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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Wesker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard Yuen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Wesker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wesker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yuen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Albert Wesker has been cut.
Yuen lands a front kick.
Wesker has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuen breaks the clinch.
Yuen misses with a head kick.
Wesker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yuen's waist but Yuen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wesker off to one side.
Wesker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yuen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wesker throws a lazy right hand but Yuen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wesker shoots in looking for a takedown but Yuen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wesker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yuen - that will leave a mark!
Yuen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wesker's sensitive parts.
A solid body kick from Yuen.
Wesker looks gassed!
Yuen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wesker.
Howard Yuen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Wesker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wesker.
Yuen throws a head kick but Wesker moves out of range.
Wesker with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab from Yuen.
Wesker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wesker walks into a left hand.
Wesker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yuen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wesker is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yuen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yuen lands a big head kick that sends Wesker tumbling to the mat! Yuen takes a step backwards and waves Wesker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wesker is still on wobbly legs! Can Yuen finish him?
That has opened up Albert Wesker's cut even more.
Yuen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yuen. Wesker shrugs it off though.
Wesker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wesker tries to clinch up but Yuen circles away and keeps his distance.
Wesker seems to have recovered his senses.
Yuen throws a front kick that sends Wesker stumbling back into the cage.
Wesker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesker shoots in but Yuen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yuen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wesker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yuen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yuen 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.
Wesker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yuen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wesker.
Wesker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wesker is defended easily by Yuen.
Yuen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wesker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yuen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yuen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yuen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wesker on the side of the head.
Wesker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The cut above Albert Wesker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wesker throws a wild body kick that Yuen sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wesker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wesker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wesker moves to clinch but Yuen breaks away
and Yuen counters with a head kick that drops Wesker to the mat! Wesker scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wesker tries for a takedown but Yuen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Howard Yuen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wesker gets a clinch.
Yuen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wesker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yuen dodges the punch combination from Wesker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yuen to score with a decent uppercut.
Yuen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
No luck for Wesker with that takedown attempt.
Yuen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wesker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Albert Wesker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wesker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wesker shoots in for a takedown but Yuen shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wesker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yuen feints and then cracks Wesker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wesker down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Yuen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Wesker's cut.
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.
A jab from Yuen finds it's way through Wesker's defenses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wesker.
Wesker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wesker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yuen tests Wesker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wesker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yuen throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Yuen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yuen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wesker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuen.
Yuen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wesker is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yuen - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesker moves in looking to clinch but Yuen pushes him off.
Yuen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wesker's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Albert Wesker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Howard Yuen!
Howard Yuen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wyatt Babineaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beach Party Vietnam. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wyatt Babineaux !
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Babineaux counters with a left and a right that stings Giap.
Babineaux misses with a takedown attempt - Giap sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Babineaux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giap wants to clinch but Babineaux slips to the side
and Babineaux counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Giap's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Giap avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babineaux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Babineaux wants to control from the top but Giap keeps moving.
Babineaux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Giap swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineaux is looking to work some ground and pound but Giap has wrist control.
Giap keeping full guard, as Babineaux tries to pass.
Babineaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Giap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babineaux might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Giap kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wyatt Babineaux was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Babineaux circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Babineaux counter with a right hand.
Babineaux shoots for a takedown but Giap saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babineaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Babineaux shoots in and drives through. Giap sprawls well.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wyatt Babineaux .
A head kick misses from Babineaux .
Giap blocks a head kick by Babineaux .
Vo Nguyen Giap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giap slips under a jab from Babineaux .
Giap is looking to clinch but Babineaux is avoiding it.
Babineaux pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Giap back to the cage. Babineaux follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Babineaux fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Giap but Giap pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Babineaux shoots for a takedown but Giap saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Babineaux fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Babineaux throws a combination. Giap tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babineaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babineaux misses with a few strikes there.
Babineaux fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giap tries to clinch up
and Babineaux counters with a series of strikes. Giap will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babineaux circles away from the clinch attempt
and Babineaux counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wyatt Babineaux dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babineaux fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giap tries to clinch up
and Babineaux counters with a left and a right that stings Giap.
Giap swings for the body but Babineaux moves out of range.
Babineaux shoots in looking for a takedown but Giap manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Babineaux 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Babineaux drives through with a takedown into Giap's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Babineaux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Giap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babineaux decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Giap defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Babineaux .
Vo Nguyen Giap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wyatt Babineaux .
Giap moves into the clinch successfully.
Giap can't break the clinch.
Giap prevents Babineaux from breaking the clinch.
Giap lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux has had enough of the clinch but Giap keeps him there for the moment.
Babineaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Babineaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Giap is just out of range.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Babineaux misses with a two punch combination.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap tries to clinch but Babineaux moves out of range.
Giap darts in trying to clinch
and Babineaux counters with a shoot takedown. Giap fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap throws a lazy right hand but Babineaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babineaux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giap counters with a left to the body.
Babineaux shoots in looking for a takedown. Giap tries to sprawl out of it but Babineaux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giap manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Babineaux or perhaps it was just good defense by Giap which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Giap knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Babineaux on the ground.
Giap is refusing to be controlled, as Babineaux sits in half guard.
Babineaux decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Babineaux misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap tries to clinch up
and Babineaux counters with a three punch combo that has Giap backing up. Giap nods at Babineaux to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wyatt Babineaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Giap lands a nice looking body shot.
Giap wants to clinch
and Babineaux counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Babineaux is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Babineaux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Giap pushes Babineaux off looking to stand but Babineaux dives back in and keeps control.
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.
Babineaux is working for a kimura but Giap is defending it quite comfortably.
Babineaux wants to work for an arm triangle but Giap is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Babineaux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Giap tries to kick Babineaux off but Babineaux keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Babineaux is looking to take a break and control but Giap is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to kick Babineaux off but Babineaux keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Babineaux is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Giap!
Babineaux content just to control the position here.
Giap tries to buck Babineaux off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babineaux is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Giap has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Babineaux stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Babineaux darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux wants to control but Giap is keeping him busy.
Wyatt Babineaux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Giap trying to control from the bottom.
Babineaux slows the pace down in half guard.
Babineaux passes to full mount!
Babineaux tries to control but Giap wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux controlling from the full mount.
Giap has left one of his arms exposed and Babineaux doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Giap screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wyatt Babineaux !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Parker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Clinton lands in his opponent's guard.
Clinton postures up.
Clinton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clinton passes Parker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clinton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clinton tries to pass to full mount but Parker defends it.
Parker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clinton advances position into side control!
Clinton is working to tighten is grip on Parker's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Parker has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Clinton is really squeezing tight and eventually Parker passes out! Clinton breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bill Clinton!
Bill Clinton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sal Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sal Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Graham!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graham sprawls well. Graham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
Kelly gets the takedown into side control.
Graham is looking for a sweep.
Kelly wants to control but Graham is keeping him busy.
Kelly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Graham is looking to reverse the position.
Kelly has hold of Graham's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Graham tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kelly cranks the arm and Graham screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Graham, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sal Kelly!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus Hardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gus Hardt!
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, Freddy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardt stuffs the takedown.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Hardt jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardt sprawls well. Hardt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Freddy Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardt misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardt as he jumps to the side.
Gus Hardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Smith.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Hardt moved out of range.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hardt.
Hardt throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardt misses the shot to the body.
Hardt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardt with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith defending well as Hardt loads up on a big left hand.
Hardt dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hardt will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Hardt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hardt scrambles back to his feet.
Hardt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith sizes up Hardt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardt sprawls well. Hardt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Hardt. Those never looked like landing.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Hardt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardt looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith thows a body kick. Hardt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardt throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hardt is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hardt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hardt tries to get out of the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hardt trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Smith manages to pass to mount!
Smith throws some wild stikes that Hardt manages to avoid easily.
Smith postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Hardt is out cold - huge knockout for Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Freddy Smith!
A victorious Freddy Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William O Leary has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch but O Leary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from O Leary.
O Leary loads up on a big right hand but Grande slips the punch.
O Leary misses with a double jab.
Grande forces O Leary back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Grande.
It looks like William O Leary has been cut.
O Leary scores with a shoulder strike.
Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Leary throws a front kick aimed at Grande's knee but Grande avoids it well.
O Leary misses with a few strikes there.
O Leary takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande avoids the body shot from O Leary.
Grande is looking to clinch but O Leary is avoiding it.
O Leary clinches.
Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Leary throws a looping overhand right but Grande ducks down to avoid it.
O Leary feints a jab promting Grande to slip. O Leary then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grande slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown but Grande shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Leary moves into the clinch.
Grande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Leary is looking to control Grande's arms but Grande gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Leary has his back to the cage.
Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grande is looking to clinch but O Leary is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Grande.
O Leary lands a jab to the head.
O Leary tries to keep at a distance but Grande has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grande lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Leary backwards.
O Leary can't find room to land a body shot as Grande controls the action.
Grande pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries to clinch but O Leary is having none of it.
Grande tries to clinch there but O Leary circles away.
A jab from O Leary misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Grande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grande is looking to clinch.
Grande staying out of range there.
O Leary gets the takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
O Leary wants to control but Grande is keeping him busy.
O Leary working away.
Grande tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O Leary wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Leary misses with the ground and pound.
O Leary controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary scores with punches from side control.
O Leary tries to score with some ground and pound. Grande controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
O Leary tries for a kimura but Grande is defending well.
Grande bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Grande shoots for a double leg takedown but O Leary sprawls well. He's pushed Grande's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grande scores with a nice strike.
O Leary throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
O Leary lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grande slips a jab and a cross from O Leary.
Grande wants to clinch.
O Leary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Leary throws a hook but Grande avoids it easily.
Grande moves into the clinch.
O Leary misses with a body punch.
O Leary lands a shoulder strike.
O Leary lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Leary trying to stall but Grande improves his position.
O Leary keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grande's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from O Leary fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taco Grande will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William O Leary's cut.
That's time! O Leary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Leary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grande wants to clinch up but O Leary keeps it at a distance.
O Leary rushes Grande and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Leary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
O Leary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Leary has him pressed against the cage.
Grande using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Leary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grande wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Leary has him pressed against the cage.
Grande trying to stall but O Leary improves his position.
Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by O Leary. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Leary.
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Leary stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Leary misses with a low kick.
A combination from O Leary does no damage.
O Leary closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Grande breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grande is looking to clinch.
O Leary tries to land a leg kick but Grande saw it coming and moves away.
O Leary keeps the fight on the outside.
Grande tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Leary moves into the clinch.
O Leary working aggressively here.
Grande lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Leary backwards.
Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grande closes the distance and clinches.
O Leary has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grande avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande has O Leary pressed against the cage.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grande trying to control the position but instead, O Leary has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grande into the cage.
O Leary lands an uppercut.
O Leary misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taco Grande seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Leary tightens his grip and picks Grande up, before dumping him to the ground. Grande manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Leary looking to pass the guard.
O Leary is looking to work some ground and pound but Grande has wrist control.
Grande has his hands on O Leary's head, controlling the position.
O Leary postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary landing with the ground and pound.
Grande looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grande scrambles and gets back to his feet.
O Leary throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grande is looking to clinch but O Leary is avoiding it.
O Leary keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grande slips under a jab from O Leary.
Grande doesn't manage to clinch there - O Leary circles away.
Grande is looking to clinch but O Leary is avoiding it.
O Leary misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande needs to keep his hands up - O Leary had a free shot at his head there.
Grande takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from O Leary misses its intended target.
O Leary misses with a looping left.
Grande fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by O Leary.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande is looking to clinch but O Leary is avoiding it.
O Leary lands with a straight right. Grande didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary with a nice cross.
O Leary scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grande doesn't seem bothered though.
O Leary moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William O Leary dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William O Leary's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
O Leary misses with an uppercut
letting Grande counter with a right hand.
Grande tries to clinch but O Leary is having none of it.
Grande tries to clinch up.
Grande fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Leary throws a combination. Grande tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grande slaps away a takedown attempt from O Leary, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Leary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Leary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grande fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grande wants to clinch but O Leary slips to the side
and O Leary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grande clinches with his opponent.
O Leary misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Leary lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande has had enough of the clinch but O Leary keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Grande's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Leary is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grande is keeping busy.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Grande landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grande misses with a knee strike.
Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grande's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Leary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grande staying out of range there.
O Leary connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grande momentarily.
O Leary connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grande. Grande circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Leary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grande fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grande instigates a clinch.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grande breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grande tries to clinch up.
O Leary fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grande looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Leary keeps the fight on the outside.
Grande shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Leary tries to keep at a distance but Grande has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grande is trying to break free.
O Leary lands with a left to the head.
O Leary is working for takedown but Grande is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from O Leary fails to land.
Grande blocks a body shot from O Leary.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande looking to throw knees to the head but O Leary is blocking nicely.
Grande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Leary working aggressively here.
O Leary lands a right hand.
O Leary swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande is working O Leary over against the cage.
Grande is looking for a takedown.
Grande lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Leary.
Grande lands a hook that snaps the head of O Leary backwards.
O Leary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Leary drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grande gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William O Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Leary has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Learys head.
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!
Grande with a knee to the head.
Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grande takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch but O Leary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Leary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grande lands a head shot.
Grande tries to clinch there but O Leary circles away.
Grande gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grande pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grande tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grande tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grande tries to clinch but O Leary moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taco Grande comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grande 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Taco Grande!
Taco Grande really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Doom Fightwear & Laundry Service logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel BloodWing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Shinola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinola has chosen Hollywood as his entrance music. Angel BloodWing is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel BloodWing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Shinola!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinola tries to bum rush BloodWing with a series of wild strikes but BloodWing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
BloodWing tries to clinch there but Shinola circles away.
Shinola scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shinola tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as BloodWing checks a leg kick.
Shinola throws a body kick that misses.
Shinola misses with a double jab.
Shinola closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into BloodWing's guard.
BloodWing manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shinola keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinola blocking the ground and pound.
Shinola is trying desperately to improve position.
Shinola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by BloodWing.
BloodWing looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
BloodWing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shinola is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinola is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BloodWing tries to control but Shinola wriggling away.
BloodWing misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
BloodWing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shinola is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinola is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Shinola is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinola has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of BloodWing's lack of action.
Shinola trying to control but BloodWing postures up.
Angel BloodWing has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Shinola looks to land a body kick but BloodWing moved away.
BloodWing displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shinola.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinola takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shinola misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brett Shinola will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from BloodWing. Those never looked like landing.
BloodWing darts in and clinches Shinola up against the cage.
BloodWing is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
BloodWing is looking to break free of the clinch but Shinola has double underhooks.
BloodWing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shinola backwards.
Shinola breaks the clinch.
BloodWing misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from BloodWing.
BloodWing sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
BloodWing throws out a powerful jab.
BloodWing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shinola as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel BloodWing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinola moves out of range as BloodWing throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Shinola misses.
BloodWing tries to clinch there but Shinola circles away.
Shinola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with BloodWing but BloodWing pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from BloodWing.
Shinola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from BloodWing is defended easily by Shinola.
Shinola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinola swinging wildly here.
Shinola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
BloodWing digs a good body shot into Shinola's ribs.
Shinola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
BloodWing moves out of range of the body kick.
Shinola lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
BloodWing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
BloodWing might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BloodWing advances position into side control!
Shinola can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BloodWing moves into full mount!
BloodWing throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shinola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by BloodWing.
BloodWing trying to control but Shinola is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shinola can do anything to dispel that myth.
BloodWing looking to finish Shinola with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shinola!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BloodWing throwing strikes here but Shinola is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
BloodWing trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel BloodWing dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
BloodWing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shinola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shinola pivots, looking for a leg kick but BloodWing is out of range and Shinola settles back down.
Angel BloodWing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Shinola misses
and BloodWing counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shinola slips under a jab from BloodWing.
Shinola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from BloodWing.
BloodWing tries a head kick but it misses.
Shinola goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shinola throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shinola shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BloodWing blocks a leg kick.
BloodWing cracks Shinola with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
BloodWing wants to clinch.
Shinola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shinola tries to bum rush BloodWing with a series of wild strikes but BloodWing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
BloodWing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
BloodWing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shinola.
Shinola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BloodWing tries to clinch up but Shinola circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BloodWing tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shinola swivels and escapes.
Brett Shinola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shinola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shinola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by BloodWing.
BloodWing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel BloodWing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shinola tries a head kick but it misses.
BloodWing jabs at Shinola's body.
Shinola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
BloodWing fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Shinola.
Shinola shoots in looking for a takedown. BloodWing tries to sprawl out of it but Shinola keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. BloodWing manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
BloodWing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shinola walks into a stiff left hand from BloodWing.
Shinola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts BloodWing as he jumps to the side.
BloodWing tries to clinch but Shinola moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BloodWing tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from BloodWing.
Shinola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and BloodWing counters with a straight right hand.
BloodWing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shinola sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten BloodWing somewhat.
Shinola misses with a head kick.
Shinola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from BloodWing.
Shinola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Angel BloodWing.
I think BloodWing 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel BloodWing!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Angel BloodWing made sure he mentioned Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Brasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoffman has chosen click here as his entrance music. Bill Brasky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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190 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Brasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brasky rushes Hoffman and presses him up against the cage.
Hoffman wants a takedown.
Brasky misses with some punches.
Brasky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bill Brasky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Hoffman.
Brasky stalls.
Brasky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brasky has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Brasky prevents the takedown attempt.
Brasky misses with a body punch.
Brasky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoffman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brasky prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasky lands with a left to the head.
Brasky has Hoffman pressed against the cage.
Brasky tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Brasky back against the cage.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Brasky.
Brasky struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoffman controls his hands.
Brasky can't find room to land a body shot as Hoffman controls the action.
Brasky breaks the clinch.
Brasky jabs at Hoffman's body.
Hoffman walks into a jab.
Hoffman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hoffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman shoots in for a takedown but Brasky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brasky looks to land a left hand but Hoffman moved out of range nicely.
Brasky jabs Hoffman right on the nose. Hoffman blinks but takes it well.
Brasky moves into the clinch successfully.
Brasky prevents the takedown attempt.
Brasky tries to work over Hoffman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brasky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brasky misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Brasky.
Hoffman looks gassed!
Brasky throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Brasky fails to land.
Brasky misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasky is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brasky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoffman.
Brasky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffman's elbow.
Brasky throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman managing to block the knees to the body from Brasky.
Brasky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brasky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoffman. That did some damage!
Brasky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brasky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Brasky. No joy for Hoffman on that attempt.
Brasky thumps Hoffman with a low kick.
That kick from Brasky tenderised Hoffman's leg. Hoffman is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Brasky finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brasky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoffman in his tracks.
Hoffman gets tackled into the cage by Brasky. Brasky maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brasky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brasky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brasky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman managing to block the knees to the body from Brasky.
Brasky breaks from the clinch.
Brasky fails to land with a series of punches.
Brasky lands with an overhand left.
Hoffman throws a leg kick
and Brasky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoffman closes the distance and clinches up with Brasky, looking for a takedown. Hoffman pushes Brasky against the cage but Brasky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoffman tries for a takedown but Brasky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brasky tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Brasky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brasky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoffman closes the distance and clinches up with Brasky, looking for a takedown. Hoffman pushes Brasky against the cage but Brasky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brasky moves into the clinch successfully.
Brasky misses with a body punch.
Hoffman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brasky is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hoffman.
Hoffman blocks an uppercut.
Hoffman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brasky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hoffman.
Brasky misses with a punch to the body.
Brasky misses with an elbow strike.
Brasky misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasky is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bill Brasky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Hoffman.
Brasky throws a head punch that misses.
Hoffman is working for takedown but Brasky is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brasky tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffman avoids the damage to the body.
Brasky can't find room to land a body shot as Hoffman controls the action.
A short right from Brasky.
Brasky tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
Brasky breaks from the clinch.
Hoffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoffman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brasky circles away.
Hoffman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danga de danga de dang - Brasky scores with a four punch combination!
Brasky leaves Hoffman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brasky wants to slow Hoffman down by chopping away at his legs.
Brasky feints and then cracks Hoffman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoffman down.
Bill Brasky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brasky swivels and escapes.
Hoffman is breathing heavily.
Brasky lands a slapping body shot.
Hoffman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brasky lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brasky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brasky moves into the clinch.
Brasky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffman's elbow.
Bill Brasky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hoffman.
Brasky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brasky throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Brasky tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Brasky back against the cage.
Hoffman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brasky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brasky misses with a double jab.
Hoffman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brasky looks to land a combination but Hoffman avoids it well.
Brasky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoffman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Brasky misses
and Hoffman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hoffman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brasky on the side of the head.
Hoffman shoots in looking for a takedown but Brasky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hoffman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A low kick from Hoffman is predictable there
and Brasky counters with a stiff right hand.
Brasky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albert Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoffman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hoffman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brasky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brasky kicks off Hoffman and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffman fails with a takedown attempt.
Brasky moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Brasky dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hoffman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brasky tries to clinch there but Hoffman circles away.
Hoffman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brasky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoffman's sensitive parts.
Brasky misses with a double jab.
Hoffman shoots in looking for a takedown. Brasky tries to sprawl out of it but Hoffman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brasky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brasky is looking to clinch.
Hoffman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoffman moves forwards but Brasky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brasky connects with a solid leg kick.
Brasky gets caught napping as Hoffman dives in and scores a takedown. Brasky manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brasky is looking to stand up but Hoffman isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasky throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hoffman wants to control from the top but Brasky keeps moving.
Brasky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoffman's guard.
Brasky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoffman can do to turn this around?
Hoffman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brasky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brasky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoffman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brasky throwing strikes from guard but Hoffman blocks nicely.
Hoffman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brasky is aware though and is defending well.
Hoffman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Albert Hoffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is trying to keep Brasky in close.
Brasky wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Hoffman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brasky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brasky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brasky passes Hoffman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman is pressing down on Brasky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brasky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brasky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brasky 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.
Brasky scoring with some ground and pound.
Brasky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bill Brasky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brasky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brasky wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Hoffman thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hoffman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brasky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hoffman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brasky is aware though and is defending well.
Hoffman has a closed guard, preventing Brasky from standing up.
Brasky trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brasky stands up and waves to Hoffman to follow him.
Brasky lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brasky is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Brasky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brasky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Brasky!
Bill Brasky bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dima Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dima Huxley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huxley.
Bosh avoids the head kick by Huxley.
Bosh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Huxley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huxley throws a leg kick that misses.
Huxley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bosh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bosh landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Huxley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huxley wants to stand and escape but Bosh is having none of it.
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.
Bosh wants to control from the top but Huxley keeps moving.
Bosh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huxley kicks Bosh off and gets to his feet.
Huxley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huxley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bosh is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Huxley.
Bosh ducks under a wild hook from Huxley.
Huxley lands with a kick to the temple. Bosh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bosh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huxley avoids it really well and circles away.
Huxley misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huxley throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Huxley misses.
Huxley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bosh.
Bosh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Huxley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bosh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huxley throws a lazy right hand but Bosh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bosh is trying to work for a kimura but Huxley is defending well.
Bosh 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.
Huxley tries to roll over but Bosh keeps him under control.
Bosh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huxley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bosh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Huxley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huxley defending well though.
Bosh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huxley is looking to improve his position.
Huxley regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bosh.
Bosh throws a big right hand that misses.
Huxley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bosh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bosh throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bosh tries to free his leg and advance position but Huxley is retaining full guard.
Bosh throws a strike but Huxley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dima Huxley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Huxley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bosh checks it well.
Bosh moves away from the strike by Huxley.
Huxley misses with a kick to the body.
Bosh with a poor takedown
and Huxley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Huxley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bosh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bosh blocks a head kick by Huxley.
Huxley tries to clinch up but Bosh circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosh. Huxley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley stuffs the takedown.
Bosh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huxley avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bosh keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Huxley.
Bosh tries for a takedown but Huxley circles away easily
and Huxley counters with an outside leg kick.
Huxley lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huxley throws a leg kick that misses.
Bosh fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosh checks a low kick from Huxley.
Huxley lunges at Bosh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bosh's hand.
Huxley fakes the leg kick and cracks Bosh in the body.
Bosh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dima Huxley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huxley tried to score with a low kick but Bosh checks it.
Dima Huxley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Huxley.
Huxley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dima Huxley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huxley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bosh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh gets a clinch.
Bosh managing to block the knees to the body from Huxley.
Bosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huxley has a couple of punches blocked by Bosh.
Huxley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huxley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bosh lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Huxley.
Huxley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huxley lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Huxley.
Huxley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Huxley lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huxley.
Huxley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bosh up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Huxley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huxley.
Dima Huxley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bosh is trying to drag Huxley to the mat but Huxley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Huxley scores with a shoulder strike.
Huxley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Huxley lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Huxley.
Huxley scores with a shot to the side of Bosh's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huxley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huxley misses with a knee strike.
Huxley working aggressively here.
Huxley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dima Huxley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Huxley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bosh's head.
Bosh is rocked!
Huxley grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Bosh takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Huxley cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dima Huxley!
A less than humble Dima Huxley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jet Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Verson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Verson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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23
154 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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25
150 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jet Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Verson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verson fails to land the takedown.
Pan dodges the punch combination from Verson.
No luck for Verson with that takedown attempt.
Pan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pan wants it to stay on the feet.
Jet Pan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Verson.
Verson closes the distance and clinches up with Pan, looking for a takedown. Verson pushes Pan against the cage but Pan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Verson shoots in for a takedown but Pan shows good takedown defense.
Pan misses with a low kick as Verson jumps back.
Verson fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Verson.
Verson fails with the takedown.
Rodrigo Verson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verson has his takedown stuffed
and Pan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Verson looks gassed!
Verson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice uppercut there from Pan.
Pan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verson's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Rodrigo Verson has been cut.
Verson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pan.
Verson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pan is fending him off so far but Verson persists. Nope, Pan circles away and we're back to standing.
Pan rushes Verson and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pan keeps control of Verson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pan is pressed up against the cage. Verson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pan down to the mat. Pan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pan feints and then cracks Verson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Verson down.
Verson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verson ducks right into an uppercut from Pan.
Pan is looking to slow Verson down with leg kicks.
Pan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verson's sensitive parts.
Pan scores with a spinning back kick!
Pan scores with a jab. Verson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Verson's calf.
Nice uppercut there from Pan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verson drops his hands momentarily and Pan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Verson at a distance.
Verson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Verson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pan.
Verson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pan connects with a single shot there.
Verson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pan lands a big head kick that sends Verson tumbling to the mat! Pan takes a step backwards and waves Verson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Verson is rocked!
Pan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Verson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Verson is still on wobbly legs! Can Pan finish him?
Pan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Pan.
Pan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Verson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pan.
Verson seems to have recovered his senses.
Pan lands with a hook. Verson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Verson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Verson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Verson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pan throws a head kick but Verson moves out of range.
Jab by Pan.
Pan thuds his shin into the meat of Verson's side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pan.
A head kick misses from Pan.
Pan connects with an inside leg kick.
Verson shoots in and drives through. Pan sprawls well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pan. Verson shrugs it off though.
Pan connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jet Pan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pan connects with a leg kick. Verson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick from Pan.
Pan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Verson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pan moves in looking to clinch but Verson pushes him off.
Verson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pan.
Pan jabs Verson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verson's sensitive parts.
Pan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Verson feints and as Pan raises his hands in defense, Verson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pan pulls Verson in close to his closed guard and prevents Verson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Pan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Verson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Verson is defended easily by Pan.
Jet Pan is winning the standup battle so far.
Pan scores with a nice body kick.
Verson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Verson or perhaps it was just good defense by Pan which made him look bad.
Jet Pan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Verson.
Verson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pan stuffs the takedown.
Pan lands a big head kick that sends Verson tumbling to the mat! Pan takes a step backwards and waves Verson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pan keeps Verson at a distance using the push kick.
Rodrigo Verson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Verson is breathing heavily.
Whack! Pan lands a heavy head kick that drops Verson. The ref tackles Pan to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Verson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jet Pan!
A very excited looking Jet Pan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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