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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Chekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Chekhov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenji Hashimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Chekhov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekhov throws a sloppy head kick and Hashimoto moves out of range easily.
Chekhov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hashimoto.
Hashimoto moves into range and clinches up with Chekhov.
Hashimoto blocks a body shot from Chekhov.
Hashimoto is trying to pull guard but Chekhov has him pressed against the cage.
Chekhov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chekhov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chekhov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hashimoto's efforts to push away.
Chekhov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hashimoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Hashimoto tries to score a body lock takedown but Chekhov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chekhov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hashimoto controls his hands.
Hashimoto has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chekhov is trying to keep an underhook but Hashimoto manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hashimoto trying to control the action but Chekhov is working from the bottom.
Hashimoto stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Chekhov to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Hashimoto with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Hashimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Chekhov.
Chekhov throws a head kick that Hashimoto semi-blocks.
Chekhov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto gets tackled into the cage by Chekhov. Chekhov maintains the clinch.
Hashimoto breaks from the clinch.
Hashimoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chekhov's waist but Chekhov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hashimoto off to one side.
Chekhov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chekhov misses with a head kick.
Chekhov connects with a high kick.
Chekhov stuffs the takedown.
Hashimoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chekhov circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hashimoto shoots in looking for a takedown but Chekhov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hashimoto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anton Chekhov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chekhov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hashimoto.
Chekhov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hashimoto is breathing heavily.
Chekhov scores with a kick to the body.
Chekhov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chekhov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hashimoto throws a body kick that misses.
Chekhov jabs at Hashimoto's body.
Chekhov clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Chekhov.
Chekhov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hashimoto tries for a takedown but Chekhov manages to get underhooks.
Chekhov keeps control of Hashimoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chekhov.
Chekhov scores with a shoulder strike.
Chekhov digs a right hand underneath Hashimoto's ribcage. Hashimoto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chekhov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chekhov trying to land knees to the body.
Chekhov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chekhov lands a body shot.
Chekhov missing with knees to the body.
Chekhov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chekhov managing to block the knees to the body from Hashimoto.
Chekhov prevents Hashimoto from breaking the clinch.
Hashimoto is trying to pull guard but Chekhov has him pressed against the cage.
Chekhov trying to land knees to the body.
Chekhov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chekhov is pressed up against the cage. Hashimoto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chekhov down to the mat. Chekhov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chekhov throws a leg kick which misses Hashimoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Hashimoto tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Hashimoto does no damage.
Hashimoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hashimoto avoids the head kick by Chekhov.
Chekhov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anton Chekhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chekhov lands a nice hook to Hashimoto's body. Hashimoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chekhov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chekhov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chekhov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hashimoto's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chekhov lands a big head kick that sends Hashimoto tumbling to the mat! Chekhov takes a step backwards and waves Hashimoto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hashimoto is rocked!
Hashimoto drops his hands momentarily and Chekhov needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Hashimoto just on the top of the head. Hashimoto drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Hashimoto - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anton Chekhov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Sidorenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradford Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manning has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexei Sidorenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradford Manning!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning pushes Sidorenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Manning tries to land knees in the clinch but Sidorenko avoids the damage to the body.
Sidorenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manning lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sidorenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Manning avoids the damage to the body.
Manning ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Manning no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sidorenko stops Manning from standing up.
Manning is trying to keep Sidorenko in close.
Manning has a closed guard, preventing Sidorenko from standing up.
Sidorenko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sidorenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sidorenko could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Manning takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Sidorenko wants to clinch up but Manning keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Manning does no damage.
Sidorenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Manning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sidorenko closes the distance and pushes Manning back into the cage.
Manning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorenko trying to land knees to the body.
Manning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sidorenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manning.
Manning managing to block the knees to the body from Sidorenko.
Sidorenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manning avoids it.
Manning prevents a body shot from Sidorenko.
Sidorenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manning avoids it.
Sidorenko takes a shot to the head.
Manning avoiding damage as Sidorenko throws knees to the body.
Manning is leaning against Sidorenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sidorenko missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sidorenko obliges.
Manning manages to pull guard.
Sidorenko wants to stand but Manning is controlling his posture from full guard.
Manning looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manning has a closed guard, preventing Sidorenko from standing up.
Sidorenko trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Manning wants to stand and escape but Sidorenko is having none of it.
Sidorenko is looking to stand up but Manning won't let him.
Sidorenko is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko wants to stand and escape but instead Manning has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manning stops Sidorenko from standing up.
Manning wants to control from the top but Sidorenko keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Manning is working Sidorenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sidorenko keeping moving, preventing Manning from controlling successfully.
Sidorenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manning is controlling him.
Manning decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sidorenko, up you get!
Manning throws a hook but Sidorenko blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Alexei Sidorenko has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manning.
Manning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manning has managed to clinch.
Sidorenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sidorenko tries to clinch up.
Manning scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sidorenko delivers a nice body kick.
Sidorenko tries to clinch up.
Manning misses with a series of wild punches.
Sidorenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manning throws a right hand that Sidorenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Sidorenko also avoids with ease.
Sidorenko rushes Manning and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sidorenko misses with a body punch.
Manning lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bradford Manning will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexei Sidorenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sidorenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manning, pushing him back against the cage.
Sidorenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sidorenko can't find room to land a body shot as Manning controls the action.
Manning avoiding damage as Sidorenko throws knees to the body.
Sidorenko crunches a lovely knee into Manning's ribcage.
Manning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sidorenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Manning manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manning throws a shot from downtown. Sidorenko moves away and avoids it.
Manning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manning instigates a clinch.
Sidorenko can't find room to land a body shot as Manning controls the action.
Manning has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sidorenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sidorenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manning avoids it.
Manning is trying to push Sidorenko away but Sidorenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manning blocks a body shot from Sidorenko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manning.
Sidorenko misses with a knee to the head.
Sidorenko lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Bradford Manning has been cut.
Sidorenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Manning avoids the damage to the body.
Manning has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sidorenko regains guard immediately.
Manning postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sidorenko scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sidorenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manning throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sidorenko wants to clinch.
Manning throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradford Manning seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sidorenko clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manning content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Manning avoiding damage as Sidorenko throws knees to the body.
Sidorenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Manning avoids the damage to the body.
Sidorenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sidorenko has Manning pressed against the cage, preventing Manning from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Manning.
Sidorenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manning is defending well for now.
Sidorenko trying to land knees to the body.
Sidorenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manning throws a right and a left that Sidorenko avoids nicely.
Manning throws a right and a left that Sidorenko avoids nicely.
Sidorenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manning comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manning misses with the combination.
Manning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sidorenko manages to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Manning. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sidorenko counters with a good low kick that Manning was not able to check.
Sidorenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sidorenko tries to clinch but Manning moves away
and Manning counters with a right hand to the body.
Sidorenko blocks a head kick by Manning.
Sidorenko wants to clinch up but Manning keeps it at a distance.
Manning throws a head kick that Sidorenko semi-blocks.
Bradford Manning is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sidorenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sidorenko tries to clinch there but Manning circles away.
Sidorenko moves in looking to clinch but Manning pushes him off.
Sidorenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sidorenko moves in looking to clinch but Manning pushes him off.
Sidorenko tries to clinch there but Manning circles away.
Manning fails to land with a series of punches.
Manning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sidorenko manages to avoid it.
Sidorenko is looking to clinch.
Sidorenko tries to clinch but Manning moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko wants to clinch up but Manning keeps it at a distance.
Manning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sidorenko tries to clinch up but Manning circles away and keeps his distance.
Sidorenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manning swats away the attempt to clinch by Sidorenko.
Sidorenko tries to clinch but Manning moves out of range.
Manning swats away the attempt to clinch by Sidorenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sidorenko clinches.
Sidorenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manning avoids it.
Sidorenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manning is defending well for now.
Alexei Sidorenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Manning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sidorenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Manning is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sidorenko to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexei Sidorenko will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Manning has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sidorenko working Manning over with knees to the body.
Manning throws an elbow that misses.
Manning tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Manning breaks the clinch.
Sidorenko tries to clinch but Manning is having none of it.
Sidorenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manning's calf.
Manning lands with a nice combination. Sidorenko backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Manning.
Sidorenko forces Manning back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manning avoiding damage as Sidorenko throws knees to the body.
Sidorenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Manning leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Manning prevents a body shot from Sidorenko.
Manning is trying to break the clinch but Sidorenko is controlling him.
Manning takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sidorenko lands with a right to the head.
Sidorenko misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning prevents a body shot from Sidorenko.
Sidorenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manning.
Manning can't break the clinch.
Sidorenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sidorenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manning.
Sidorenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manning takes a knee to the side of the body.
Manning misses with a body punch.
Manning dodges an elbow strike from Sidorenko.
Manning managing to block the knees to the body from Sidorenko.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sidorenko.
Sidorenko lands a knee to the body.
Sidorenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manning's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sidorenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sidorenko tries to work over Manning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sidorenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sidorenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Manning avoiding damage as Sidorenko throws knees to the body.
Manning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sidorenko tries to throw a body punch but Manning avoids it by throwing Sidorenko back against the cage.
Sidorenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Manning avoids the damage to the body.
Manning manages to pull guard.
Sidorenko gets to his feet. Manning looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick misses from Manning.
Manning swats away the attempt to clinch by Sidorenko.
Sidorenko moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning jumps guard.
Manning is trying to control the position but Sidorenko postures up.
Sidorenko gets to his feet. Manning looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sidorenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sidorenko tries to clinch up but Manning circles away and keeps his distance.
Manning throws a hook to the side of Sidorenko's head but Sidorenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sidorenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sidorenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Manning avoids the damage to the body.
Sidorenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manning is defending well for now.
Manning has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sidorenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sidorenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sidorenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manning fails to land with a series of punches.
Sidorenko tries to clinch but Manning is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sidorenko moves in looking to clinch but Manning pushes him off.
Manning shoots in looking for a takedown. Sidorenko tries to sprawl out of it but Manning keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sidorenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexei Sidorenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradford Manning.
Sidorenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sidorenko is looking to clinch but Manning is avoiding it.
Sidorenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manning paws at him with a jab and circles 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!
Sidorenko tries to clinch up.
Sidorenko tries to clinch there but Manning circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manning darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sidorenko tries to clinch there but Manning circles away.
Sidorenko wants to clinch up but Manning keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manning throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sidorenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manning throws a series of punches but Sidorenko moves out of range.
Sidorenko wants to clinch up but Manning keeps it at a distance.
Sidorenko avoids the head kick by Manning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Sidorenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sidorenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Sidorenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Roper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Phillips has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Scott Roper's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Roper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roper misses with a combination
and Phillips moves into the clinch.
Roper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phillips has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roper uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Phillips is pulling down on Roper's head. It's preventing any offense from Roper, at least for the moment.
Phillips throws his legs up looking for a submission but Roper uses it to pass to side control.
Roper tries to get to his feet but Phillips is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Roper in his guard.
Roper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips controls Roper momentarily but Roper frees himself.
Phillips wants to sweep here but Roper controlling him for the moment.
Roper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Phillips, up you get!
Roper misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phillips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roper swinging wildly here.
Roper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips tries to clinch but Roper moves out of range.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Roper.
Roper throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Roper does no damage.
Phillips wants to clinch.
Phillips wants to clinch up but Roper keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roper tries a head kick but it misses.
Roper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roper misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Phillips both land. Nice combination.
Roper fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips tries to clinch but Roper moves out of range.
Roper swinging wildly here.
Roper is breathing heavily.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Roper is avoiding it.
Roper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Roper tries to land a body kick
and Phillips counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips wants to clinch up but Roper keeps it at a distance.
Roper lands with a straight right. Phillips didn't see that one coming.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Roper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillips tries to clinch but Roper moves out of range.
Roper wants to land a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
Roper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a left to the body.
Roper looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
Phillips moves out of range as Roper throws a body kick.
Roper throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roper misses with a double jab
and Phillips holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips has Roper pressed against the cage, preventing Roper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Phillips will probably get the nod.
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.
Roper keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Roper misses the target.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roper misses with a double jab.
Scott Roper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roper tried to score with a low kick but Phillips checks it.
Roper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillips wants to clinch.
Roper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Roper misses.
Roper circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roper misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Roper avoids it well.
Phillips clinches up against the cage.
Roper tries to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling the position.
Phillips tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roper smiles and moves away.
Roper misses with a head kick.
Roper misses with a series of wild punches.
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Roper pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phillips moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roper fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott Roper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Roper.
Roper throws a combination that misses
and Phillips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phillips wants to clinch up but Roper keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Roper misses
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott Roper is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips tries to clinch up.
Phillips rushes Roper and presses him up against the cage.
Roper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phillips tries to pull guard but Roper holds him up against the cage and eventually Phillips drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Scott Roper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Phillips.
Phillips decides to pull guard.
Phillips manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Phillips throws some wild stikes that Roper manages to avoid easily.
Phillips working for a guillotine from mount but Roper is in no mood to give up.
Phillips thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips working for a guillotine from mount but Roper is in no mood to give up.
Phillips with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You get the feeling that Roper really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips moves to back control.
Roper is trying to defend against the choke here but Phillips has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Phillips Tightens the hold and Roper taps out furiously! Phillips displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jeremy Phillips!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Gremlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Saltzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobcat Gremlin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobcat Gremlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Saltzman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gremlin connects with a nice looking jab.
Saltzman drops his hands momentarily and Gremlin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gremlin connects with a crisp jab.
Saltzman shoots in looking for a takedown. Gremlin tries to sprawl out of it but Saltzman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gremlin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saltzman tries for a takedown but Gremlin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Saltzman keeps the fight on the outside.
Saltzman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Saltzman lands a big shot there that rocks Gremlin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Saltzman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gremlin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Saltzman looking to finish with strikes here!
Gremlin blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saltzman unloading with bombs!
Saltzman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Saltzman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gremlin looks a forlorn figure.
Saltzman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saltzman controlling the pace for now.
Saltzman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Saltzman looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saltzman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Saltzman landing strikes from the mount and Gremlin is in trouble!
Saltzman lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saltzman unloads with some shots from mount but Gremlin bucks and avoids them well.
Gremlin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Saltzman.
Gremlin is breathing heavily.
Saltzman dominating with strikes here.
Saltzman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saltzman punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saltzman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gremlin taking shots to the head.
Saltzman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saltzman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gremlin looks a forlorn figure.
Gremlin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Saltzman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saltzman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gremlin's face.
Gremlin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gremlin tries to get out of the position.
Saltzman unloading with bombs!
Saltzman dominating with strikes here.
Saltzman lands with some strikes.
Saltzman content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Saltzman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saltzman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Saltzman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Saltzman.
Saltzman scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee warns Gremlin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Saltzman breaks from Gremlin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saltzman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Bobcat Gremlin has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saltzman raining down shots from the mount!
Gremlin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saltzman on the ground.
Saltzman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saltzman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bobcat Gremlin's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saltzman landing strikes from the mount.
Saltzman cracks Gremlin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gremlin is rocked!
Bobcat Gremlin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobcat Gremlin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jon Saltzman!
Jon Saltzman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrik Send (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai has chosen Deadly Muay Thai Skills as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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287 lbs
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300 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrik Send!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai leaves Send with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Thai.
Thai taking a breather.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai manages to break the clinch.
Thai tries to clinch
and Send counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai wants to clinch.
Thai moves into the clinch.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Thai stalling the fight.
Thai gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thai is looking to take a break and control but Send is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai thows a huge punch but Send dodges it nicely.
Thai stands up out of the half guard.
Thai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Send is trying to pull guard but Thai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thai has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Send clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Thai punches the canvas rather than the man.
Send is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Send is covering up but some of the strikes from Thai are getting through and doing damage.
Thai lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Send.
Send is breathing heavily.
Thai has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Send has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Thai missing with strikes.
Thai lands a massive shot to the side of Send 's head and he's out cold! Thai jumps to his feet and milks the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Muay Thai!
A relieved looking Muay Thai 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Wan Iaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebediah Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Momma Said Knock You Out. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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32
162 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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34
163 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wan Iaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jebediah Stewart!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart looks to land a combination but Iaton avoids it well.
Stewart shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Iaton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stewart advances to half guard.
Iaton actively working from the bottom here.
Iaton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stewart pulls his head out easily.
Stewart is thwarting Iaton's attempts to control the position.
Iaton wants to get back to full guard.
Iaton is working hard here to advance position.
Stewart trying to pass the guard but Iaton defending well.
Stewart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iaton's head.
Stewart looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Iaton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stewart is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart wants to get back to his feet.
Stewart is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Iaton actively working from the bottom here.
Stewart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stewart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Iaton keeps working.
Stewart throwing shots but Iaton is blocking nicely.
Stewart trying to control the action but Iaton is working from the bottom.
Stewart tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looks to land a strike but Iaton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Iaton working for a triangle but Stewart defends it easily.
Stewart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Iaton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stewart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Iaton keeps moving.
Stewart's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jebediah Stewart wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stewart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iaton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iaton shoots in but no luck this time.
Iaton dips to his left and cracks Stewart with an uppercut!
Stewart tries to clinch up but Iaton circles away and keeps his distance.
Stewart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iaton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Stewart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Iaton shoots in but Stewart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Iaton throws a nice looking combination but Stewart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stewart rushes Iaton and presses him up against the cage.
Stewart lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stewart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stewart blocking some punches.
Stewart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stewart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Iaton's face.
Iaton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
A shot in the inside from Iaton.
Iaton has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Stewart is trying to keep an underhook but Iaton manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Iaton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stewart defending well though.
Iaton is trying to control. Stewart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart wants to get back to his feet.
Iaton is keen to just control but Stewart is a slippery customer.
Stewart taking some punishment here, with Iaton in his half guard.
Stewart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Iaton is trying to control the action in half guard but Stewart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stewart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Iaton.
Iaton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart wants to get back to his feet.
Stewart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Iaton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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 Wan Iaton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Iaton shoots in looking for a takedown but Stewart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Iaton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stewart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iaton misses with a double jab.
Jebediah Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iaton punishes Stewart's body with a nice straight punch.
Stewart gets a double leg takedown into Iaton's guard.
Stewart is looking to stand up but Iaton won't let him.
Stewart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Iaton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart won't allow Iaton to sweep him here.
Stewart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Iaton keeping full guard, as Stewart tries to pass.
Iaton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stewart defends well.
Iaton 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iaton is looking for a triangle but Stewart pushes his legs off easily.
Wan Iaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iaton is looking for a triangle but Stewart pushes his legs off easily.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Iaton keeps moving.
Iaton trying to control the position.
Iaton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stewart passes into half guard.
Stewart postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Iaton to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iaton just misses with a punch to the body.
Iaton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stewart takes the fight into the clinch.
Stewart misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Iaton.
Stewart tries to land knees in the clinch but Iaton avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart missing with knees to the body.
Stewart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iaton slows down the pace here.
Stewart tries a body shot but Iaton blocks it.
Stewart misses with a knee strike.
Stewart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iaton's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stewart is keeping busy.
Stewart lands an elbow inside.
Iaton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Iaton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stewart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iaton.
Stewart misses with a knee strike.
Iaton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stewart after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iaton.
Iaton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stewart tries a knee to the head but Iaton blocks it.
Stewart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Iaton blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iaton.
Stewart digs a right hand underneath Iaton's ribcage. Iaton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Iaton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stewart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iaton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stewart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Iaton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Iaton.
Stewart misses with a knee to the head.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Stewart looking to throw knees to the head but Iaton is blocking nicely.
Iaton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stewart.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iaton.
Jebediah Stewart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Iaton tries to throw a body punch but Stewart avoids it by throwing Iaton back against the cage.
Iaton manages to break the clinch.
Iaton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Iaton lands in his opponent's guard.
Iaton stands up over Stewart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iaton wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wan Iaton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Iaton takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
Stewart is looking to clinch but Iaton is avoiding it.
Iaton tries to sprawl but Stewart drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Iaton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Iaton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stewart is keen to just control but Iaton is a slippery customer.
Stewart decides to stand and escape the position.
Iaton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stewart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iaton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stewart.
Stewart misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart wants to clinch.
Stewart throws a head kick that misses.
Stewart manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Iaton on his heels. He'll look to pass Iaton's guard now, I'm sure.
Iaton pulls Stewart in close to his closed guard and prevents Stewart from doing any damage or advancing position.
Iaton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stewart gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stewart sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Iaton doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Stewart paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Iaton - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wan Iaton!
During a confident post fight interview, Wan Iaton 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Licha comes to the cage accompanied by In Bloom. Ricard has chosen Frank The Tank as his entrance music. 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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28
255 lbs
18 - 21 - 0 |
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33
267 lbs
15 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lisandro Licha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Licha throws out the jab.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Licha is just out of range.
Ricard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Licha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricard wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Ricard. Those never looked like landing.
Ricard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Licha, pushing him back against the cage.
Ricard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ricard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ricard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Frank Ricard has been cut.
Ricard misses with a hook.
Licha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard misses with a double jab
and Licha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ricard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Licha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Licha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ricard is looking to work some ground and pound but Licha has wrist control.
Licha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Licha looking for a sweep. Not yet Licha, not yet.
Ricard throws a big right hand that misses.
Licha 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.
Ricard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Licha, up you get!
Ricard tries to bum rush Licha with a series of wild strikes but Licha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ricard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Licha's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Licha trying to hold on to Ricard's head to control him but Ricard postures up.
Licha pushes Ricard off looking to stand but Ricard dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licha manages to get to full guard.
Licha 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.
Ricard stands up and waves to Licha to follow him.
Ricard throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Ricard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Licha tries to clinch there but Ricard circles away.
Ricard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ricard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ricard showed some decent athleticism there.
Ricard wants to stand up but Licha is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licha tries to kick Ricard off but Ricard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ricard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Licha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Licha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ricard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ricard throws a leg kick
enabling Licha to counter with a crisp jab.
Licha moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Ricard goes down! Can Licha finish him!?
Ricard is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Licha drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ricard looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ricard looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ricard!
Ricard is still in real trouble! Can Licha finish him?
Ricard in side control, throwing shots but Licha defends.
Licha can't do much from the bottom here.
Licha manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ricard's best efforts.
Ricard seems to have recovered his senses.
Ricard working the head and body with strikes.
Ricard trying to control the pace.
Ricard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Licha is looking for a sweep. Ricard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ricard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ricard is looking to advance position but Licha won't allow it.
Licha tries to roll over but Ricard keeps him under control.
Licha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ricard.
Licha is trying to maintain the position but Ricard is very close to passing his half guard.
Ricard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ricard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ricard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ricard stands up and beckons Licha to join him on the feet.
Licha is looking to slow Ricard down with leg kicks.
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 Lisandro Licha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Ricard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ricard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Licha gets caught flat footed, as Ricard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ricard wanted to stand there but Licha had control of the position.
Licha working a defensive guard here.
Licha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ricard tries to kick Licha off but Licha keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Licha looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licha seems to be working for a kimura but Ricard defends the submission attempt.
Frank Ricard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ricard is defending against the submission attempts here by Licha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard wants to get back to his feet.
Licha is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ricard sees it coming and defends easily.
Ricard is trying to stand back up but Licha is controlling him
Ricard kicks off Licha and gets to his feet.
Licha shoots in for a takedown but Ricard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Ricard misses.
Ricard has taken the fight to the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Licha here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ricard has Licha pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ricard pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Licha tumbling to the mat - Ricard dives into Licha's guard.
Licha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Licha is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Licha drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ricard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Licha has Ricard in his guard.
Licha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Licha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ricard postures up in Licha's guard and throws a big left but Licha blocks it.
Ricard wants to stand but Licha is controlling his posture from full guard.
Licha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Licha wants to stand and escape but Ricard is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard gets to his feet. Licha looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ricard misses with a double jab.
Licha ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Ricard closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Licha's guard.
Licha working a defensive guard here.
Licha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Licha wants to get back to his feet but Ricard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Licha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ricard is one step ahead there.
Licha trying to keep a closed guard but Ricard is proving a slippery customer.
Ricard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ricard is one step ahead there.
Ricard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Licha slips under a jab.
Licha wants to clinch up but Ricard keeps it at a distance.
Ricard tries to clinch but Licha is having none of it.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Licha is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ricard lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Licha is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ricard scoring with strikes but Licha is staying in there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ricard wants to control the pace but Licha is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Ricard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Ricard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ricard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Licha.
Ricard pushes Licha up against the cage in a clinch.
Ricard lands with a short shot to the head.
Licha has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ricard after a bit of a struggle.
Ricard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Licha lands with a cross.
Ricard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ricard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Licha counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricard gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard breaks the clinch.
Ricard throws a right hand that misses
and Licha counters with a straight right hand.
Licha fails with a takedown attempt.
A big head kick from Ricard and Licha is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Ricard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha wants to sweep here but Ricard controlling him for the moment.
Licha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ricard.
Licha has momentary wrist control but Ricard slips an elbow through the middle.
Licha wriggles free and stands up.
Frank Ricard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Licha is keeping the position.
Ricard cracks Licha with a solid left hand.
Licha looking for a sweep. Not yet Licha, not yet.
Ricard throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ricard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Licha is working an open guard so Ricard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ricard misses with a right hand
and Licha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Licha fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Ricard to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Ricard looks to clinch but Licha throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Ricard taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lisandro Licha!
After the fight, Lisandro Licha was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Studebaker Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hawk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to silver hawk. Khalidovv has chosen Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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26
194 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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34
181 lbs
12 - 15 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Studebaker Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mamed Khalidovv!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalidovv manages to avoid it.
Khalidovv gets a double leg takedown into Hawk's guard.
Khalidovv is looking to stand up but Hawk won't let him.
Khalidovv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khalidovv tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawk is retaining full guard.
Khalidovv won't allow Hawk to sweep him here.
Khalidovv sitting in guard here, content to control.
Khalidovv stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Khalidovv gets a double leg takedown into Hawk's guard.
Hawk trying to control the position.
Khalidovv distracts Hawk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidovv advances position into side control!
Khalidovv is trying to move to mount but Hawk reverses beautifully and ends up in Khalidovv's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Khalidovv keeps moving.
Hawk looking to pass the guard.
Khalidovv has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hawk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Khalidovv is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hawk pushing down on Khalidovv's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hawk is working for a submission of some sort.
Hawk wants to take a breather but Khalidovv is having none of it.
Hawk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khalidovv defends it well.
Hawk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Khalidovv doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hawk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv is looking to escape.
Khalidovv wants to get back to full guard.
Khalidovv is defending against the submission attempts here by Hawk.
Khalidovv wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to pass to mount but Khalidovv is defending the position.
Khalidovv tries to get to full guard but Hawk has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk is trying to control. Khalidovv wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khalidovv is trying to stand back up but Hawk is controlling him
Khalidovv tries to roll over but Hawk keeps him under control.
Khalidovv is staying active underneath Hawk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hawk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khalidovv kicks Hawk off and gets back to his feet.
Studebaker Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidovv uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk shoots in and drives through. Khalidovv sprawls well.
Khalidovv goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khalidovv fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalidovv lands a head kick!
Hawk looking to score a takedown here. Khalidovv is defending well but Hawk drives through and ends up in Khalidovv's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawk is working hard here to advance position.
Hawk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khalidovv works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidovv is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khalidovv pushes Hawk off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hawk has his takedown stuffed
and Khalidovv counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovv dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hawk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hawk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khalidovv misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khalidovv misses with a head kick.
Khalidovv shoots in and gets a takedown into Hawk's guard.
Hawk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawk, not yet.
Khalidovv decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Khalidovv misses with the combination.
Khalidovv tries to bum rush Hawk with a series of wild strikes but Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawk shoots and misses
and Khalidovv counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Khalidovv.
Hawk misses with a takedown
and Khalidovv counters with a three punch combo that has Hawk backing up. Hawk nods at Khalidovv to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Studebaker Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv misses with a wild combination.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khalidovv swivels and escapes.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Khalidovv. No joy for Hawk on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Khalidovv counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawk's knee momentarily.
Khalidovv darts in and clinches Hawk up against the cage.
Khalidovv tries for a takedown but Hawk manages to get underhooks.
Khalidovv working hard to break the clinch.
Khalidovv pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Hawk or perhaps it was just good defense by Khalidovv which made him look bad.
Hawk misses with a takedown
and Khalidovv counters with a big head kick but Hawk shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hawk was covering up waiting for the punch and Khalidovv finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Khalidovv wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Hawk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khalidovv pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawk is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidovv with a nice head shot there.
Hawk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khalidovv stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Khalidovv throws a combination. Hawk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hawk misses with a takedown
and Khalidovv counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Khalidovv napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Khalidovv bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hawk throws a body punch but Khalidovv moves out of range.
Khalidovv takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hawk misses with a takedown
and Khalidovv counters with a stiff right hand.
Khalidovv feints and as Hawk raises his hands in defense, Khalidovv changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khalidovv controlling from the top position.
Khalidovv looking to pass the guard.
Mamed Khalidovv has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hawk working for submissions but it's allowed Khalidovv to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk is refusing to be controlled, as Khalidovv sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidovv is looking for a kimura but Hawk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khalidovv to get the leverage.
Khalidovv passes to full mount!
Khalidovv can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hawk is looking to escape.
Hawk tries to improve his position but instead Khalidovv has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidovv lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Khalidovv is punishing Hawk with some ground and pound.
Khalidovv is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hawk has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovv showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hawk avoids the head kick by Khalidovv.
Khalidovv throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawk dives in and grabs Khalidovv's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khalidovv pushes down on Hawk's head and hops out.
Hawk tries to sprawl but Khalidovv drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hawk is looking to improve his position.
Hawk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khalidovv pulls his head out easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Khalidovv connects with a nice short shot to Hawk's temple.
Khalidovv is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hawk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khalidovv pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv escapes and gets back to his feet.
Khalidovv throws a head kick but Hawk moves out of range.
Khalidovv lands a jab to the head.
Khalidovv throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hawk fails with a takedown attempt.
Khalidovv slips under a jab from Hawk.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalidovv.
Khalidovv fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khalidovv misses with a wild combination.
Hawk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khalidovv.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk shoots in looking for a takedown but Khalidovv manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hawk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Studebaker Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidovv throws a right and a left that Hawk avoids nicely.
Hawk with a hook.
Khalidovv tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khalidovv lands with a nice combination. Hawk backs away looking to recover.
Khalidovv instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidovv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khalidovv walks away with a smile on his face. Hawk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hawk misses with a takedown
and Khalidovv counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawk thinking.
Hawk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khalidovv 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv is in close to Hawk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Khalidovv drops back looking for a leg! Hawk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hawk manages to kick Khalidovv off! Khalidovv jumps back into Hawk's guard.
Khalidovv working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hawk's head.
Khalidovv would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hawk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khalidovv is aware though and is defending well.
Khalidovv drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Khalidovv jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Khalidovv stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Hawk has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Khalidovv manages to get his head free but now Hawk has transitioned to an armbar! Khalidovv grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Hawk! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Studebaker Hawk!
Studebaker Hawk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rennet Greyven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mohammed's theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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258 lbs
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250 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clifford Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rennet Greyven!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyven cracks Smith with a good jab.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Greyven backpedaling.
It looks like Rennet Greyven has been cut.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Greyven's belly button to the back.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greyven connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Greyven throws a head kick that misses.
Greyven misses with a head kick.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Greyven counters with a left to the body.
Greyven shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greyven is one step ahead there.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pulls Greyven in close to prevent any damage.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Greyven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greyven preventing the sweep.
Greyven throwing strikes but missing.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Greyven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Greyven knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Greyven defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Greyven controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Greyven moves into full guard.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greyven keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Greyven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greyven wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greyven's head.
Greyven avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greyven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greyven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith postures up.
Smith postures up in Greyven's guard and throws a big left but Greyven blocks it.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Greyven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greyven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Greyven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Greyven uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Greyven!
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Greyven's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith distracts Greyven with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Greyven trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greyven manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifford Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rennet Greyven's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Greyven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Greyven should have avoided that one.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Greyven tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Greyven 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.
Greyven walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Greyven is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greyven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greyven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Greyven fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Greyven persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smith wants to control but Greyven is keeping busy.
Greyven not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyven trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Greyven wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith controls Greyven momentarily but Greyven frees himself.
Smith throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Greyven is proving a slippery customer.
Greyven controlling from the top position.
Smith wants to sweep here but Greyven controlling him for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Greyven lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greyven is one step ahead there.
Greyven with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greyven trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Greyven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greyven won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith jabs Greyven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Greyven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greyven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Greyven wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith postures up in Greyven's guard and throws a big left but Greyven blocks it.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Greyven uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Greyven!
Greyven distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greyven with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith controls Greyven momentarily but Greyven frees himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith controlling the position.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Greyven trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Greyven throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith controls Greyven momentarily but Greyven frees himself.
Greyven with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Greyven looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifford Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rennet Greyven's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A cross from Smith lands.
A shot to the liver by Greyven. Beautiful body shot.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greyven tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Greyven pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Greyven rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Greyven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Greyven gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Smith regains guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Greyven tries to pass.
Greyven keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Clifford Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greyven won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith has Greyven pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep here but Greyven controlling him for the moment.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greyven!
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Greyven is looking to escape.
Greyven is bucking up trying to escape but Smith cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith raining down hammerfists from mount.
That has opened up Rennet Greyven's cut even more.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
The cut above Rennet Greyven's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rennet Greyven's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clifford Smith!
Post fight, an emotional Clifford Smith said 'You know, If I created an Empire by force and married a 6 year old (banged her by 9), I doubt I would be remembered as a leader and hero.... Sound familiar???'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshawn Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cian McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster comes into the arena with Caribou Lou blaring out of the sound system. McGarrity is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Irish Fighting Song - We Come in Pieces. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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28
170 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshawn Webster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cian McGarrity!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrity fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Webster.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGarrity.
Webster throws the left hand but McGarrity avoids the punch easily.
McGarrity motions for Webster to come forward. McGarrity throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cian McGarrity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webster has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Webster there as he acknowledges the shot.
Webster misses with a straight left.
McGarrity throws a nice looking combination but Webster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Webster blocks a head kick by McGarrity.
Webster dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGarrity. That did some damage!
McGarrity dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Webster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from McGarrity.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGarrity.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webster swings widly with a right hand
and McGarrity counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGarrity comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity lands with a hook. Webster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Webster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGarrity finds it's way round the side to connect with Webster's head.
McGarrity clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from McGarrity.
McGarrity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Webster prevents a body shot from McGarrity.
A shot in the inside from McGarrity.
McGarrity lands with a right to the head.
Webster blocks a body shot from McGarrity.
Webster lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGarrity backwards.
McGarrity lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGarrity scores with a hook to the body.
McGarrity is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGarrity breaks from the clinch.
McGarrity connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster lands a slapping body shot.
McGarrity misses with a low kick.
Webster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGarrity has managed to clinch.
McGarrity lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Webster tries to break the clinch but McGarrity is controlling the position.
Webster gets through McGarrity's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGarrity lands a hook to the side of the head.
Webster misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGarrity lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGarrity just leaning against Webster, taking a breather.
McGarrity is working Webster over against the cage.
Webster can't find room to land a body shot as McGarrity controls the action.
McGarrity lands a shoulder strike.
McGarrity blocks a body shot from Webster.
McGarrity scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGarrity scores with a hook to the body.
McGarrity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGarrity lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Webster at a distance.
McGarrity plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Webster crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McGarrity - the referee stops the clock and Webster gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McGarrity. Webster manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Webster is breathing heavily.
McGarrity scores with a three punch combo!
McGarrity lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGarrity pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGarrity lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGarrity scores with a nice strike.
McGarrity blocks a jab.
McGarrity lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Webster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGarrity can pounce on him.
McGarrity with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGarrity cracks Webster with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGarrity fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Webster 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.
McGarrity sizes up Webster with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGarrity moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGarrity.
Webster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGarrity lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for McGarrity.
A short uppercut from McGarrity.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGarrity.
McGarrity lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGarrity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cian McGarrity dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGarrity connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Webster misses with a leg kick.
McGarrity connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Webster momentarily.
McGarrity connects with a nice looking jab.
McGarrity lands a nice looking body shot.
McGarrity throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGarrity throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGarrity moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGarrity scores with a jab. Webster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGarrity tries to bum rush Webster with a series of wild strikes but Webster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGarrity has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Webster walks into a jab.
Webster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGarrity, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity clinches with his opponent.
McGarrity has Webster pressed against the cage, preventing Webster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGarrity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGarrity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Webster doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from McGarrity.
McGarrity is looking to slow Webster down with leg kicks.
Webster misses with an uppercut. McGarrity saw that one coming.
Webster tries to keep at a distance but McGarrity has taken the fight into the clinch.
Webster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Webster takes a shot to the head.
McGarrity lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGarrity lands a shot to the body.
A short right from McGarrity on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Webster is trying to force a seperation but McGarrity has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity lands a right hand.
McGarrity digs a right hand into Webster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Webster's gas tank.
McGarrity lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGarrity breaks the clinch.
Webster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right-left combo lands from McGarrity.
McGarrity fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Webster.
A solid body kick from McGarrity.
McGarrity lands a nice hook to Webster's body. Webster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Webster avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGarrity cracks a nice hook into Webster's ribs.
McGarrity lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Webster backs up against the cage.
McGarrity darts in and clinches Webster up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity lands a body punch.
Webster has a couple of punches blocked by McGarrity.
McGarrity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Webster backwards.
A short right from McGarrity on the inside.
Cian McGarrity seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGarrity scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from McGarrity.
McGarrity stalls.
McGarrity scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from McGarrity.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGarrity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Webster takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGarrity.
McGarrity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGarrity lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from McGarrity.
McGarrity scores with a hook to the body.
McGarrity pushes Webster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from McGarrity.
McGarrity lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGarrity scores with a shot to the side of Webster's head.
McGarrity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Webster backwards.
McGarrity lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Webster is rocked!
McGarrity lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Webster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGarrity lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGarrity.
McGarrity breaks from the clinch.
McGarrity lands a leg kick that knocks Webster off balance momentarily.
McGarrity throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Webster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGarrity fakes the leg kick and cracks Webster in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGarrity explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Webster seems to have got his legs back now.
Cian McGarrity seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Webster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cian McGarrity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
McGarrity darts in and clinches Webster up against the cage.
Webster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGarrity escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Webster sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Webster looks to land a left hand but McGarrity moved out of range nicely.
McGarrity instigates a clinch.
McGarrity is leaning against Webster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Webster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGarrity lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGarrity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGarrity lands an uppercut.
Webster takes a shot to the head.
McGarrity scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGarrity lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGarrity lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGarrity.
Nice body punch from McGarrity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Webster backwards.
McGarrity is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGarrity.
McGarrity breaks the clinch.
McGarrity drops Webster with a beautiful combination! Webster stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McGarrity is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGarrity drops Webster with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Webster! McGarrity dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cian McGarrity! Cian McGarrity retains his welterweight title!
Cian McGarrity bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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