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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brah At Hammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brah At Hammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Augustus Cole!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Hammed tries to clinch there but Cole circles away.
At Hammed tries a head kick but it misses.
At Hammed throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
At Hammed tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
At Hammed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cole throws a head kick that misses.
Cole misses with a looping left.
At Hammed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
At Hammed tries a head kick but it misses.
Cole misses with the combination.
At Hammed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Cole.
It looks like Brah At Hammed has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Cole. That snapped At Hammed's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
At Hammed scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Augustus Cole has been cut.
At Hammed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cole smiles and moves away.
At Hammed wants to clinch up but Cole keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Cole misses with a body kick.
Cole misses with a few strikes there.
At Hammed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cole has time to react.
At Hammed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
At Hammed clinches with his opponent.
At Hammed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brah At Hammed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
At Hammed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
At Hammed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
At Hammed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
At Hammed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
At Hammed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - At Hammed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
At Hammed moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
At Hammed lands an uppercut.
At Hammed lands a knee to the body.
Cole looks gassed!
Cole is trying to push At Hammed away but At Hammed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
At Hammed scores with a knee to the head.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
At Hammed throws a nice outside leg kick.
At Hammed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cole is trying to break the clinch but At Hammed is controlling him.
At Hammed jumps guard and drags Cole to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
At Hammed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cole stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and At Hammed has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Cole manages to get his head free but now At Hammed has transitioned to an armbar! Cole grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from At Hammed! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brah At Hammed!
Brah At Hammed decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Bullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullit comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thor Blackwood enters the cage!
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235 lbs
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Bullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Blackwood!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bullit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bullit scores with a one two! Blackwood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bullit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bullit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Blackwood.
Bullit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Bullit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bullit looks for the body kick but Blackwood saw that one coming.
Bullit drops Blackwood with a beautiful combination! Blackwood stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bullit is looking for the KO!
It looks like Thor Blackwood has been cut.
Blackwood throws a nice looking combination but Bullit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blackwood.
Bullit tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blackwood throws a leg kick but Bullit checks it.
Bullit misses with a two punch combination.
Thor Blackwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blackwood checks a leg kick.
Blackwood misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Bullit misses.
Blackwood misses with a straight right.
Danga de danga de dang - Bullit scores with a four punch combination!
Bullit moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Bullit blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bullit counters with a body kick that stops Blackwood in his tracks momentarily.
Bullit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackwood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullit tries to work over Blackwood's front leg with a kick but Blackwood checks it.
Bullit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blackwood throws a solid leg kick but Bullit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blackwood.
Bullit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blackwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blackwood blocks a head kick by Bullit.
Oooooh!!! Bullit has knocked Blackwood down with a huge combo! Bullit steps away and waves a wobbly Blackwood back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Blackwood is rocked!
Bullit lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Blackwood crumples to the floor! Bullit milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Damien Bullit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis The Mongol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genghis The Mongol looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
14 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genghis The Mongol!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Mongol gets a clinch.
Fisher lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fisher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fisher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Mongol sees it coming and defends easily.
The Mongol blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fisher.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet.
Fisher passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The Mongol!
Fisher throwing strikes here but The Mongol is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher punching from mount but The Mongol doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The Mongol is squirming around, avoiding Fisher's attempts to control the action.
Fisher breaks from The Mongol's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fisher content just to control the position here.
Fisher misses with a head shot.
Fisher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fisher scoring with strikes but The Mongol is staying in there.
It looks like Genghis The Mongol has been cut.
The Mongol looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher breaks from The Mongol's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That has opened up Genghis The Mongol's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol is in a horrible position here. Fisher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The Mongol is rocked!
Fisher lands a nice shot to the head.
The Mongol is still in real trouble! Can Fisher finish him?
Genghis The Mongol's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Genghis The Mongol's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Fisher!
A relieved looking John Fisher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin's entrance music is Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. A fine choice. 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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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a leg kick but Griffin moved away.
Griffin moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griffin to the ground. Griffin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Freddy Smith has been cut.
Smith drives through with a takedown into Griffin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Griffin is keeping the position.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is working for a kimura but Griffin is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smith thows a huge punch but Griffin dodges it nicely.
Griffin is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith throwing shots but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Smith throwing shots but Griffin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Griffin's head.
Griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith works his way into full mount!
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith breaks from Griffin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Smith's cut.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shane Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Griffin counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Griffin cracks Smith with a good jab.
Griffin lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Griffin.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Griffin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shane Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith has Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Shane Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That has opened up Freddy Smith's cut even more.
Griffin dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Smith tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The cut above Freddy Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
Smith looks for a takedown but Griffin sprawls well.
A jab from Griffin finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffin 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Griffin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jimi Hendrix - All along the Watchtower kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
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152 lbs
21 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshihiro Takaya!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takaya counters with a stiff right hand.
Takaya cracks Tucker with an open hand slap.
Tucker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Takaya.
Takaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker clobbers Takaya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tucker misses with a double jab.
A combination from Takaya does no damage.
Takaya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tucker defends it nicely.
Tucker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tucker connects with a body shot that sends Takaya's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tucker looks to land a combination. Takaya sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Tucker's corner calls for a 1-2. Tucker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Takaya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tucker looks to throw the jab but Takaya is out of range.
Tucker looks to throw the jab but Takaya is out of range.
Takaya misses with a few strikes there.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Takaya lands a nice shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tucker, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya blocks a low kick nicely.
Tucker misses with a body shot
and Takaya counters with a stiff right hand.
Tom Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takaya.
Takaya throws a right hand that Tucker ducks under and follows up with a left that Tucker also avoids with ease.
Takaya blocks a jab.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Takaya's head but Takaya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tucker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tucker wants it to stay on the feet.
Tom Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Takaya.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takaya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tucker thinking.
Takaya looks to land a combination. Tucker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Takaya throws an overhand right that lands on Tucker's shoulder, as Tucker tries to avoid the shot.
Takaya lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a right hand that Takaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Takaya also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Tucker misses.
Takaya decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Takaya tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tucker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Takaya is working for a kimura but Tucker is defending it quite comfortably.
Takaya is looking for a kimura but Tucker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Takaya to get the leverage.
Tucker wants to control but Takaya is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takaya is trying to control. Tucker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Takaya working the head and body with strikes.
Tucker trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takaya not doing much here.
Tucker is looking for a sweep. Takaya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takaya is trying to control. Tucker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tucker is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takaya takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yoshihiro Takaya hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takaya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tucker is fending him off so far but Takaya persists. Nope, Tucker circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoshihiro Takaya will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takaya closes the distance and pushes Tucker back into the cage.
Takaya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Tucker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Takaya avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takaya blocking some punches.
Takaya is trying to trip Tucker. He has hold of a leg but Tucker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Takaya persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tucker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Takaya trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tucker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Takaya works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya uses his free foot to push down on Tucker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tucker.
Takaya prevents Tucker from getting the reversal.
Takaya takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Takaya dominating with strikes here.
Takaya breaks from Tucker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Takaya with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Takaya cracks Tucker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Takaya tries to control but Tucker wriggling away.
Tucker is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya with shots to the head and body - Tucker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takaya putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Takaya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Takaya landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Tucker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tucker is rocked!
Takaya unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Tucker wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Takaya celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Takaya!
A very excited looking Yoshihiro Takaya made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekken Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziz Leca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leca has chosen SMOKE SERPENT - "Jiu Jitsu" feat. Rakaa as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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22
137 lbs
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136 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tekken Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aziz Leca!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leca shoots in for a takedown but Slice shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slice throws a sloppy head kick and Leca moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leca is defended easily by Slice.
Slice scores with a nice body kick.
Slice misses with a body kick.
Slice throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick there by Slice.
Slice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slice lands a jab to the nose.
Leca is looking to clinch.
Leca gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slice counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tekken Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aziz Leca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Leca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Slice. Those never looked like landing.
Leca is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Slice's half guard.
Slice is looking to escape.
Leca trying to mount his opponent but Slice defends it.
Slice is trying to stand back up but Leca is controlling him
Leca is looking to take a break and control but Slice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leca sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Leca is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leca is keen to just control but Slice is a slippery customer.
Well, if Leca 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.
Leca wants to control but Slice is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aziz Leca.
Leca fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tekken Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leca.
Leca throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slice's waist but Slice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leca off to one side.
Slice scores with a head kick.
Slice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Slice.
Slice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leca wants to clinch up but Slice keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leca has his takedown stuffed
and Slice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leca throws a sloppy body shot
and Slice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leca shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leca.
Slice throws a head kick that misses.
Leca shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Slice defends it nicely.
Leca looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leca.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Leca has his takedown stuffed
and Slice counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tekken Slice dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leca fails with the takedown
and Slice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leca misses with a takedown attempt - Slice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leca wants to clinch but Slice slips to the side
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leca gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slice counters with a two punch combo.
Tekken Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aziz Leca.
Slice tries to land a front kick but Leca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Slice lands with a slapping head kick.
Leca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slice as he avoids it easily.
Slice throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Slice lands a jab-cross combination.
Leca is breathing heavily.
Slice plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leca is rocked!
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!
Nice sprawl there from Slice as Leca shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice feints a jab promting Leca to slip. Slice then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Leca slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leca is still on wobbly legs! Can Slice finish him?
Slice connects with a high kick.
Leca fails with a takedown attempt.
Leca seems to have recovered his senses.
Leca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slice tries to avoid it but Leca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slice to the ground. Slice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leca with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slice counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leca is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Slice misses with a two punch combination.
Leca tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice misses with a body kick.
A left and a right from Slice both land. Nice combination.
Slice cracks Leca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tekken Slice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Slice coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slice as he avoids it easily.
Leca misses with a takedown
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Leca.
Tekken Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leca.
Slice throws a push kick but Leca slaps the foot to one side.
Leca misses with a takedown attempt - Slice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slice misses with a series of wild punches.
Slice throws a series of punches but Leca avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Slice catches Leca right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Leca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Slice.
Slice feints and then cracks Leca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leca down.
Leca doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slice counters with a head kick. That will keep Leca thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leca shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slice counters with a straight right hand.
Leca tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slice counters with an outside leg kick.
Slice jabs Leca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slice tries to bum rush Leca with a series of wild strikes but Leca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leca shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leca tries to clinch there but Slice circles away.
Slice jabs at Leca's body.
Leca fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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!
Slice throws a nice head kick!
Tekken Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leca tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leca somewhat.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tekken Slice dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Slice pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leca back to the cage. Slice follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Leca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slice pinned against the cage. Slice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leca feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Slice is looking to stand up but Leca isn't so interested in that idea.
Leca 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.
Leca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice wants to get back to his feet but Leca passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leca takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Leca seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leca takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Slice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leca wants to control but Slice is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leca is working for a kimura but Slice is defending it quite comfortably.
Leca content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Leca seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Slice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Slice is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leca looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Aziz Leca has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leca tries to clinch up but Slice circles away and keeps his distance.
Leca throws a sloppy body shot
and Slice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leca wants to clinch up but Slice keeps it at a distance.
Slice connects with a looping right hand.
Slice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leca with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slice counters with a solid body kick.
Leca shoots and misses
and Slice counters with a two punch combo.
Tekken Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aziz Leca.
Leca looks for a takedown but Slice sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leca tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
Tekken Slice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leca fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slice avoids it really well and circles away.
Slice scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leca with a poor takedown
and Slice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leca's knee momentarily.
Aziz Leca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leca shoots and misses
letting Slice counter with a right hand.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leca takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aziz Leca.
I think Slice 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tekken Slice!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Kit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Governor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Governor has chosen Didgeridoo as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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27
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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25
150 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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World class 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buakaw Kit!
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, Jimmy Governor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Governor.
Kit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Governor takes the fight into the clinch.
Kit is trying to break free.
Governor lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kit.
Kit breaks the clinch.
Governor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Governor lands a jab to the head.
Governor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Governor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kit quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Governor is looking to stall here but Kit recovers full guard.
Kit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Governor is one step ahead there.
Governor throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kit controlling Governor's posture.
Governor looking to sit in guard and control but Kit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Governor is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kit won't allow Governor to sweep him here.
Governor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kit looking to pass the guard.
Kit won't allow Governor to sweep him here.
Governor is trying to hold Kit in close to prevent damage but Kit has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Kit 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.
Kit trying to control from half guard but Governor is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Governor is looking for a sweep. Kit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Governor is refusing to be controlled, as Kit sits in half guard.
Governor misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Governor is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Buakaw Kit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kit.
Kit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Governor throws out the jab.
Kit punishes Governor's body with a nice straight punch.
Buakaw Kit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Governor cracks a nice hook into Kit's ribs.
Governor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Governor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Governor defending well as Kit loads up on a big left hand.
Governor tries to work over Kit's front leg with a kick but Kit checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kit's corner calls for a 1-2. Kit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kit tries a head kick but it misses.
Kit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Governor.
Governor scores with a shot to the body.
Governor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kit moves away.
Kit throws a push kick but Governor slaps the foot to one side.
Kit scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Kit.
Governor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Governor tenderised Kit's leg. Kit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Governor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Governor scores with a hook to the body. Kit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Governor misses with a body shot.
Governor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Governor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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 Buakaw Kit will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good shot there by Governor.
Kit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kit misses the shot to the body.
Kit connects with a high kick.
Governor shoots in for a takedown but Kit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Governor.
A jab from Governor does it's job there.
Kit drops his hands momentarily and Governor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kit.
Governor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Kit misses.
Kit throws the kick towards the body but Governor avoids it.
Governor slips a jab from Kit.
Governor takes a swing at Kit's ribcage but misses.
Buakaw Kit is winning the standup battle so far.
Governor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
A leg kick checked by Kit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Governor blocks the low kick.
Governor throws a head kick but Kit moves out of range.
Kit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kit. Those never looked like landing.
Kit misses the shot to the body.
Kit throws a series of punches but Governor avoids them all with ease.
Kit tries a head kick but it misses.
Kit avoids the head kick by Governor.
Kit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sloppy strikes from Kit. Those never looked like landing.
Governor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kit.
Kit slips under a jab from Governor.
Governor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Kit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Governor throws a leg kick
and Kit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Governor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Governor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kit throws out a loose jab but Governor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Governor lands a nice hook to Kit's body. Kit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Kit.
Governor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Governor scores with a nice right hand.
Governor avoids the body shot from Kit.
Governor misses with a leg kick
and Kit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kit misses with a hook
and Governor counters with an outside leg kick.
Kit tries a head kick but it misses.
Governor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Governor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Governor moves into range and clinches up with Kit.
Governor misses with the head strike.
Kit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Governor lands a nice uppercut.
Governor digs a right hand underneath Kit's ribcage. Kit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Governor tries to work over Kit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Governor taking a breather.
Kit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Governor stalls.
Governor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kit misses with a straight right.
Governor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Governor throws a nice looking combination but Kit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Governor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kit - the referee stops the clock and Governor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kit. Governor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Governor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Governor.
Governor scores with a head kick.
It looks like Buakaw Kit has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Governor misses with an uppercut
and Governor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kit wants it to stay on the feet.
Governor missing with a left hand there. Kit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Governor misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kit. Governor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kit looks to throw the jab but Governor is out of range.
Kit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kit takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kit wants to break free but Governor has control.
Kit tries to break free but Governor pushes him back against the cage.
Governor lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Governor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Buakaw Kit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Governor.
Kit throws a right hand that Governor ducks under and follows up with a left that Governor also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Governor or perhaps it was just good defense by Kit which made him look bad.
Kit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Governor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kit moves away.
Governor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kit tries a head kick but it misses.
Kit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kit misses with a right hand
and Governor counters with a nice leg kick.
Governor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kit on the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Governor!
Governor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kit manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Governor throws out a loose jab but Kit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kit moves out of range of the leg kick from Governor.
Kit misses with a low kick.
Governor scores with a body shot.
Governor 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.
Kit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Governor moves away.
Governor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kit is adopting a defensive guard.
Kit keeping full guard, as Governor tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Governor postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kit is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Buakaw Kit.
Governor is looking to slow Kit down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Governor feints and then cracks Kit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kit down.
Governor connects with a body shot.
Kit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Governor.
Kit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Governor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kit was well out of range. Poor timing from Governor.
Governor throws a big shot that misses.
Governor fails with the takedown.
Governor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kit swivels and escapes.
Buakaw Kit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Governor.
Kit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Governor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kit can pounce on him.
Governor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kit throws an overhand right that lands on Governor's shoulder, as Governor tries to avoid the shot.
Governor's corner calls for a 1-2. Governor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick from Kit lands but Governor takes it in his stride.
Kit throws a sloppy head kick and Governor moves out of range easily.
Governor takes a swing at Kit's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Governor. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Governor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kit jabs at Governor's body.
Governor missing with a left hand there. Kit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Kit.
Governor missing with a left hand there. Kit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Governor circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Governor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kit misses with a straight left.
Kit walks into a jab.
Governor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kit misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Governor.
Governor lands a leg kick that knocks Kit off balance momentarily.
Kit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Governor.
I think Governor 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jimmy Governor!
Jimmy Governor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sting Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dace Killian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killian has chosen Bare & Mark Instinct - Murder Machine (ft. Dieselboy) as his entrance music. Sting Steiner 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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sting Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dace Killian!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steiner misses with a head kick.
Killian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Steiner!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Steiner squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Killian looking to control but Steiner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Killian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steiner trying desperately to get to his feet.
Killian landing strikes from the mount and Steiner is in trouble!
Steiner is rocked!
Steiner wants to try and get back to his feet.
Oh Steiner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Killian controlling the position easily from mount.
Steiner seems to have got his legs back now.
Killian wants to control the pace but Steiner is squirming around nicely.
Steiner is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killian looking to finish Steiner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steiner!
Steiner wants to get back to his feet.
Killian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Killian lands a big elbow - Steiner is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Steiner is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dace Killian!
An out of breath Dace Killian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butt Piracy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Grady's entrance music is (no) Self Esteem. A fine choice. Piracy has chosen I Like Big Butts as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie O Grady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butt Piracy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piracy closes the distance and pushes O Grady back into the cage.
Piracy misses with some punches.
Piracy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Piracy - that landed with a thud.
O Grady unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Grady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Piracy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piracy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Piracy gets through O Grady's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Grady creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piracy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Grady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piracy blocks it with crossed arms.
O Grady lands a left hand that snaps the head of Piracy backwards.
Piracy lands with a short shot to the head.
O Grady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Piracy works on O Grady's body with a couple of short punches.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Piracy lands a shoulder strike.
O Grady connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Butt Piracy has been cut.
O Grady pushes off an throws an elbow but Piracy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Piracy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Grady avoids it.
O Grady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piracy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Piracy lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piracy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Piracy blocks an elbow strike from O Grady.
Piracy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Grady throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Grady blocks a body shot from Piracy.
O Grady working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Grady throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piracy lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Richie O Grady has been cut.
Piracy misses with a punch to the body.
Piracy lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Grady backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piracy can't find room to land a body shot as O Grady controls the action.
O Grady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piracy blocks it with crossed arms.
Piracy takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Grady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piracy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Piracy lands a right hand.
Piracy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piracy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Grady's elbow.
Piracy cracks O Grady with a nice body shot.
O Grady is breathing heavily.
O Grady pushes off an throws an elbow but Piracy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Piracy lands a hook that snaps the head of O Grady backwards.
O Grady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piracy digs a right hand underneath O Grady's ribcage. O Grady let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Piracy - that landed with a thud.
Piracy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Grady's elbow.
Piracy digs a right hand into O Grady's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Grady's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piracy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Piracy.
A short right from Piracy on the inside.
Piracy works on O Grady's body with a couple of short punches.
Piracy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Grady blocks a body shot from Piracy.
Piracy lands an uppercut.
Piracy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Grady is rocked!
Piracy working O Grady over with knees to the body.
Piracy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
O Grady takes a shot to the head.
Oh O Grady is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piracy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks O Grady with a big uppercut! O Grady tries to clinch up but Piracy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples O Grady to the mat! O Grady covers up and Piracy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Butt Piracy!
Butt Piracy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snow Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Short Fuse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
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15 - 4 - 0 |
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300 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Snow Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Short Fuse!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Fuse.
Fuse cracks Crash with a big right hand and Crash goes down!
Crash is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fuse is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Crash looking for a sweep. Not yet Crash, not yet.
Fuse trying to control the position from guard on top but Crash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crash looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Short Fuse wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fuse cracks the inside of Crash's front leg.
Crash throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crash misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crash shoots in and drives through. Fuse sprawls well.
Crash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crash misses with a body shot
and Fuse counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crash's knee momentarily.
Fuse cracks a nice hook into Crash's ribs.
Fuse throws a front kick aimed at Crash's knee but Crash avoids it well.
Fuse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crash moves away.
Crash just misses with a punch to the body.
Crash misses with a right hand
and Fuse counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crash's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fuse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crash throws out the jab.
Fuse moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Crash goes down! Can Fuse finish him!?
It looks like Snow Crash has been cut.
Fuse is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fuse tries to free his leg and advance position but Crash is retaining full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Short Fuse hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fuse just misses with a punch to the body.
Short Fuse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuse lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crash ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash takes a swing at Fuse's ribcage but misses.
Crash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crash tries for a takedown but Fuse sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crash is looking to wear down Fuse with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fuse gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fuse preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crash trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crash works over Fuse with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fuse can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fuse controls Crash momentarily but Crash frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crash is one step ahead there.
Fuse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fuse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crash.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fuse is on top in guard.
Crash lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fuse!
Fuse is in a horrible position here. Crash smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Short Fuse has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crash trying to control but Fuse is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Short Fuse dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crash manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fuse on his heels. He'll look to pass Fuse's guard now, I'm sure.
Crash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fuse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fuse controls Crash momentarily but Crash frees himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fuse controlling the position.
Crash loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crash postures up.
Crash throwing strikes but missing.
Fuse keeping moving, preventing Crash from controlling successfully.
Fuse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crash is one step ahead there.
Crash working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That has opened up Short Fuse's cut even more.
Snow Crash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash postures up.
Crash preventing the sweep.
Crash trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fuse can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crash controls the pace.
Crash with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crash working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fuse's head.
The cut above Short Fuse's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crash loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crash lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Short Fuse's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Short Fuse's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Snow Crash!
After winning the bout, Snow Crash 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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