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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheer Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheer Bum!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a leg kick but Bum sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bum with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bum won't be happy with that.
Miller controls the position from side control.
Miller scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bum takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller is trying to get an arm triangle but Bum is defending well.
Miller is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bum knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Miller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Miller staying calm.
Miller stands up and beckons Bum to his feet.
Bum looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Miller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bum has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Miller 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.
Miller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jim Miller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller throws a wild body kick that Bum sees coming a mile off.
Bum tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Bum misses with a double jab
and Miller counters with a single leg into guard. Bum didn't expect that.
Bum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miller controls the pace.
Miller slips nicely into half guard.
Miller passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Miller raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Miller scoring with strikes but Bum is staying in there.
Miller is working for a guillotine from mount but Bum frees his head quite easily.
Miller punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sheer Bum's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bum is fighting off a takedown attempt but Miller is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bum to the mat. Bum regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller distracts Bum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bum is breathing heavily.
Miller seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bum is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jim Miller!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mardy Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mardy Bum!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bum was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bum will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
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.
Sanchez is working Bum over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
Sanchez works over Bum with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez pushes down on Bum's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bum is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanchez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bum wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Bum against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Bum tries to tie him up.
Bum tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pulls guard.
Sanchez is trying to keep Bum in close.
Bum trying to move into half guard but instead Sanchez has managed to sweep!
Sanchez forces his way into half guard.
Bum trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bum 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.
Sanchez passes to full mount!
Bum looks gassed!
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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!
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount and Bum is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bum is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bum and Sanchez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bum is letting Sanchez control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bum doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bum.
Bum tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bum is rocked!
Sanchez is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Bum is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sanchez fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Bum from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sanchez! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Sanchez!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Sanchez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Curt Leocadio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Really Suck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curt Leocadio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Really Suck!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leocadio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suck slips a jab and a cross from Leocadio.
Leocadio throws a head kick that half lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leocadio. Suck shrugs it off though.
Suck tries to clinch up.
Suck moves in looking to clinch but Leocadio pushes him off.
Suck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leocadio lands a jab to the head.
Leocadio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leocadio scores with a one two! Suck had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leocadio dips to his left and cracks Suck with an uppercut!
Suck looks to land a combination but Leocadio avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Suck. Those never looked like landing.
Leocadio throws a nice looking combination but Suck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leocadio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suck has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leocadio dodges the punch combination from Suck.
Suck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leocadio connects with a looping right hand.
Leocadio throws a series of punches but Suck avoids them all with ease.
Leocadio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leocadio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Curt Leocadio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leocadio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suck under the eye.
Leocadio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leocadio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leocadio wants it to stay on the feet.
Curt Leocadio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Really Suck.
Suck looks gassed!
Leocadio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Suck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leocadio counters with a one-two to the body.
Leocadio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suck counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leocadio won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Suck trying to control the action but Leocadio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leocadio is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Suck is controlling him well.
Suck lands some shots froms side control.
Leocadio pushes Suck away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Suck gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leocadio tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Suck is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Leocadio knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Leocadio for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leocadio looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Leocadio is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Suck wants to clinch.
Leocadio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leocadio scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leocadio lands a high kick!
Leocadio misses with a head kick.
Leocadio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leocadio circles away.
Suck shoots for a takedown but Leocadio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leocadio throws a right and a left that Suck avoids nicely.
Leocadio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leocadio loads up on a big right hand but Suck slips the punch.
Leocadio throws a one two combo.
Suck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suck wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suck misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Leocadio misses
and Suck counters with a single leg into guard. Leocadio didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Leocadio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leocadio throws a series of punches but Suck moves out of range.
Suck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leocadio is trying to break free.
Leocadio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leocadio blocks a body shot from Suck.
Leocadio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Suck.
Suck jumps into guard, dragging Leocadio to the mat.
Suck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leocadio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leocadio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suck trying to keep a closed guard but Leocadio is proving a slippery customer.
Suck is breathing heavily.
Leocadio postures up and lands a big shot to Suck's brow.
Leocadio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leocadio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Leocadio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leocadio throws a big elbow that misses.
Leocadio drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Suck dives on top into guard.
Leocadio manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leocadio stuns Suck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leocadio cracks Suck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Curt Leocadio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suck fails with a takedown attempt.
Curt Leocadio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Really Suck.
Leocadio lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Leocadio.
Suck on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leocadio works over Suck's head and body with a nice combination.
Leocadio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leocadio throws a one two combo.
Leocadio scores with a jab. Suck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leocadio jabs Suck right on the nose. Suck blinks but takes it well.
Leocadio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leocadio lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leocadio lands the left hand.
Leocadio lands with a cross.
Leocadio lands with an overhand left.
Suck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leocadio.
Suck dodges the punch combination from Leocadio.
Leocadio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Leocadio misses.
Suck dives in and grabs Leocadio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leocadio pushes down on Suck's head and hops out.
Leocadio throws a series of punches but Suck moves out of range.
Suck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leocadio throws a nice looking combination but Suck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suck slips under a jab.
Suck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leocadio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Curt Leocadio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Suck dodges the punch combination from Leocadio.
Curt Leocadio is winning the standup battle so far.
Suck tries to clinch but Leocadio is having none of it.
Leocadio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from Leocadio.
Suck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice combination there by Leocadio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leocadio moves away.
Leocadio is working the combinations to good effect here.
Leocadio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suck scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leocadio explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Leocadio dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Suck moves out of range as Leocadio throws a body kick.
Suck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leocadio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suck.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suck.
Suck moves forwards but Leocadio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leocadio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Danga de danga de dang - Leocadio scores with a four punch combination!
Leocadio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice straight punches there by Leocadio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leocadio.
Leocadio throws out a powerful jab.
Suck blocks a head kick by Leocadio.
Suck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leocadio scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suck swings for the body but Leocadio moves out of range.
Leocadio looks to land a combination but Suck avoids it well.
Suck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leocadio circles away.
Curt Leocadio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Really Suck.
Leocadio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leocadio.
Leocadio tries a head kick but it misses.
Leocadio lunges at Suck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suck's hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leocadio!
A head kick misses from Suck.
Suck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leocadio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suck tries for a takedown but Leocadio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Suck looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leocadio jabs at Suck's body.
Leocadio with a jab.
Suck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leocadio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suck is looking to clinch but Leocadio is avoiding it.
Leocadio fails to land with a series of punches.
Leocadio misses with a double jab.
Suck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leocadio lands a head shot.
Suck throws a head kick but Leocadio moves out of range.
Leocadio scores with a nice head shot.
Suck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leocadio pinned against the cage. Leocadio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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!
Leocadio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suck has time to react.
Nice body punch from Leocadio.
Leocadio lands a nice looking body shot.
Suck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leocadio manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leocadio with a nice cross.
Leocadio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leocadio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suck.
Suck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leocadio lands a nice hook to Suck's body. Suck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suck has a takedown stuffed.
Leocadio lands a two punch combo.
Leocadio lands a jab.
Leocadio throws a right and a left that Suck avoids nicely.
Leocadio checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leocadio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suck moves away.
Suck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leocadio throws out the jab.
Suck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leocadio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suck.
Leocadio 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.
Leocadio throws a big shot that misses.
Leocadio looks to land a combination but Suck avoids it well.
Suck shoots for a takedown but Leocadio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Suck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leocadio manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leocadio lands with a good body shot.
Leocadio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Really Suck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curt Leocadio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danga de danga de dang - Leocadio scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Curt Leocadio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leocadio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curt Leocadio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Utter Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Utter Bum!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bum is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bum looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bum's guard.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones thows a huge punch but Bum dodges it nicely.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Bum's hands, connecting with Bum's forehead.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bum is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bum is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bum is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones is trying for a kimura here. Bum looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jones wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Krzepicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mookie Hamfist could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Krzepicki 's chin.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mookie Hamfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Krzepicki !
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamfist moves to clinch but Krzepicki breaks away
and Krzepicki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hamfist dives in and grabs Krzepicki 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Krzepicki pushes down on Hamfist's head and hops out.
Hamfist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krzepicki counters with a flying knee that drops Hamfist! Krzepicki dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Krzepicki !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Trig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and You Suck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Trig has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Trig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, You Suck!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trig throws a head kick that misses.
Suck shoots in looking for a takedown. Trig tries to sprawl out of it but Suck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trig manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Suck tries to close the distance and clinch but Trig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trig gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Trig stops a takedown attempt from Suck.
Suck is looking to take this one to the mat.
Frank Trig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of You Suck.
Trig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trig pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trig keeping moving, preventing Suck from controlling successfully.
Trig throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trig lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Suck!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trig dominating with strikes here.
Trig avoids the attempt from Suck to control.
Trig controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trig's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Trig lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suck hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trig landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trig lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suck hang on?
Suck is rocked!
Trig landing punches.
Suck is still in real trouble! Can Trig finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trig connects with a bit shot that sees Suck covering up! More strikes from Trig and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Trig is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Trig!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vili Antonini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vili Antonini has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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272 lbs
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255 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Sapp!
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, Vili Antonini!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonini misses with an uppercut.
Sapp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Antonini sprawls well. Antonini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sapp gets slowly back to his feet.
Sapp misses with a few strikes there.
Antonini gets caught napping as Sapp dives in and scores a takedown. Antonini manages to retain guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sapp stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Antonini throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sapp takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Antonini!
It looks like Bob Sapp has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antonini throws a powerful right kick. Sapp tried to block low but the kick was high! Sapp was taken right off of his feet! Antonini jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vili Antonini!
Vili Antonini really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ultimate Fighting Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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245 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Batista!
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, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Batista.
Batista looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Batista wants to pass the guard but Slice is defending well.
Batista wants to control but Slice is keeping him busy.
Batista trying to mount his opponent but Slice defends it.
Slice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Batista 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.
Batista takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is trying to get back to full guard.
Batista keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Batista is trying to work for a kimura but Slice is defending well.
Batista lands strikes from half guard.
Batista sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slice defending well though.
Batista controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Batista.
Slice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Batista.
Slice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista 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.
Batista seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Batista not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Batista 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.
Batista throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice is staying active underneath Batista, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Batista scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batista not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Batista looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Batista wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slice keeps working.
Batista decides to stand up.
Dave Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slice looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Batista.
Batista gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Batista jumps into guard, dragging Slice to the mat.
Batista tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Batista is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Batista is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Slice is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Batista is on top in guard.
Batista with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batista scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Batista is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Batista is one step ahead there.
Batista makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Batista landing with the ground and pound.
Slice being controlled here, momentarily.
Batista 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Batista dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Batista drives through and clinches with Slice against the cage.
Batista drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Slice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Batista wants to stall.
Batista tries for a takedown but Slice manages to get underhooks.
Batista manages to break the clinch.
Slice tries to clinch up.
Slice tries to clinch up.
Batista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Batista closes the distance and clinches.
Batista goes for a takedown attempt but Slice pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Batista but Batista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Slice stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Batista.
Dave Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batista moves into the clinch successfully.
Batista drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Slice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Slice jumps into guard, dragging Batista to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice striking off his back but it's not causing Batista any problems.
Slice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Slice wants to stand up but Batista is controlling him.
Batista stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Slice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Batista manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batista fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Batista forces Slice back against the cage and clinches.
Batista breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slice takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Batista.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slice tries for a takedown but Batista sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Batista.
Batista 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 Batista off to one side.
Batista fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Batista throws a series of strikes that have Slice backpedaling.
Batista tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batista fails with a takedown attempt.
Slice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dave Batista is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batista is fending him off so far but Slice persists. Nope, Batista circles away and we're back to standing.
Batista shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Slice's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batista looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Batista wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Batista 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!
Batista is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Slice's half guard.
Well, if Batista 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.
Batista seems to be working for a kimura but Slice defends the submission attempt.
Batista not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Batista thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slice misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is staying active underneath Batista, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Slice is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Batista pulls his head out easily.
Batista is trying to control. Slice wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Batista looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dave Batista wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batista. That's going to slow Slice down.
Batista closes the distance and pushes Slice back into the cage.
Batista goes for a takedown attempt but Slice pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Slice moves in looking to clinch but Batista pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista gets the takedown into side control.
Batista lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batista works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Batista lands a few punches from side control.
Batista trying to control the action but Slice is working from the bottom.
Batista lands some shots froms side control.
Dave Batista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Batista working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista is looking to take a break and control but Slice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Batista works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Batista is trying to get an arm triangle but Slice is defending well.
Batista decides to stand back up.
Batista shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Slice's guard.
Batista lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batista wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
Batista sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Slice's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Batista lands a nice short elbow.
Slice wants to control but Batista is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Batista is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Slice!
BOOM! Batista connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Batista dominating with strikes here.
Batista wants to control the pace but Slice is squirming around nicely.
Batista controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista breaks from Slice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Batista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Batista 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Batista!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bobby Lashley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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260 lbs
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230 lbs
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Brawler
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddy Li!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li tries to keep at a distance but Lashley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lashley breaks from the clinch.
Lashley slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Lashley tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Li checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Lashley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lashley feints and as Li raises his hands in defense, Lashley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lashley stops Li from standing up.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lashley throws an elbow that misses. Li uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lashley's guard. Nice move by Li!
Li looking to sit in guard and control but Lashley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lashley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li keeping moving, preventing Lashley from controlling successfully.
Lashley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Li on the ground.
Li is trying to control the position but Lashley postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Li is on top in guard.
Li wants to pass the guard but Lashley is keeping the position.
Li is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to control from the top but Lashley keeps moving.
Lashley throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Li escapes and throws Lashley's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Li is looking to take a break and control but Lashley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lashley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lashley tries to get out of the position.
Lashley is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Li's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Li.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Li wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lashley keeps working.
Li works his way into full mount!
Lashley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Li can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lashley is looking to escape.
Li looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li landing punches.
Lashley wants to hold on but Li pushes him away.
Li lands a big shot there that rocks Lashley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Li connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Bobby Lashley has been cut.
Lashley has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Li's lack of action.
Lashley tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li throwing shots but Lashley is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lashley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lashley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lashley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Li throws a lazy right hand but Lashley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lashley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Li.
Oooooh!!! Lashley has knocked Li down with a huge combo! Lashley steps away and waves a wobbly Li back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Freddy Li has been cut.
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!
Lashley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bobby Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Li.
Lashley jumps guard.
Li stopping the sweep attempt from Lashley.
Lashley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Li is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lashley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lashley controls Li momentarily but Li frees himself.
Lashley keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li throwing strikes from guard but Lashley blocks nicely.
Freddy Li has got the better of the ground game so far.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lashley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lashley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is looking for a triangle here but Li uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Li scoring with punches from side control.
Bobby Lashley's cut is getting worse.
Lashley trying his best to control but Li has mounted him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li trying to control but Lashley is having none of it.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lashley can't escape the position.
Li has hold of Lashley's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lashley manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Li goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lashley is on top in guard.
Li working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lashley has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to hold on to Lashley's head to control him but Lashley postures up.
Lashley is taking a breather. Li says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Li looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Lashley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lashley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lashley trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Li is concentrating on defense, preventing Lashley from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lashley dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lashley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Li is trying to defend but Lashley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Li trying to hold on to Lashley's head to control him but Lashley postures up.
Lashley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Li's head.
Li is looking to improve his position.
Lashley trying to control from half guard but Li is working away.
Lashley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lashley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lashley wants to take a breather but Li is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is trying to stand up here but Lashley is controlling him well.
Lashley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Li tries to kick Lashley off but Lashley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Li is staying active underneath Lashley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lashley wants to take a breather but Li is having none of it.
Li pushes Lashley off looking to stand but Lashley dives back in and keeps control.
Lashley content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Lashley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Li decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lashley looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to control but Lashley is keeping him busy.
Lashley tries to kick Li off in order to stand up. Li Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Li advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lashley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Li sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lashley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lashley is now in Li's guard. A big mistake from Li there, giving up the dominant position!
Lashley trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lashley is one step ahead there.
Li lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lashley!
Li trying to control but Lashley is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lashley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Li is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bobby Lashley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Lashley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Freddy Li!
A relieved looking Freddy Li 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Fertus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Fertus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Fertus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rousimar Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots and misses
and Fertus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie closes the distance but Fertus moves to the side
and Fertus counters with a two punch combo.
Rousimar Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fertus counters with a nice right hand that sends Gracie toppling to the canvas! Gracie scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fertus finish him?!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Rousimar Gracie has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fertus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Fertus finish him?
Gracie looks gassed!
Fertus throws a quick head kick that knocks Gracie silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Fertus is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Fertus!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mike Fertus made sure he mentioned 5th Round Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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