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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rigan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rigan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Kong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Kong scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Rigan Gracie has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kong.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Kong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kong misses with a two punch combination.
Kong throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Gracie tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Gracie pushes Kong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Kong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie prevents Kong from standing back up.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Gracie won't let Kong get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Kong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie trying to control but Kong is having none of it.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kong is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Gracie locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Kong is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rigan Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lj Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Katipunan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs comes to the cage accompanied by LJ Gibbs. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lj Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andres Katipunan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Katipunan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gibbs is in Katipunan's guard.
Gibbs stands up and waves to Katipunan to follow him.
Andres Katipunan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Katipunan is trying to drag Gibbs to the mat but Gibbs just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Katipunan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gibbs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Katipunan wants to take the fight to the mat but Gibbs manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lj Gibbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andres Katipunan.
Gibbs turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katipunan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gibbs in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Katipunan prevents Gibbs from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs staying calm.
Katipunan tries to bench press Gibbs off him but Gibbs keeps the position.
Katipunan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gibbs's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Gibbs! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Katipunan has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lj Gibbs!
Lj Gibbs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai has chosen Deadly Muay Thai Skills as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai clinches up with West and pushes him back against the cage.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jay West has been cut.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but West blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai is trying to maintain a safe position but West gets an underhook and turns Thai into the cage.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
West takes an elbow to the temple.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thai is looking for a takedown.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but West blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
West takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thai stops a takedown attempt from West.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
West breaks the clinch.
Thai blocks a low kick nicely.
Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Thai is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thai tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
West throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thai looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thai rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
West has clasped his hands together around Thai's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Thai is trying to buck West off.
Thai is not content to let West control the position.
Thai wants to get back to his feet but West drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West trying to control the position but Thai is working away.
West just content to control the position.
West trying to control the action but Thai is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Jay West wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
West throws a series of punches but Thai moves out of range.
West throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai is looking to clinch.
West misses with a shot to the body
and Thai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
West circles away from the clinch attempt.
West closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
West is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
West scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thai looks like he's trying to stand up.
West is stalling here. Thai is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! West seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Thai has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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 Jay West will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai rushes West and presses him up against the cage.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Thai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thai breaks from the clinch.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Jay West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai.
Thai throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
Thai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from West.
Thai slips a jab from West.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
West throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai slaps away a takedown attempt from West, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West throws a combination that misses
and Thai counters with a good, hard body kick but West shrugs it off.
Thai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with West, pushing him back against the cage.
Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West throws a combination that misses
and Thai counters with a stiff right hand.
Thai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as West backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai moves into the clinch.
Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West's defenses.
West wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai is pushing West up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai stalling in the clinch but West improves position.
Thai lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
Thai connects with a knee to the head.
Muay Thai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thai lands a nice elbow.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai controlling the action here for a moment.
Thai manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to West's calf.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Thai lands a jab-cross combination.
Thai tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Thai closes the distance and clinches.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai is struggling to control the position.
Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai rushes West and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thai working West over with knees to the body.
Thai working West over with knees to the body.
Thai tries a knee to the head but West blocks it.
Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thai rushes West and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West tries to keep at a distance but Thai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thai decides to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai stuffs the takedown attempt from West. West gets slowly back to his feet.
West ducks right into an uppercut from Thai.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai has West up against the cage in a clinch.
Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thai tries to clinch up.
West has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from West there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some wild striking there from West.
Thai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thai gets a clinch.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai moves into the clinch.
Thai landing knees to the head.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Thai working West over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thai pulls guard successfully.
Thai wants to improve his position but instead West has moved into half guard.
Thai lands a couple of sideways elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is looking to take a break and control but Thai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thai tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thai tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Thai manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Thai tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
Thai clobbers West with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thai tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from West.
Thai wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Thai tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai.
West tries to bum rush Thai with a series of wild strikes but Thai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thai tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
Thai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thai moves into the clinch.
Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from West does no damage.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
Thai tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West throws the left hand but Thai avoids the punch easily.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but West blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai connects with a knee to the head.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
Thai wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thai avoids a punch combination nicely.
West motions for Thai to come forward. West throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but West gets the underhooks and prevents it.
West avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thai working West over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai landing knees to the body.
Thai scores with a knee to the head.
Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West looks to throw the jab but Thai is out of range.
West shoots in for a takedown but Thai shows good takedown defense.
West circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai closes the distance and clinches.
Thai landing knees to the head.
West prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
West avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Thai lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
Thai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jay West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muay Thai.
West tries to break the clinch but Thai is controlling the position.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
West lands a takedown into guard.
Thai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West won't allow Thai to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai looking to control.
Thai throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
West slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jay West has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
West throws a right and a left that Thai avoids nicely.
West throws a right and a left that both miss.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai.
West closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
West misses with a double jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! West crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thai - the referee stops the clock and West gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thai. West manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thai tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai wants to clinch.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Thai tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thai wants to clinch.
Thai scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai.
West gets tackled into the cage by Thai. Thai maintains the clinch.
A knee to the head by Thai.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thai clinches up with West and pushes him back against the cage.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Thai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thai tries to score a body lock takedown but West shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thai is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Thai.
West wants a takedown.
Thai has West pressed against the cage, preventing West from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thai is trying to stall.
West tries to score a body lock takedown but Thai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West has clasped his hands together around Thai's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thai managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by West.
Jay West overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Thai!
West controlling his opponent.
Thai is desperately trying to improve his position but West has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West won't let Thai get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Thai throwing hammer fists to the chest of West. What's that going to do exactly?
West looking to control but Thai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thai sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thai kicks West off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thai is fending him off so far but West persists. Nope, Thai circles away and we're back to standing.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West shoots in but no luck this time.
Thai wants to clinch.
Thai has managed to clinch.
Jay West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muay Thai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai!
After winning the bout, Muay Thai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Stabler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stabler comes to the cage accompanied by Grown Men Don't Cry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elliot Stabler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stabler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Stabler misses with a few strikes there.
Stabler slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Stabler throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones gets caught napping as Stabler dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stabler throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stabler's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Stabler pushes a forearm under Jones's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jones is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elliot Stabler!
Elliot Stabler bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Suvorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suvorov's entrance music is World in Conflict - Polyushko-Pole.. A fine choice. Collins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Irish Rebel Song. Alexandr Suvorov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandr Suvorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Collins!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins tries to clinch but Suvorov moves out of range.
Collins throws a lazy head kick
and Suvorov counters with a straight right hand.
Suvorov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suvorov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Suvorov throws a jab when Collins was well out of range.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Collins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Collins won't allow Suvorov to sweep him here.
Collins wanted to stand there but Suvorov had control of the position.
Suvorov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Collins postures up in Suvorov's guard and throws a big left but Suvorov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvorov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Collins is one step ahead there.
Collins wants to control from the top but Suvorov keeps moving.
Suvorov wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
Collins passes Suvorov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Collins.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Suvorov to regain full guard.
Collins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Collins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suvorov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suvorov looking for a guillotine here but Collins defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
Collins trying to control but Suvorov is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins looking to sit in guard and control but Suvorov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Suvorov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Collins is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Suvorov, into his guard.
Suvorov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to control but Suvorov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suvorov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Collins passes into side control.
Suvorov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Collins seems to be looking for submissions.
Collins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Collins is trying to control the action in half guard but Suvorov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking for a kimura but Suvorov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Collins to get the leverage.
Suvorov gets full guard.
Suvorov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Collins defends it easily.
Collins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Suvorov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suvorov keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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 Alexandr Suvorov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suvorov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Collins misses.
Suvorov swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Collins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Suvorov back to the cage. Collins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Collins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suvorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suvorov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Collins momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Suvorov. No joy for Collins on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvorov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suvorov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - Suvorov circles away.
Collins throws a combination that misses
letting Suvorov counter with a right hand.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Suvorov shoots in looking for a takedown but Collins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suvorov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Collins digs a good body shot into Suvorov's ribs.
Collins tries to clinch but Suvorov moves away
enabling Suvorov to counter with a crisp jab.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Collins throws a hook but Suvorov blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Collins.
A combination from Collins does no damage.
Suvorov lands with an uppercut that bounces Collins off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Suvorov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Collins's head backwards.
Collins is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Collins. Those never looked like landing.
Suvorov lands with a shot to the body.
Suvorov slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Collins shoots and misses
enabling Suvorov to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexandr Suvorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Collins.
Suvorov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suvorov showed some decent athleticism there.
Max Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suvorov passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Collins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Suvorov with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Suvorov.
Suvorov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Collins hang on?
Collins is still in real trouble! Can Suvorov finish him?
Suvorov working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suvorov loads up with a big shot that hurts Collins! He's pulled Suvorov in close but Suvorov has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Collins survive? More strikes from Suvorov and Collins is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexandr Suvorov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stand Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bang comes to the cage accompanied by Mike Tyson clip from Hangover. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stand Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big John!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by John - just one landing.
John bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bang's head.
Bang blocks a jab.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Bang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has John pinned against the cage. John gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John throws a hook but Bang avoids it easily.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from John misses.
Bang doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Bang. Those never looked like landing.
Bang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but John circles away quickly and effectively.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Bang or perhaps it was just good defense by John which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stand Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang is breathing heavily.
John works over Bang's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bang is rocked!
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Bang.
A punch combination from John misses.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Bang - just one landing.
Bang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
Bang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John cracks Bang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bang throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a big right hand! Oh Bang is in trouble here! John follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big John!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy Thompson's chin.
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149 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Black.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Black misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black thuds a left hand into Thompson's body.
Thompson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thompson clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black can't break the clinch.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Black avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thompson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black is pressed up against the cage. Thompson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Black down to the mat. Black avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Black throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Thompson scores with a nice strike.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black lands with an overhand left.
Danga de danga de dang - Black scores with a four punch combination!
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson scores with a decent looking hook.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Black is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Thompson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thompson scrambles back to his feet.
Black throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Black misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Black lands with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson walks into a left hand.
Jack Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Jack Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Thompson.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with an inside leg kick.
Black throws a combination. Thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Black scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black misses with a left hand
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Black feints a jab promting Thompson to slip. Black then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thompson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Black.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
Black displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Black is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Black moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Black misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson moves away from the strike by Black.
Black lands the left hand.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Black dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thompson.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Thompson scores with a jab to the body.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson wants to clinch
and Black counters with a left to the body.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Black misses with a double jab
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson misses with a leg kick.
Black misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
A left lands for Black.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black checks a leg kick.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Black on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thompson lands a nice hook to Black's body. Black takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Jack Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Black looks to land a combination. Thompson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Black scores with a decent looking hook.
Black takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black with a hook.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Donk. Thompson catches Black right on the button with a cross.
Black shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thompson eats them both and turns towards Black to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black connects with a body shot.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Black throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
Jack Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Thompson.
Black moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Black catches Thompson right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Black defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Thompson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Black moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Black misses with a double jab.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Black is rocked!
Black throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a big right hand! Oh Black is in trouble here! Thompson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Thompson!
Billy Thompson is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gryphon Andersoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Salcedo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gryphon Andersoon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andersoon but Andersoon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andersoon lands a big head kick that sends Salcedo tumbling to the mat! Andersoon takes a step backwards and waves Salcedo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Salcedo is rocked!
It looks like Jose Salcedo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersoon stuffs the takedown.
Salcedo blocks a head kick by Andersoon.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andersoon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andersoon tries a knee to the head but Salcedo blocks it.
Andersoon is trying to push Salcedo away but Salcedo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salcedo blocks an elbow strike.
Andersoon misses with a knee strike.
Salcedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andersoon is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Salcedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersoon gets underhooks to prevent Salcedo's takedown attempt.
Andersoon breaks from the clinch.
Salcedo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Salcedo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Salcedo throws a sloppy strike and Andersoon uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Andersoon has ended up in Salcedo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salcedo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Salcedo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salcedo working for a triangle but Andersoon defends it easily.
Andersoon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Andersoon is posturing up here but Salcedo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Andersoon tries to roll out but it's too tight and Andersoon has to tap! Slick submission there by Salcedo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Salcedo!
Jose Salcedo retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron Jamess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balkan comes into the arena with Kosovo is Serbia blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
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250 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, LeBron Jamess!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jamess moves out of range as Balkan throws a body kick.
Balkan fails in his attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balkan.
It looks like LeBron Jamess has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jamess moves out of range of the body kick.
Balkan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jamess manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jamess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boris Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
Balkan keeps Jamess at a distance using the push kick.
Balkan lands a big head kick that sends Jamess tumbling to the mat! Balkan takes a step backwards and waves Jamess back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jamess looks gassed!
Jamess bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Balkan comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Jamess falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Jamess was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Balkan!
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