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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Mcgrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennox comes to the cage accompanied by If You Want Blood - AC/DC. Dylan Mcgrath has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Lennox!
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, Dylan Mcgrath!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mcgrath fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcgrath looks to score with a jab to the body but Lennox is just out of range.
Mcgrath dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lennox. That did some damage!
Mcgrath lands with a shot to the body.
Lennox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcgrath clobbers Lennox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lennox. Mcgrath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcgrath misses with a few strikes there.
Lennox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath staying out of range there.
Lennox shoots for a double leg takedown but Mcgrath sprawls well. He's pushed Lennox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lennox slips a jab and a cross from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcgrath stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mcgrath wants it to stay on the feet.
Mcgrath lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lennox thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Lennox finds it's way through Mcgrath's defenses.
Mcgrath looks to land a combination but Lennox avoids it well.
Mcgrath throws a hook but Lennox avoids it easily.
Mcgrath misses with a body punch
and Lennox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcgrath throws a hook to the side of Lennox's head but Lennox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mcgrath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcgrath throws a leg kick but Lennox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath throws a shot from downtown. Lennox moves away and avoids it.
Lennox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcgrath.
Lennox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcgrath throws a series of punches but Lennox avoids them all with ease.
Mcgrath tests Lennox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lennox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mcgrath connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lennox scrambles back to his feet.
Lennox looks to throw the jab but Mcgrath is out of range.
Mcgrath misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath misses with a wild body shot.
Mcgrath swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lennox counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcgrath misses with a body shot.
Lennox misses the shot to the body.
Lennox moves away from the strike by Mcgrath.
Lennox keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgrath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lennox moves away.
Mcgrath smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Mcgrath dominated that round.
That's time! Lennox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mcgrath throws a lazy uppercut
and Lennox counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgrath. Those never looked like landing.
Mcgrath lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lennox circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick from Lennox misses.
Mcgrath gets caught flat footed, as Lennox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lennox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcgrath is keeping the position for now.
Lennox throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcgrath manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mcgrath fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lennox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lennox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgrath moves away.
Mcgrath throws a nice looking combination but Lennox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcgrath misses with a wild combination.
Mcgrath ducks under a wild hook from Lennox.
Lennox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lennox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lennox misses with an uppercut
and Mcgrath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath tries to clinch up
and Lennox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Mcgrath does no damage.
Mcgrath fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dylan Mcgrath is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mcgrath enables Lennox to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mcgrath manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lennox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcgrath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mcgrath wants to stand but Lennox is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcgrath is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgrath keeping moving, preventing Lennox from controlling successfully.
Lennox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcgrath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lennox prevents Mcgrath from getting back to his feet.
Lennox trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgrath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lennox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mcgrath really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lennox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lennox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgrath moves away.
Dylan Mcgrath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lennox misses with a right hand
and Mcgrath counters with a two punch combo.
Lennox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mcgrath closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mcgrath throws a hook but Lennox avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lennox moves out of range as Mcgrath strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lennox throws a right and a left that Mcgrath avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mcgrath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dylan Mcgrath will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lennox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgrath.
It looks like Larry Lennox has been cut.
Lennox throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcgrath counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Lennox!
Lennox is rocked!
Lennox manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Oh Lennox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcgrath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lennox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcgrath tries to bum rush Lennox with a series of wild strikes but Lennox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lennox.
Mcgrath throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcgrath connects with a crisp jab.
Lennox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgrath throws a sloppy head kick and Lennox moves out of range easily.
Lennox seems to have got his legs back now.
Mcgrath misses with a two punch combination.
Lennox throws a body punch but Mcgrath moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgrath looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lennox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mcgrath is able to avoid easily.
Mcgrath takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lennox misses with a body shot.
Lennox misses the shot to the body.
Lennox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mcgrath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lennox jabs at Mcgrath's body.
Mcgrath ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mcgrath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcgrath keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lennox.
Lennox takes a swing at Mcgrath's ribcage but misses.
Mcgrath misses with a double jab
and Mcgrath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lennox connects with a body shot that sends Mcgrath's belly button to the back.
Mcgrath throws a jab when Lennox was well out of range.
Lennox misses the body punch
and Mcgrath counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox manages to break the clinch.
Mcgrath throws a head kick that misses
and Lennox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lennox throws a right hand that misses
and Mcgrath counters with a three punch combo that has Lennox backing up. Lennox nods at Mcgrath to acknowledge the strikes.
Dylan Mcgrath is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mcgrath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lennox was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcgrath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcgrath misses with a body kick.
Mcgrath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lennox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lennox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larry Lennox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcgrath. Lennox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcgrath misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Mcgrath.
Lennox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lennox avoids the body shot from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath walks into a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgrath looks to land a left hand but Lennox moved out of range nicely.
Mcgrath lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lennox circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dylan Mcgrath.
I've got Mcgrath 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 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... Dylan Mcgrath!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Kechman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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174 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikola Kechman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kechman is looking to score with low kicks.
O Leary loads up on a big right hand but Kechman slips the punch.
Kechman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Leary.
O Leary connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kechman's hands.
Kechman throws a solid leg kick but O Leary takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kechman.
Kechman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Leary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kechman.
O Leary misses with a series of wild punches.
O Leary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kechman tries to land a leg kick but O Leary saw it coming and moves away.
Kechman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Leary.
Kechman tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Leary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kechman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Leary.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Leary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kechman was well out of range. Poor timing from O Leary.
O Leary moves out of range as Kechman strikes.
O Leary throws a body punch but Kechman moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Leary checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kechman.
Kechman blocks a head kick by O Leary.
Kechman moves out of range as O Leary strikes.
Nikola Kechman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Leary misses with a body kick.
O Leary moves into the clinch.
O Leary is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Leary stalls.
O Leary goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary breaks the clinch.
Kechman pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Leary is out of range and Kechman settles back down.
A slow jab from Kechman misses its intended target.
O Leary misses with a hook.
O Leary scores with a hook to the body. Kechman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Leary throws a right and a left that Kechman avoids nicely.
O Leary stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kechman.
Adam O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kechman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kechman tries a head kick but it misses.
Kechman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Leary.
An inside leg kick from Kechman misses.
Kechman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kechman throws a push kick but O Leary slaps the foot to one side.
O Leary throws a low kick, looking for Kechman's leg but Kechman calmly moves out of range.
O Leary gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kechman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nikola Kechman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam O Leary.
Kechman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Leary closes the distance and clinches.
Kechman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Leary blocks it with crossed arms.
O Leary managing to block the knees to the body from Kechman.
Kechman missing with knees to the body.
Kechman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Leary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from O Leary.
O Leary blocks an elbow strike.
Kechman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Leary avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kechman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Leary rushes Kechman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from O Leary.
Kechman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Leary's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kechman tries to land a knee to the head but O Leary blocks with his arms.
Kechman lands a knee to the body.
Kechman pulls guard.
Kechman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kechman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Leary on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary trying to control the position from guard on top but Kechman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kechman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Kechman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Leary throws a wild body kick that Kechman sees coming a mile off.
Nikola Kechman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Leary misses with a head kick.
Kechman throws a leg kick but O Leary checks it.
O Leary thuds his shin into the meat of Kechman's side.
O Leary looks to land a left hand but Kechman moved out of range nicely.
O Leary takes a swing at Kechman's ribcage but misses.
O Leary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kechman moves away.
O Leary misses with a looping left.
O Leary decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
O Leary is controlling the pace.
Kechman is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary not landing any meaningful shots this time.
O Leary with the ground and pound but Kechman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
O Leary sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kechman's guard.
Kechman blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Leary.
O Leary trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kechman defending well though.
Kechman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Leary wants to free his trapped foot but Kechman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
O Leary missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Leary perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kechman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Leary sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kechman defending well though.
O Leary trying to control from half guard but Kechman is working away.
O Leary throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from O Leary.
O Leary looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
O Leary thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kechman's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary winds up and cracks Kechman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kechman moves into full guard.
O Leary wants to control from the top but Kechman keeps moving.
O Leary is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Leary trying to control but Kechman is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam O Leary 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
O Leary moves into the clinch successfully.
Kechman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kechman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
O Leary is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
O Leary throws and elbow that misses. Kechman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Leary's guard. Nice move by Kechman!
Kechman being controlled here momentarily.
Adam O Leary has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
O Leary throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kechman uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary is looking for a sweep.
O Leary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kechman decides to stand back up. Kechman steps back and let's O Leary get back to his feet.
Kechman tries to clinch but O Leary is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kechman tries to close the distance and clinch but O Leary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Leary closes the distance and pushes Kechman back into the cage.
O Leary managing to block the knees to the body from Kechman.
Kechman tightens his grip and picks O Leary up, before dumping him to the ground. O Leary manages to land in guard.
O Leary has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kechman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kechman won't allow O Leary to sweep him here.
Kechman wants to stand but O Leary has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kechman is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nikola Kechman.
O Leary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kechman throws a leg kick but O Leary checks it.
O Leary throws a body kick that misses.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kechman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kechman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Leary moves away.
Kechman fakes the leg kick and cracks O Leary in the body.
Kechman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kechman throws a head kick but O Leary moves out of range.
O Leary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kechman.
O Leary misses the shot to the body.
Kechman scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kechman stuffs the takedown attempt from O Leary. O Leary gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Leary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kechman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikola Kechman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kechman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikola Kechman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heysel Heysel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Death Blooms By Mudvayne. Heysel Heysel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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226 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heysel Heysel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a right hand that Heysel ducks under and follows up with a left that Heysel also avoids with ease.
Heysel tries to clinch but Adams moves away
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heysel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heysel missing with knees to the body.
Heysel missing with knees to the body.
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adams manages to break the clinch.
Heysel Heysel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heysel tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Adams tries to bum rush Heysel with a series of wild strikes but Heysel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heysel is looking to clinch.
Adams misses with a looping right.
Adams stalks Heysel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Heysel's face. Heysel staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Heysel Heysel has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Heysel.
Heysel doesn't manage to clinch there - Adams circles away.
Adams throws a series of punches but Heysel avoids them all with ease.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Heysel.
Heysel drops his hands momentarily and Adams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heysel tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Heysel slips a straight right by Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heysel.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heysel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heysel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heysel tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heysel tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Heysel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adams throws out a powerful jab.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Heysel.
Heysel wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Heysel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heysel tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Heysel tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Heysel wants to clinch but Adams slips to the side
and Adams counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heysel tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heysel tries to clinch up.
Heysel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heysel is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heysel.
Heysel doesn't manage to clinch there - Adams circles away.
Heysel is looking to clinch.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heysel tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Heysel is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Heysel is looking to clinch.
Adams cracks Heysel with an open hand slap.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heysel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heysel tries to clinch up.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Heysel.
Heysel fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heysel in his tracks.
Adams cracks a nice hook into Heysel's ribs.
Heysel tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Heysel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heysel tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adams counters with a left to the body.
Heysel looks gassed!
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Heysel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heysel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Heysel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heysel tries to clinch up.
Adams throws a body punch but Heysel moves out of range.
Adams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heysel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heysel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heysel tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heysel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heysel in his tracks.
Heysel wants to clinch.
Heysel tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Heysel tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Heysel is just out of range.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Adams.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adams.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heysel tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heysel moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heysel Heysel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Heysel closes the distance but Adams moves to the side
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heysel tries to clinch up.
Heysel wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Adams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heysel tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams drops Heysel with a left and a right! Oh, Heysel is hurt - Adams dives into side control looking to finish!
Heysel is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Adams lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Heysel! Adams senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Heysel out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jamie Adams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manhoef wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Manhoef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manhoef bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manhoef gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Manhoef tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Manhoef from standing up.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson is trying to keep Manhoef in close.
Manhoef has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manhoef trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson has his feet on Manhoef's thighs here. He's pushed Manhoef off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Manhoef screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alezander Mataro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mataro has chosen i need a doctor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alezander Mataro!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long misses with a wild combination.
Long thuds a left hand into Mataro's body.
Mataro looks gassed!
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Mataro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Long connects with a body shot that sends Mataro's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long lands a left and a right that send Mataro crashing to the mat, dazed. Long thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Alezander Mataro has been cut.
Long punishes Mataro's body with a nice straight punch.
Mataro loses concentration momentarily and Long pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Mataro crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Long finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Long!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Thurgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Maggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maggio has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Gabe Thurgood has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gabe Thurgood seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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186 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Thurgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Maggio!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maggio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thurgood's head backwards.
Maggio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maggio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thurgood.
Thurgood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maggio closes the distance but Thurgood moves to the side
letting Thurgood counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tony Maggio has been cut.
Tony Maggio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maggio throws a wild body kick that Thurgood sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Maggio blocks the leg kick.
Thurgood throws a lazy uppercut
and Maggio counters with an outside leg kick.
Maggio throws a head kick that misses.
Thurgood motions for Maggio to come forward. Thurgood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maggio clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maggio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thurgood's face.
It looks like Gabe Thurgood has been cut.
Thurgood is trying to break the clinch but Maggio is controlling him.
Thurgood tries to break the clinch but Maggio is controlling the position.
Thurgood trying to stall but Maggio improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maggio looking to throw knees to the head but Thurgood is blocking nicely.
Maggio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thurgood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maggio lands a knee to the body.
Thurgood tries to break the clinch but Maggio is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thurgood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maggio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maggio misses with a knee strike.
Maggio stalling the fight.
Maggio lands a nice uppercut.
Thurgood misses with a body punch.
Thurgood has had enough of the clinch but Maggio keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maggio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maggio has Thurgood pressed against the cage, preventing Thurgood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maggio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maggio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maggio prevents Thurgood from breaking the clinch.
Thurgood is trying to push Maggio away but Maggio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maggio taking a breather.
Maggio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thurgood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maggio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thurgood's face.
Thurgood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maggio throws a hook but Thurgood avoids it easily.
Thurgood is looking to score with low kicks.
Maggio scores with a hook to the body. Thurgood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maggio walks into a stiff left hand from Thurgood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio tries to land a front kick but Thurgood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice straight punches there by Maggio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maggio.
Maggio scores with a jab to the head.
Thurgood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thurgood connects with a body shot that sends Maggio's belly button to the back.
Thurgood digs a good body shot into Maggio's ribs.
Thurgood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maggio looks gassed!
Thurgood throws a leg kick that misses.
Thurgood misses with a lunging right hand
and Maggio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thurgood misses the shot to the body.
Maggio slips a jab and a cross from Thurgood.
Maggio scores with a nice body kick.
Thurgood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thurgood throws a body kick that misses.
Thurgood misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thurgood throws out a leg kick but Maggio moves out of range and Thurgood only half commits.
Maggio wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gabe Thurgood will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thurgood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thurgood checks a leg kick.
Thurgood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maggio defending well as Thurgood loads up on a big left hand.
Maggio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thurgood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thurgood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thurgood takes one to the chin there.
Maggio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thurgood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurgood connects with a leg kick. Maggio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thurgood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thurgood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maggio.
Thurgood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maggio takes the fight into the clinch.
Maggio is trying to maintain a safe position but Thurgood gets an underhook and turns Maggio into the cage.
Thurgood avoiding damage as Maggio throws knees to the body.
Thurgood working hard to break the clinch.
Thurgood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maggio scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood misses with a looping left.
Maggio gets a clinch.
Thurgood manages to break the clinch.
Maggio throws a head kick that misses
and Thurgood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maggio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thurgood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thurgood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maggio is breathing heavily.
Maggio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maggio tries to clinch but Thurgood moves out of range.
Thurgood just misses with a punch to the body.
Maggio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio tries to close the distance and clinch but Thurgood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thurgood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maggio's hands.
Maggio blocks a low kick nicely.
Maggio throws a lazy head kick
and Thurgood counters with a big right hand! Oh Maggio is in trouble here! Thurgood follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabe Thurgood!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ololo Pysh Pysh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Shears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shears comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ololo Pysh Pysh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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30
287 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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26
221 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ololo Pysh Pysh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Shears!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pysh Pysh misses with a straight left.
Shears misses with a hook.
Pysh Pysh swings for the body but Shears moves out of range.
Shears works the jab nicely.
Pysh Pysh tries for a takedown but Shears sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pysh Pysh ducks under a wild hook from Shears.
Billy Shears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shears wants to clinch.
A jab from Shears misses.
Shears closes the distance and pushes Pysh Pysh back into the cage.
Shears tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pysh Pysh is looking to break free of the clinch but Shears has double underhooks.
Shears looking to stall.
Shears blocks a body shot from Pysh Pysh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shears misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shears scores with a hook to the body.
Shears keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pysh Pysh's efforts to push away.
Pysh Pysh is looking to break free of the clinch but Shears has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Pysh Pysh.
Shears misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shears lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shears lands a nice uppercut.
Shears gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pysh Pysh.
Shears lands a left hand.
Shears lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pysh Pysh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shears lands a nice uppercut.
Shears trying to control the position but instead, Pysh Pysh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shears into the cage.
Pysh Pysh is trying to drag Shears to the mat but Shears just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ololo Pysh Pysh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pysh Pysh goes for a takedown attempt but Shears pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shears wants to clinch up but Pysh Pysh keeps it at a distance.
Shears moves in looking to clinch but Pysh Pysh pushes him off.
Pysh Pysh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shears dips to his left and cracks Pysh Pysh with an uppercut!
Shears scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shears swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Shears misses
and Pysh Pysh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shears gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pysh Pysh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shears throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shears working for a triangle but Pysh Pysh defends it easily.
Shears looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pysh Pysh passes Shears's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shears is trying to get back to full guard.
Pysh Pysh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pysh Pysh is looking for a kimura here.
Shears looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Shears dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy left from Shears finds it's target.
Pysh Pysh jabs at Shears's body.
Pysh Pysh clobbers Shears with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shears throws a hook but Pysh Pysh avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Shears as he connects with a hook.
Shears avoids the body shot from Pysh Pysh.
Pysh Pysh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shears.
Pysh Pysh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shears.
Pysh Pysh misses the jab.
Pysh Pysh misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pysh Pysh digs a good body shot into Shears's ribs.
A jab from Shears does it's job there.
It looks like Ololo Pysh Pysh has been cut.
Pysh Pysh moves out of range of the leg kick from Shears.
Shears looks to land a combination but Pysh Pysh avoids it well.
Shears connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pysh Pysh.
Shears throws a body punch but Pysh Pysh moves out of range.
Pysh Pysh looks to land a combination but Shears avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Shears there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Shears. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shears throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pysh Pysh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pysh Pysh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shears has closed the distance and engaged Pysh Pysh in a clinch.
Shears blocks a body shot from Pysh Pysh.
Pysh Pysh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pysh Pysh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pysh Pysh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shears's elbow.
Shears lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pysh Pysh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shears lands a nice shot to the body.
Shears works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pysh Pysh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shears misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Shears.
A short left from Shears.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shears.
Shears is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shears lands an uppercut.
Pysh Pysh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pysh Pysh misses with a punch to the body.
Shears tries to throw a body punch but Pysh Pysh avoids it by throwing Shears back against the cage.
Shears tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shears tries to work over Pysh Pysh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shears misses with a punch on the inside.
Shears trying to control the position but instead, Pysh Pysh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shears into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Shears.
Pysh Pysh is looking to break free of the clinch but Shears has double underhooks.
Pysh Pysh lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shears takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pysh Pysh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shears wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billy Shears seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shears creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shears lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shears working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shears takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shears lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pysh Pysh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shears pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shears throws a leg kick but Pysh Pysh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shears misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pysh Pysh counters with a one-two to the body.
Pysh Pysh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shears manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Shears showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ololo Pysh Pysh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Shears.
Shears swings widly with a right hand
and Pysh Pysh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shears thinking.
Shears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pysh Pysh throws a looping overhand right but Shears ducks down to avoid it.
Shears throws a series of punches but Pysh Pysh avoids them all with ease.
Shears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pysh Pysh moves away.
Pysh Pysh jabs at Shears's body.
Pysh Pysh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shears trying desperately to get to his feet.
Shears wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Shears trying to control the position but Pysh Pysh manages to sink in the hooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Shears's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pysh Pysh has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Shears.
Pysh Pysh softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Pysh Pysh is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pysh Pysh doesn't have the hooks in and Shears manages to turn into his guard.
Pysh Pysh wants to hit a switch here but Shears passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pysh Pysh there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pysh Pysh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ololo Pysh Pysh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ololo Pysh Pysh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shears landing shots from mount.
Pysh Pysh regains half guard.
Shears wants to work for an arm triangle but Pysh Pysh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pysh Pysh manages to get to full guard.
Billy Shears is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shears trying to control but Pysh Pysh is working from the bottom.
Pysh Pysh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shears defends it easily.
Shears trying to control but Pysh Pysh is working from the bottom.
Shears stopping the sweep attempt from Pysh Pysh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shears stands and throws Pysh Pysh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shears working the ground and pound.
Shears trying to control the action but Pysh Pysh is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ololo Pysh Pysh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shears has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Shears!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khaled Khaled (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Days (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khaled's entrance music is DJ Khaled - Out Here Grindin'. A fine choice. Khaled Khaled could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddie Days's chin.
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khaled Khaled!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Days!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Days on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khaled scores with a jab to the body.
Days goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good shot there by Khaled.
Days wants to clinch up but Khaled keeps it at a distance.
Days throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Days takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khaled misses with a wild body shot.
Khaled with a nice cross.
Khaled circles away from the clinch attempt.
Days throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Days 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Days thows a body shot but no joy.
Khaled fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Days pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khaled is out of range and Days settles back down.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Khaled and Days goes tumbling to the canvas! Khaled follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Days is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Khaled passes to full mount!
Days is still in real trouble! Can Khaled finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big strike lands for Khaled! That's really hurt Days and he's turned his back - Khaled keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Khaled jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khaled Khaled!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Vatali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Kalyagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalyagin has chosen Show Me Your Genitals as his entrance music. Konstantin Kalyagin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Vatali's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Vatali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Kalyagin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalyagin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vatali misses with a hook.
Vatali displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vatali thuds his right hand into Kalyagin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kalyagin moves out of range as Vatali strikes.
Vatali lands with a hook. Kalyagin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vatali throws a lazy right hand but Kalyagin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalyagin just misses with a punch to the body.
Vatali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vatali drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kalyagin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Kalyagin.
It looks like Joe Vatali has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalyagin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vatali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin misses with a low kick.
Vatali tries to clinch but Kalyagin is having none of it.
Kalyagin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kalyagin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vatali throws out the jab.
Vatali throws a shot to the body.
Vatali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalyagin moves away.
Vatali clinches up with Kalyagin and pushes him back against the cage.
Kalyagin lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vatali utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vatali keeps control of Kalyagin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kalyagin digs a right hand underneath Vatali's ribcage. Vatali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalyagin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatali can't find room to land a body shot as Kalyagin controls the action.
Kalyagin is trying to break the clinch but Vatali is controlling him.
Kalyagin misses with the head strike.
Vatali misses with a body punch.
Vatali blocking some punches.
Vatali misses with a punch to the body.
Kalyagin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vatalis head.
Kalyagin manages to break the clinch.
Joe Vatali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vatali clinches.
Kalyagin is working Vatali over against the cage.
Vatali is breathing heavily.
Kalyagin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalyagin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vatali backwards.
Kalyagin is trying to push Vatali away but Vatali has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vatali lands an uppercut.
Kalyagin lands a left hand.
Kalyagin lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Vatali.
Kalyagin misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kalyagin.
Good body shot from Kalyagin.
Vatali blocks an uppercut.
Kalyagin misses with a punch to the body.
Kalyagin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vatali content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vatali unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kalyagin misses with a punch to the body.
Vatali taking a breather.
Kalyagin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vatali thuds a left hand into Kalyagin's body.
Kalyagin connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalyagin slips under a jab.
Vatali misses with the combination.
A big left from Kalyagin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Vatali with that takedown attempt.
Vatali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kalyagin, pushing him back against the cage.
Kalyagin breaks from the clinch.
Vatali misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kalyagin.
Kalyagin throws the kick towards the body but Vatali avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalyagin takes a swing at Vatali's ribcage but misses.
Kalyagin avoids the body shot from Vatali.
Vatali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalyagin. Kalyagin obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Kalyagin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A low kick from Vatali misses
and Kalyagin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalyagin throws an overhand right that lands on Vatali's shoulder, as Vatali tries to avoid the shot.
Vatali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalyagin counters with an outside leg kick.
Vatali looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kalyagin!
Vatali is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kalyagin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vatali breaks from Kalyagin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalyagin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kalyagin is looking to control Vatali's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kalyagin avoid being mounted?
Vatali misses with a head shot. Kalyagin uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kalyagin keeping full guard, as Vatali tries to pass.
Vatali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kalyagin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vatali throws and elbow that misses. Kalyagin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vatali's guard. Nice move by Kalyagin!
Vatali seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vatali trying to keep a closed guard but Kalyagin is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatali pulls Kalyagin in close to prevent any damage.
Kalyagin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kalyagin pushes down on Vatali's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vatali is pressing down on Kalyagin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kalyagin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vatali's guard.
Vatali is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalyagin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatali wants to sweep here but Kalyagin controlling him for the moment.
Kalyagin wants to stand and escape but instead Vatali has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vatali looking to pass the guard.
Vatali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kalyagin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vatali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kalyagin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kalyagin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatali looking to pass the guard.
Vatali trying to control but Kalyagin is working from the bottom.
Vatali postures up.
Vatali trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalyagin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kalyagin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Vatali misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Vatali dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vatali is defended easily by Kalyagin.
Vatali shoots in for a takedown but Kalyagin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kalyagin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalyagin misses with a head kick.
Konstantin Kalyagin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Kalyagin.
Vatali tries to clinch there but Kalyagin circles away.
Vatali takes a swing at Kalyagin's ribcage but misses.
Vatali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Vatali finds it's way through Kalyagin's defenses.
Kalyagin swings for the body but Vatali moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatali slips under a jab from Kalyagin.
Vatali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalyagin moves away.
Kalyagin avoids the body shot from Vatali.
Kalyagin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Kalyagin misses.
Vatali dips to his left and cracks Kalyagin with an uppercut!
Vatali fails to land with a series of punches.
Vatali blocks a leg kick.
Kalyagin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vatali makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kalyagin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vatali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatali tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kalyagin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vatali somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Vatali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vatali fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kalyagin throws a leg kick
and Vatali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vatali connects with the punch.
Vatali misses with a body punch
and Kalyagin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe Vatali's cut is getting worse.
Kalyagin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vatali.
Kalyagin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vatali. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vatali avoids the head kick by Kalyagin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin misses with a looping left.
Vatali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalyagin moves away.
Kalyagin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vatali.
Vatali scores with a jab to the head.
Vatali wants to clinch up but Kalyagin keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Kalyagin misses.
Vatali tries a low kick but Kalyagin avoids it.
Kalyagin throws a hook but Vatali avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vatali, right into the meat.
Kalyagin misses with a double jab.
Vatali throws a looping overhand right but Kalyagin ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kalyagin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vatali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vatali throws a combination. Kalyagin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Vatali does no damage.
Kalyagin swats away the attempt to clinch by Vatali.
Kalyagin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vatali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Vatali misses.
Vatali digs a good hook to Kalyagin's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Joe Vatali did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vatali takes the fight into the clinch.
Kalyagin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalyagin is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vatali.
Kalyagin swings wildly with an uppercut but Vatali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalyagin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vatali misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vatali lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kalyagin backs up against the cage.
Vatali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kalyagin checks a leg kick.
Vatali lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vatali lands a jab to Kalyagin's midsection.
Vatali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vatali takes the fight into the clinch.
Konstantin Kalyagin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Kalyagin.
Vatali with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kalyagin misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalyagin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vatali has hold of one of Kalyagin's legs. Kalyagin is fighting the takedown attempt but Vatali gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Vatali trying to control but Kalyagin is working from the bottom.
Kalyagin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vatali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kalyagin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalyagin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vatali is controlling him.
Kalyagin keeping moving, preventing Vatali from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vatali controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Joe Vatali wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kalyagin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vatali.
Vatali misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vatali. Kalyagin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalyagin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vatali.
Some bone on bone action there as Vatali checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vatali misses with a kick to the body
enabling Kalyagin to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalyagin avoids the body shot from Vatali.
Kalyagin throws a combination that misses
and Vatali counters with a straight right hand.
Vatali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalyagin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vatali tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kalyagin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vatali somewhat.
Kalyagin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin throws a sloppy head kick and Vatali moves out of range easily.
Vatali lands a jab to the nose.
Kalyagin slips under a jab from Vatali.
Vatali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalyagin.
Vatali scores with a leg kick.
Vatali throws out a loose jab but Kalyagin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vatali gets a takedown into half guard.
Kalyagin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vatali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Vatali had his way with Konstantin Kalyagin in that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vatali moves into the clinch successfully.
Kalyagin breaks the clinch.
Vatali is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kalyagin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vatali walks into a left hand.
No luck for Vatali with that takedown attempt.
Kalyagin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vatali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vatali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vatali lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kalyagin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalyagin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vatali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalyagin was well out of range. Poor timing from Vatali.
Kalyagin throws a lazy right hand but Vatali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin throws the left hand but Vatali avoids the punch easily.
Vatali dips to his left and cracks Kalyagin with an uppercut!
Konstantin Kalyagin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vatali moves in looking to clinch but Kalyagin pushes him off.
Kalyagin defending well as Vatali loads up on a big left hand.
Vatali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vatali fails with the takedown
and Kalyagin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Vatali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vatali moves into the clinch.
Kalyagin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vatali's elbow.
Vatali prevents a body shot from Kalyagin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vatali throws an elbow but misses.
Konstantin Kalyagin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kalyagin misses with the head strike.
Vatali tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalyagin avoids it.
Kalyagin scores with a shoulder strike.
Vatali has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kalyagin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vatali controls the action.
Kalyagin wants to escape the position.
Vatali 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.
Vatali is trying to control but Kalyagin is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Kalyagin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vatali wants to control the pace but Kalyagin is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatali breaks from Kalyagin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vatali cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vatali pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vatali landing shots from mount.
Vatali scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kalyagin?
Kalyagin is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Kalyagin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vatali with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kalyagin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vatali working Kalyagin over with strikes here.
Vatali looking to control but Kalyagin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vatali punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Vatali connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Vatali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vatali has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Vatali!
Joe Vatali retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Withrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Withrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero misses with a low kick as Withrow jumps back.
Withrow feints and then cracks Zero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zero down.
No luck for Zero with that takedown attempt.
Withrow looks to land a combination but Zero avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Withrow blocks the leg kick.
Withrow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Withrow throws a head kick that misses
and Zero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Withrow's guard.
Zero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Withrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zero is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Withrow is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Withrow has escaped and now he's on top!
Withrow preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero is trying to control the position but Withrow postures up.
Zero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Withrow's guard.
Zero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Withrow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zero tries to roll over but Withrow keeps him under control.
Withrow has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withrow prevents Zero from getting the reversal.
Zero wants to hold on but Withrow pushes him away.
Zero is desperately trying to improve his position but Withrow has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withrow controlling from mount.
Withrow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Withrow looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zero sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Withrow wants to pass to mount but Zero is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zero ducks under a wild hook from Withrow.
Withrow throws a low kick but Zero avoids it.
Withrow misses the jab.
Zero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Withrow's calf.
Sloppy strikes from Withrow. Those never looked like landing.
Zero throws a good cross that connects.
Withrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Withrow takes a swing at Zero's ribcage but misses.
Withrow looks to land a right hand but Zero moved out of range.
Zero throws a lazy head kick
and Withrow counters with a three punch combo that has Zero backing up. Zero nods at Withrow to acknowledge the strikes.
Zero lands a leg kick that knocks Withrow off balance momentarily.
Zero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero blocks a head kick by Withrow.
Withrow swinging wildly here.
Withrow is looking to land body kicks.
Withrow misses with a double jab.
Withrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Withrow is able to avoid easily.
Zero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Withrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Withrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Withrow scores with a kick to the body.
Zero fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Withrow to the ground. Zero is now in Withrow's guard.
Zero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Withrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Withrow, not yet.
Sub Zero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Withrow is trying to keep Zero in close.
Zero with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Withrow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zero.
Zero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Withrow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Withrow has control of Zero's left arm, preventing Zero from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Withrow wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zero thumps Withrow with a low kick.
A combination from Withrow does no damage.
Withrow tries to bum rush Zero with a series of wild strikes but Zero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zero looks to land a body kick but Withrow moved away.
Jack Withrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zero throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Withrow was covering up waiting for the punch and Zero finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Withrow seems keen to control Zero's posture.
Zero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zero throws a strike but Withrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zero throws his legs up looking for a submission but Withrow uses it to pass to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sub Zero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Withrow throws a lazy head kick
and Zero counters with a nice double leg into side control. Withrow won't be happy with that.
Zero throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Withrow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Withrow can't do much from the bottom here.
Zero throws a strike aimed at the side of Withrow's head but Withrow avoids it well.
Zero working the strikes but Withrow uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Zero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withrow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zero lands a nice short elbow.
Zero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zero throwing shots but Withrow is blocking nicely.
Zero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero is pressing down on Withrow's thigh, looking to free his foot. Withrow is holding on for now.
Zero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Withrow defending well though.
Zero slips a nice elbow through Withrow's hands, connecting with Withrow's forehead.
Zero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zero misses with a head shot. Withrow uses the momentum to regain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Withrow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero is trying to escape the mount.
Zero wants to hold on but Withrow pushes him away.
Zero bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero postures up in Withrow's guard and throws a big left but Withrow blocks it.
Zero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Withrow's head.
Zero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Withrow is keeping the position for now.
Zero throws and elbow that misses. Withrow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zero's guard. Nice move by Withrow!
Withrow stopping the sweep attempt from Zero.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Withrow defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Withrow throws a head kick that misses.
Withrow throws the kick towards the body but Zero avoids it.
Zero wants to clinch.
A big right from Withrow misses.
Withrow lands with a nice body kick.
Withrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Withrow catches Zero right on the button with a cross.
Zero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Withrow moves away.
Withrow throws a right hand that Zero ducks under and follows up with a left that Zero also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zero fails to land the takedown.
Withrow shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zero eats them both and turns towards Withrow to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zero misses with a leg kick
enabling Withrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Withrow throws a series of strikes that have Zero backpedaling.
Withrow looks to land a combination but Zero avoids it well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Withrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zero looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Withrow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Withrow has hold of Zero's hands but Zero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zero trying to mount his opponent but Withrow defends it.
Zero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Withrow wants to control but Zero is keeping busy.
Zero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zero is pressing down on Withrow's thigh, looking to free his foot. Withrow is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zero is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Withrow defends it well.
Zero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Withrow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zero is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Withrow doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zero.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zero connects with a nice short shot to Withrow's temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero drops an elbow to the side of Withrow's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Withrow blocks the leg kick.
Zero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jack Withrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Withrow throws a right hand that Zero ducks under and follows up with a left that Zero also avoids with ease.
Withrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Withrow tries to land a front kick but Zero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Withrow's calf.
Withrow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zero will feel that in the morning.
Withrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zero misses with a leg kick.
Withrow misses with a body kick.
Zero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Withrow.
Zero throws a leg kick which misses Withrow's front leg but catches the back leg as Withrow tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withrow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Withrow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zero.
Zero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Withrow.
Zero looks to land a left hand but Withrow moved out of range nicely.
Zero checks a leg kick nicely.
Withrow throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Zero throws a body punch but Withrow moves out of range.
Withrow misses with a double jab.
Zero tries to close the distance and clinch but Withrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zero throws a sloppy head kick and Withrow moves out of range easily.
Withrow tries to bum rush Zero with a series of wild strikes but Zero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Withrow fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero moves away from the strike by Withrow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zero. Withrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Withrow.
Zero gets the takedown into side control.
Withrow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zero looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Withrow is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Zero are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zero throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zero lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Zero.
Zero tries to move to mount but Withrow blocks the move with his legs.
Zero is working Withrow over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sub Zero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zero has an Americana. Withrow didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Zero is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Zero hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sub Zero!
Sub Zero is the new middleweight champion!
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