouse fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hunter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stackhouse counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Stackhouse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Stackhouse gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stackhouse misses with a body punch.
Stackhouse misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stackhouse. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Stackhouse saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stackhouse wants to clinch.
Stackhouse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunter tries to break free but Stackhouse pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter is trying to break free.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter wants a takedown but no success here.
Hunter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stackhouse stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Stackhouse stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stackhouse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stackhouse misses with some punches.
Stackhouse tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Stackhouse lands with a right to the head.
Stackhouse struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stackhouse tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stackhouse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Stackhouse.
Hunter stuns Stackhouse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stackhouse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stackhouse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stackhouse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stackhouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stackhouse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stackhouse misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stackhouse walks away with a smile on his face. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stackhouse tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Stackhouse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stackhouse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tony Stackhouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stackhouse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunter, pushing him back against the cage.
Stackhouse has Hunter pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stackhouse smiles and moves away.
Tony Stackhouse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stackhouse moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stackhouse.
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but Stackhouse shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse working aggressively here.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stackhouse.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Stackhouse has the dominant position.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Stackhouse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Stackhouse tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Stackhouse back against the cage.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tony Stackhouse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter is trying to drag Stackhouse to the mat but Stackhouse just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but Stackhouse shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stackhouse scores with a shot to the side of Hunter's head.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Stackhouse has the dominant position.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stackhouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stackhouse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hunter jumps guard but Stackhouse stands there with Hunter around his waist. Hunter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Stackhouse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Stackhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stackhouse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stackhouse moves into the clinch.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Stackhouse misses with some punches.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
Stackhouse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tony Stackhouse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stackhouse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stackhouse.
Stackhouse misses with some punches.
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.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stackhouse has him pressed against the cage.
Stackhouse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stackhouse tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hunter misses with a knee to the head.
Stackhouse blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Stackhouse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stackhouse just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Stackhouse just leaning against Hunter, taking a breather.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stackhouse misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stackhouse.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stackhouse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
Stackhouse has Hunter pushed against the cage.
Stackhouse struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Brad Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stackhouse avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stackhouse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stackhouse has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stackhouse!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Janis Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Stone struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Janis Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone looks for a takedown but Costa sprawls well.
Nice shot by Stone.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Costa lands a big head kick that sends Stone tumbling to the mat! Costa takes a step backwards and waves Stone back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stone is rocked!
It looks like Keith Stone has been cut.
Costa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stone is trying to defend but Costa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stone is still in real trouble! Can Costa finish him?
Costa wants to take a breather but Stone is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone pushes a forearm under Costa's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Costa is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keith Stone!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sky earth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redman comes to the cage accompanied by Sympathy for the Devil. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, sky earth!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from earth.
Redman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in earth's guard.
Redman wants to pass the guard but earth is keeping the position.
Redman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Redman passes earth's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Redman trying to pass the guard but earth defending well.
earth is refusing to be controlled, as Redman sits in half guard.
Redman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for earth!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but earth is surviving well by controlling Redman's body position as best he can.
Redman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Redman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
earth is trying to escape the mount but Redman keeps good control and instead manages to take earth's back.
earth manages to reverse the position and now he's in Redman's guard. Nice work there by earth.
earth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Redman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and earth defends well.
earth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Redman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in earth's guard.
Redman forces his way into half guard.
earth 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. earth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman got a little sloppy there for a moment and earth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Redman has managed to get both his arms back between earth's legs - danger averted.
earth looks gassed!
Redman trying to control but earth is working from the bottom.
Redman forces his way into half guard.
Redman works his way into side control.
earth gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Redman takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Redman working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redman is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Redman gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Redman gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Redman apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Redman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and earth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Redman's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
earth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Redman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in earth's guard.
Redman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Redman passes the guard and advances to mount!
Redman is working for a guillotine from mount but earth frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Redman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Redman looking for a guillotine from mount but earth is having none of it.
Redman wants to control the pace but earth is squirming around nicely.
Redman forces the positional change into back control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
earth defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Redman's arms.
Redman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redman trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Redman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Redman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Redman trying to control but earth is working from the bottom.
Redman advances to half guard.
Redman passes to full mount!
Redman working for a guillotine from mount but earth is in no mood to give up.
earth sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johnny Redman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
earth is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
earth is staying active underneath Redman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Redman tries to pass the half guard into mount. earth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Redman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for earth!
Redman wants to take earth's back here but earth is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Redman is working for a guillotine from mount but earth frees his head quite easily.
Redman has hold of earth's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and earth manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
earth has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
earth is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
earth is trying to break free.
Redman has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, earth has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
earth defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redman is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. earth defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
earth tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Redman mounts earth! Really nice guard pass there!
Redman is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. earth is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. earth flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Redman anticipates the leg and manages to get behind earth and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Redman slips an arm under earth chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Redman has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Redman is squeezing on earth like an anaconda would it's prey. earth fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Redman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gram Mahone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahone comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin Orchestra. Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Proof- by DL Incognito kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gram Mahone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Williams!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mahone closes the distance and clinches.
Mahone misses with an elbow strike.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Mahone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mahone wants to clinch.
Mahone tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gram Mahone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Mahone saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Mahone.
Mahone gets caught flat footed, as Williams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams distracts Mahone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams drops back looking for a leg! Mahone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mahone manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Mahone's guard.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Mahone is keeping the position.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Williams won't allow Mahone to get back to his feet.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahone has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Williams off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahone.
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.
Mahone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahone avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mahone is breathing heavily.
Mahone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mahone with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mahone won't be happy with that.
Williams working the ground and pound.
Williams is staying tight to Mahone's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Williams lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mahone down.
Williams is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mahone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Williams has an Americana. Mahone didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Williams is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Williams hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dominic Williams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Vasconcelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Finnegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Vasconcelos!
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, Tim Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasconcelos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Finnegan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vasconcelos stands and steps away. Finnegan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Finnegan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasconcelos throws out the jab.
Vasconcelos swinging wilding here.
Vasconcelos tries to bum rush Finnegan with a series of wild strikes but Finnegan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finnegan avoids the head kick by Vasconcelos.
Finnegan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Finnegan.
Finnegan controls the position.
Vasconcelos pushes Finnegan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Finnegan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Finnegan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vasconcelos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasconcelos is pushing Finnegan's head away, looking to escape. Finnegan manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan controls the position.
Vasconcelos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Finnegan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vasconcelos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Vasconcelos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Finnegan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A lull in the action here as Finnegan stalls from top position.
Vasconcelos prevents Finnegan from moving into mount.
Finnegan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vasconcelos's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tim Finnegan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasconcelos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finnegan has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasconcelos misses with a few strikes there.
Vasconcelos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vasconcelos throws a big shot that misses.
Vasconcelos scores with a nice right hand.
Vasconcelos cracks the inside of Finnegan's front leg.
Finnegan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vasconcelos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vasconcelos throws a series of punches but Finnegan avoids them all with ease.
Vasconcelos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finnegan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos throws a jab when Finnegan was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finnegan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finnegan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vasconcelos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finnegan slips under a jab from Vasconcelos.
Finnegan blocks a jab.
Finnegan stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasconcelos. Vasconcelos gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasconcelos scores with a jab. Finnegan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finnegan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finnegan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan shoots in for a takedown but Vasconcelos shows good takedown defense.
Finnegan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vasconcelos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Finnegan looks gassed!
Vasconcelos wants to get back to his feet but Finnegan drags him back down.
Vasconcelos is trying to control Finnegan's posture but Finnegan avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Finnegan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vasconcelos!
Vasconcelos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finnegan content just to control the position here.
Vasconcelos squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Vasconcelos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vasconcelos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rafael Vasconcelos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasconcelos connects with a nice looking jab.
Vasconcelos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vasconcelos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos wants to clinch up but Finnegan keeps it at a distance.
Vasconcelos cracks Finnegan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Finnegan checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos misses with a double jab.
Vasconcelos scores with a decent looking hook.
Finnegan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finnegan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan ducks under a wild hook from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos is looking to chop away at Finnegan's legs.
Finnegan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasconcelos.
Finnegan looks for a takedown but Vasconcelos sprawls well.
Finnegan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Vasconcelos misses.
Finnegan takes one to the side of the head.
Rafael Vasconcelos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Vasconcelos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finnegan doesn't seem phased though.
Finnegan moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Finnegan is defended easily by Vasconcelos.
Finnegan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasconcelos.
Nice straight punches there by Vasconcelos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vasconcelos.
Rafael Vasconcelos is winning the standup battle so far.
Finnegan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vasconcelos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasconcelos looks to land a right hand but Finnegan moved out of range.
Vasconcelos dives in and grabs Finnegan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Finnegan pushes down on Vasconcelos's head and hops out.
Vasconcelos looks to land a right hand but Finnegan moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vasconcelos.
Finnegan misses with a takedown attempt - Vasconcelos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rafael Vasconcelos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Finnegan.
Finnegan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasconcelos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vasconcelos.
It looks like Tim Finnegan has been cut.
Vasconcelos tried to score with a low kick but Finnegan checks it.
Finnegan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vasconcelos throws a nice looking combination but Finnegan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasconcelos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Finnegan is breathing heavily.
Vasconcelos lands with a punch from half guard.
Finnegan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos tries to stand and escape but Finnegan is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vasconcelos wants to stand but Finnegan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Vasconcelos is controlling the pace.
Finnegan keeping hold of Vasconcelos's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasconcelos is looking to take a break and control but Finnegan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Vasconcelos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Finnegan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Finnegan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasconcelos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finnegan.
A left and a right from Vasconcelos both land. Nice combination.
Vasconcelos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Finnegan takes a step back to recover.
Vasconcelos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasconcelos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vasconcelos in side control, throwing shots but Finnegan defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Finnegan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vasconcelos is looking to take a break and control but Finnegan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasconcelos stands up.
Vasconcelos jabs Finnegan right on the nose. Finnegan blinks but takes it well.
Vasconcelos looks to land a left hand but Finnegan moved out of range nicely.
Tim Finnegan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos with a jab.
Vasconcelos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finnegan fails with the takedown
and Vasconcelos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasconcelos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Finnegan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vasconcelos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vasconcelos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vasconcelos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Finnegan is refusing to be controlled, as Vasconcelos sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Finnegan uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Vasconcelos wants to get up but he can't break Finnegan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Finnegan is looking to stand up but Vasconcelos isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasconcelos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finnegan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasconcelos.
Finnegan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donk. Vasconcelos catches Finnegan right on the button with a cross.
Vasconcelos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vasconcelos decides to return to a standing position.
Rafael Vasconcelos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good leg kick by Vasconcelos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasconcelos lands a slapping body shot.
Vasconcelos scores with a takedown into Finnegan's guard.
Vasconcelos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Vasconcelos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasconcelos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Vasconcelos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shorty Pimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Mckay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mckay has chosen Oh Canada as his entrance music. Shorty Pimp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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128 lbs
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141 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shorty Pimp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephen Mckay!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimp ducks right into an uppercut from Mckay.
Mckay tries for a takedown but Pimp sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mckay drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mckay has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pimp!
Pimp is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pimp blocking the ground and pound.
Pimp trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pimp could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mckay lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pimp is looking to escape.
Pimp holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mckay tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Mckay there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
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.
Mckay controlling from the full mount.
Pimp is squirming around, avoiding Mckay's attempts to control the action.
Pimp is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pimp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mckay on the ground.
Mckay wants to control the pace but Pimp is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckay throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pimp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mckay.
Mckay controlling from the full mount.
Mckay gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
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.
Pimp closes the distance and clinches.
Mckay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pimp prevents it.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but Mckay blocks it.
Pimp lands a knee to the body.
Pimp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mckay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pimp connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pimp obliges.
Mckay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mckay is trying to break the clinch but Pimp has him pressed against the cage.
Pimp lands a nice knee to the body.
Pimp lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckay won't want to take too many of those.
Mckay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pimp smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Mckay dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pimp darts in and clinches Mckay up against the cage.
Pimp tries to land a knee to the head but Mckay blocks with his arms.
Pimp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pimp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mckay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pimp walks away with a smile on his face. Mckay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mckay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pimp avoids it really well and circles away.
Pimp is looking to clinch but Mckay is avoiding it.
Mckay keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckay keeps the fight on the outside.
Pimp clinches.
Pimp unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pimp tries to land a knee to the head but Mckay blocks with his arms.
Mckay is trying to force a seperation but Pimp has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimp looking to throw knees to the head but Mckay is blocking nicely.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mckay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pimp throws a head punch that misses.
Pimp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mckay or not.
Mckay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pimp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shorty Pimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Mckay.
Mckay jumps guard but Pimp stands there with Mckay around his waist. Mckay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mckay fails to land.
Pimp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pimp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pimp obliges.
Mckay jumps guard but Pimp stands there with Mckay around his waist. Mckay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mckay pulls guard.
Mckay punching from the bottom - just letting Pimp know he's still in a fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mckay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pimp is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pimp's guard.
Pimp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mckay is controlling him.
Mckay sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pimp's guard.
Pimp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckay looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Mckay.
Mckay is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mckay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mckay is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stephen Mckay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pimp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mckay.
Pimp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mckay avoids the head kick by Pimp.
Mckay shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mckay is controlling the pace.
Pimp is not content to let Mckay control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckay is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pimp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pimp on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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.
Mckay seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mckay decides to stand and escape the position.
Pimp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mckay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mckay misses with an uppercut.
Pimp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mckay has Pimp pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pimp manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckay jumps guard but Pimp stands there with Mckay around his waist. Mckay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pimp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pimp lands a knee to the body.
Pimp with a knee to the head.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mckay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mckay is trying to stall.
Pimp blocks a body shot from Mckay.
Pimp with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pimp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pimp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckay's efforts to push away.
Pimp missing with knees to the body.
Pimp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mckay.
Pimp gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mckay.
Shorty Pimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Mckay.
Pimp has Mckay pressed against the cage, preventing Mckay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pimp gets underhooks to prevent Mckay's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pimp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mckay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mckay tries to pull guard but Pimp won't allow it.
Mckay fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mckay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pimp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Pimp.
Mckay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pimp prevents it.
Mckay wants to break free but Pimp has control.
Pimp tries to throw a body punch but Mckay avoids it by throwing Pimp back against the cage.
Mckay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pimp lands a knee to the head.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but Mckay blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mckay tries to pull guard but Pimp holds him up against the cage and eventually Mckay drops back down to his feet.
Pimp crunches a lovely knee into Mckay's ribcage.
Shorty Pimp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephen Mckay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pimp looking to throw knees to the head but Mckay is blocking nicely.
Pimp throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stephen Mckay.
I've got Mckay winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Mckay!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Meester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meester has chosen Hollywood Undead as his entrance music. Chase Meester is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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18
192 lbs
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190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
Very confident |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chase Meester!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson darts in and clinches Meester up against the cage.
Meester letting Anderson take a breather here.
Meester tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Meester's takedown attempt.
Anderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jack Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Meester.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Meester is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Meester goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson forces Meester back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
Meester has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson is leaning against Meester and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson has Meester pressed against the cage, preventing Meester from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meester wants a takedown.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Meester.
Meester looks gassed!
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meester.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson stalling the fight.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Meester is rocked!
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Meester is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson pushes Meester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meester takes a shot to the head.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meester backwards.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson just leaning against Meester, taking a breather.
Anderson gets through Meester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson gets through Meester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meester seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
Anderson lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Anderson.
Meester walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Jack Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meester moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meester is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Meester with that takedown attempt.
Anderson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Meester drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Anderson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Meester's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Anderson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macapinlac Co (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Macapinlac Co!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace wants to slow Co down by chopping away at his legs.
Co misses with the combination.
Co wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Wallace throws a combination that misses
and Co counters with a single leg into guard. Wallace didn't expect that.
Co advances position into side control!
Wallace struggling a bit here.
Co throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Co trying to control the position but Wallace is working away.
Co working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Co looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet but Co drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace struggling a bit here.
Wallace parries the strikes from Co easily there. Co is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wallace to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wallace can do anything to dispel that myth.
Co works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Co scoring with punches and elbows.
Wallace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Co. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Co is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wallace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wallace is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wallace tries to improve position but can't.
Co thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Co is controlling him well.
Co sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wallace is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Co tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Co has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wallace is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Co frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wallace looks gassed!
Co looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wallace working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Co is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wallace's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Co controlling his opponent.
Co 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.
Co scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wallace?
Co controlling the pace for now.
Co lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Co looking to control but Wallace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is in a horrible position here. Co smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Co looking to secure an arm triangle but Wallace defends it well.
Wallace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wallace defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Co.
Co working for a submission but Wallace is keeping him at bay.
Wallace is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Co jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wallace manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wallace is pushing Co's head away, looking to escape. Co manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macapinlac Co dominated that 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.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Co moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Co wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Co tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Co keeps the fight on the outside.
Co misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Co looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Co darts in and clinches Wallace up against the cage.
Co tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Co blocking some punches.
Co comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Mark Wallace has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Co.
Wallace tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Co lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Co changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wallace fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Co tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wallace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Wallace there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wallace counters with a left and a right that stings Co.
Wallace misses the jab.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Co fails in his attempt to clinch.
Co rushes Wallace and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Co.
Co lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Co gets through Wallace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Co uses good head movement to avoid it.
Co lands a big knee to the head and Wallace goes down! Co is looking to finish!
Wallace is rocked!
Co lands a strong strike to the head of Wallace. That's dazed him! Co looking to finish here. Wallace is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Co lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macapinlac Co!
Macapinlac Co is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blackie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pohjanala comes to the cage accompanied by Scooter - Fire. Lawler has chosen hand on the pump as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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21
140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackie Lawler!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lawler.
Lawler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lawler takes a swing at Pohjanala's ribcage but misses.
Blackie Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawler misses with the combination.
Pohjanala is looking to clinch but Lawler is avoiding it.
Lawler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pohjanala's head backwards.
Pohjanala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lawler scores with a jab to the body.
Lawler throws a one two combo.
Lawler throws a low kick but Pohjanala avoids it.
Lawler misses with the combination.
Lawler misses with a leg kick
and Pohjanala counters with a good, hard body kick but Lawler shrugs it off.
Lawler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pohjanala dodges the punch combination from Lawler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lawler misses.
Lawler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawler lands a slapping body shot.
Pohjanala dodges the punch combination from Lawler.
Lawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pohjanala.
Lawler takes a swing at Pohjanala's ribcage but misses.
Lawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pohjanala moves away.
Pohjanala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Lawler - just one landing.
Pohjanala is looking to clinch but Lawler is avoiding it.
Lawler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pohjanala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pohjanala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lawler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pohjanala decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lawler's guard.
Pohjanala thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lawler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pohjanala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pohjanala trying to control but Lawler is working from the bottom.
Pohjanala thows a big elbow that misses.
Lawler wants to hit a switch here but Pohjanala passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lawler there!
Pohjanala sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pohjanala looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pohjanala is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lawler can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pohjanala looking for a guillotine from mount but Lawler is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pohjanala is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pohjanala jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lawler manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pohjanala trying to control the action but Lawler is working from the bottom.
Lawler is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kustaa Pohjanala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawler throws a series of punches but Pohjanala moves out of range.
Pohjanala fails to land the takedown.
A shot to the body from Pohjanala misses
and Lawler counters with a left and a right that stings Pohjanala.
Lawler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pohjanala rather than just go for the knockout.
Pohjanala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lawler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kustaa Pohjanala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pohjanala.
Lawler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Lawler misses.
Pohjanala takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pohjanala shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lawler pinned against the cage. Lawler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lawler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pohjanala blocks the leg kick.
Pohjanala slips a jab and a cross from Lawler.
Pohjanala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lawler counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pohjanala darts in trying to clinch
and Lawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pohjanala takes one to the side of the head.
Lawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pohjanala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawler.
Lawler throws a right hand that Pohjanala ducks under and follows up with a left that Pohjanala also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lawler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lawler coming out on top.
Pohjanala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lawler counters with a two punch combo.
Lawler works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lawler.
Pohjanala closes the distance but Lawler moves to the side
and Lawler counters with a one-two to the body.
Lawler throws a leg kick
and Pohjanala counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pohjanala backs up against the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawler.
Lawler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pohjanala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pohjanala trying to land knees to the body.
Pohjanala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawler is defending well for now.
Pohjanala misses with a knee to the head.
Lawler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pohjanala stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawler can't break the clinch.
Pohjanala has a couple of punches blocked by Lawler.
Lawler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackie Lawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawler's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lawler duly obliges.
Pohjanala tries to clinch but Lawler moves away
and Lawler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawler looks to land a combination but Pohjanala avoids it well.
Lawler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pohjanala.
A combination from Lawler does no damage.
Pohjanala ducks right into an uppercut from Lawler.
Lawler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pohjanala misses with a straight right.
Pohjanala tries to clinch but Lawler moves away
and Lawler counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lawler.
Pohjanala tries to clinch but Lawler moves away
and Lawler counters with a series of strikes. Pohjanala will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lawler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawler misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawler is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pohjanala takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lawler cracks Pohjanala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pohjanala wants to clinch
and Lawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawler misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot lands for Lawler.
Lawler misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackie Lawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good work by Pohjanala as he checks the leg kick.
Lawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawler lands a jab-cross combination.
Lawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pohjanala looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lawler lands with a nice combination. Pohjanala backs away looking to recover.
Pohjanala tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Lawler counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Lawler misses.
Lawler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lawler stuffs the takedown attempt from Pohjanala. Pohjanala gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pohjanala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawler.
Lawler misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pohjanala lands a head kick!
Pohjanala closes the distance but Lawler moves to the side
and Lawler counters with a left and a right that stings Pohjanala.
Lawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawler digs a good hook to Pohjanala's body.
Pohjanala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pohjanala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pohjanala closes the distance but Lawler moves to the side
and Lawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a series of wild punches.
Pohjanala throws a big shot that misses.
Pohjanala looks to clinch
and Lawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Pohjanala wants to clinch but Lawler slips to the side
and Lawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pohjanala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pohjanala tries to score a body lock takedown but Lawler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pohjanala slows down the pace here.
Pohjanala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawler blocks it with crossed arms.
Pohjanala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lawler is keeping busy.
Pohjanala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawler blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler tries to break free but Pohjanala pushes him back against the cage.
Pohjanala taking a breather.
Pohjanala tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawler avoids the damage to the body.
Pohjanala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pohjanala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pohjanala tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawler avoids the damage to the body.
Pohjanala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawler.
Pohjanala jumps guard but Lawler stands there with Pohjanala around his waist. Pohjanala gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kustaa Pohjanala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pohjanala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawler blocks it with crossed arms.
Lawler is trying to force a seperation but Pohjanala has the dominant position.
Pohjanala missing with knees to the body.
Pohjanala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawler.
Pohjanala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawler's efforts to push away.
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.
Pohjanala tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawler avoids the damage to the body.
Lawler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pohjanala missing with knees to the body.
Lawler blocks a body shot from Pohjanala.
Lawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pohjanala stalling in the clinch but Lawler improves position.
Lawler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawler lands a jab to Pohjanala's midsection.
Lawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pohjanala moves into the clinch.
Pohjanala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pohjanala trying to land knees to the body.
Pohjanala tries a knee to the head but Lawler blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackie Lawler really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lawler lands a two punch combo.
Lawler misses with a low kick as Pohjanala jumps back.
Pohjanala tries to clinch
and Lawler counters with a left and a right that stings Pohjanala.
Lawler throws a series of strikes that have Pohjanala backpedaling.
Pohjanala changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lawler tries to avoid it but Pohjanala manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lawler to the ground. Lawler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lawler.
Lawler throws a nice looking combination but Pohjanala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lawler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pohjanala checks a leg kick.
Lawler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawler throws a right hand that Pohjanala ducks under and follows up with a left that Pohjanala also avoids with ease.
Pohjanala wants to clinch
and Lawler counters with a three punch combo that has Pohjanala backing up. Pohjanala nods at Lawler to acknowledge the strikes.
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.
Lawler throws a leg kick but Pohjanala moved away.
Pohjanala looks to clinch
letting Lawler counter with a right hand.
Lawler throws a nice looking combination but Pohjanala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawler misses with a few strikes there.
Lawler moves out of range as Pohjanala strikes.
Lawler throws a right and a left that Pohjanala avoids nicely.
Pohjanala clinches but Lawler breaks the clinch
and Pohjanala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pohjanala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lawler counters with a left and a right that stings Pohjanala.
Pohjanala is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lawler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala closes the distance but Lawler moves to the side
enabling Lawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawler lands with a cross.
Lawler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pohjanala thinking.
Lawler misses with the combination.
Lawler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lawler.
Lawler throws a combination that misses
and Pohjanala counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawler is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pohjanala asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pohjanala tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pohjanala has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pohjanala wants to control but Lawler is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pohjanala tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pohjanala has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Who's going to make the next move?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawler is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackie Lawler dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Lawler lands with a nice body punch.
Lawler throws a right and a left that Pohjanala avoids nicely.
Lawler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pohjanala clinches but Lawler breaks the clinch
and Lawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Pohjanala tries to clinch up
and Lawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawler throws a series of punches but Pohjanala avoids them all with ease.
Lawler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawler scores with a shot to the body.
Blackie Lawler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lawler wants it to stay on the feet.
Pohjanala wants to clinch but Lawler slips to the side
enabling Lawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawler swinging wilding here.
Lawler scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler throws a leg kick
and Pohjanala counters with a nice body kick.
Lawler lands with a nice combination. Pohjanala backs away looking to recover.
Lawler lands a jab to Pohjanala's midsection.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lawler tries to land a front kick but Pohjanala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lawler tries to bum rush Pohjanala with a series of wild strikes but Pohjanala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pohjanala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lawler throws a series of strikes that have Pohjanala backpedaling.
Pohjanala looks to clinch
enabling Lawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawler throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lawler counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Lawler does no damage.
Pohjanala clinches up with Lawler and pushes him back against the cage.
Pohjanala drags the fight down to the ground.
Pohjanala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pohjanala being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lawler content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pohjanala is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blackie Lawler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lawler 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 Suge Night scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blackie Lawler! Blackie Lawler retains his bantamweight title!
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