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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Chekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Chekhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Shields!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Chekhov lands.
Chekhov scores with a jab to the body.
Chekhov is looking to slow Shields down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Chekhov.
Chekhov lands with a nice body kick.
Shields stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chekhov.
Chekhov misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Chekhov.
Shields sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chekhov lands a slapping body shot.
Shields fails with the takedown.
Chekhov scoring well with a low kick there.
Shields looks winded!
Chekhov lands a left and a right that send Shields crashing to the mat, dazed. Chekhov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Shields is rocked!
Shields walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Shields limp body while Chekhov jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anton Chekhov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pellinore Listenoise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Moneymaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Moneymaker looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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194 lbs
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177 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pellinore Listenoise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Moneymaker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Listenoise misses with a few strikes there.
Moneymaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Listenoise.
Listenoise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Listenoise throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moneymaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Listenoise swings for the body but Moneymaker moves out of range.
Listenoise fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moneymaker avoids the body shot from Listenoise.
Listenoise lands a body shot.
Listenoise rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moneymaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Listenoise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Listenoise throws a body punch but Moneymaker moves out of range.
Listenoise rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moneymaker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Listenoise lands a body shot.
Listenoise working aggressively here.
Listenoise is trying to force a seperation but Moneymaker has the dominant position.
Moneymaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Listenoise scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Listenoise throws out a loose jab but Moneymaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneymaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Listenoise throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moneymaker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Listenoise waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moneymaker.
No joy there for Listenoise, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moneymaker swings for the body but Listenoise moves out of range.
Listenoise scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Listenoise throws out a loose jab but Moneymaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moneymaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Listenoise lands the left hand.
Listenoise gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moneymaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moneymaker stops Listenoise from standing up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moneymaker stands up and waves to Listenoise to follow him.
Moneymaker slips a straight right by Listenoise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moneymaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Listenoise throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pellinore Listenoise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Listenoise throws a combination that misses
letting Moneymaker counter with a right hand.
Listenoise throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moneymaker counters by moving into the clinch.
Moneymaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Listenoise throws a series of punches but Moneymaker avoids them all with ease.
Listenoise looks to land a right hand but Moneymaker moved out of range.
Moneymaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moneymaker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Listenoise displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Moneymaker avoids the body shot from Listenoise.
Listenoise misses with a few strikes there.
Moneymaker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Listenoise 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Listenoise swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Listenoise throws out a leg kick but Moneymaker moves out of range and Listenoise only half commits.
Jab, jab by Listenoise - just one landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moneymaker checks a leg kick.
Listenoise moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moneymaker looks to land a combination but Listenoise avoids it well.
Moneymaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Listenoise misses the jab.
Moneymaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Listenoise but Listenoise pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moneymaker looks winded!
Listenoise throws a series of punches but Moneymaker avoids them all with ease.
Listenoise throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moneymaker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Listenoise on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Listenoise tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Listenoise wants to stand and escape but Moneymaker is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moneymaker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Listenoise tries to escape but Moneymaker is in control.
Moneymaker decides to stand back up.
A clash of legs there as Moneymaker blocks the low kick.
Moneymaker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Listenoise circles away.
Pellinore Listenoise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Moneymaker.
Moneymaker throws a series of punches but Listenoise avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Listenoise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moneymaker slips a straight right by Listenoise.
Moneymaker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Listenoise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Listenoise swings for the body but Moneymaker moves out of range.
Listenoise tries to keep at a distance but Moneymaker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moneymaker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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 Pellinore Listenoise will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Listenoise misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moneymaker defending well as Listenoise loads up on a big left hand.
Pellinore Listenoise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moneymaker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moneymaker tries to clinch up but Listenoise circles away and keeps his distance.
Listenoise looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moneymaker is fending him off so far but Listenoise persists. Nope, Moneymaker circles away and we're back to standing.
Listenoise scores with a nice strike.
Listenoise throws a jab when Moneymaker was well out of range.
Listenoise misses with a low kick.
Listenoise throws a nice looking combination but Moneymaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Listenoise shoots for a takedown but Moneymaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pellinore Listenoise is winning the standup battle so far.
Listenoise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moneymaker.
Listenoise misses with a jab, cross combination.
Listenoise lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moneymaker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moneymaker is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listenoise misses with a double jab
and Moneymaker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moneymaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Listenoise finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Listenoise fails to land.
Listenoise avoiding damage as Moneymaker throws knees to the body.
Listenoise wants to break free but Moneymaker has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Listenoise.
A head punch on the inside from Listenoise fails to land.
Moneymaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moneymaker breaks from the clinch.
Listenoise misses the jab.
Moneymaker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Listenoise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moneymaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Listenoise misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Listenoise. No joy for Moneymaker on that attempt.
Moneymaker tries to clinch up.
Moneymaker blocks a jab.
Moneymaker walks straight into a right hand from Listenoise - that's dropped him! Listenoise jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Moneymaker from any more punishment! Moneymaker complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pellinore Listenoise!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Stabler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes into the arena with Craig David - Rise and Fall blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stabler's choice of entrance music: Grown Men Don't Cry. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
18 - 21 - 0 |
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226 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elliot Stabler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David gets caught napping as Stabler dives in and scores a takedown. David manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stabler is posturing up here but David has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Stabler tries to roll out but it's too tight and Stabler has to tap! Slick submission there by David!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Craig David!
Craig David gave a mention to Das Labor in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston comes to the cage accompanied by Sean Kingston- Fire Burning. Jitsu has chosen Nikkfurie- The a la Menthe as his entrance music. Sean Kingston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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302 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston clinches up against the cage.
Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jitsu looking to score a takedown here. Kingston is defending well but Jitsu drives through and ends up in Kingston's guard.
Kingston is looking to stand up but Jitsu isn't so interested in that idea.
Jitsu is fighting to break Kingston's control of his arms but Kingston is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Jitsu from controlling successfully.
Kingston wants to stand up but Jitsu is controlling him.
Jitsu postures up.
Jitsu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kingston is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kingston has escaped and now he's on top!
Jitsu has his foot on Kingston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kingston works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston tries to stand but Jitsu is controlling from the bottom.
Kingston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kingston trying to control but Jitsu is working from the bottom.
Kingston wants to stand and escape but instead Jitsu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jitsu looking to sit in guard and control but Kingston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kingston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu working for submissions but it's allowed Kingston to get to half guard.
Kingston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jitsu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kingston escapes and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jitsu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jitsu connects with a right hand. Kingston shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jitsu counters with a two punch combo.
No luck for Jitsu with that takedown attempt.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingston changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jitsu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kingston throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jitsu works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kingston pulls his head out easily.
Kingston not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is trying to maintain the position but Kingston is very close to passing his half guard.
Kingston wants to take a breather but Jitsu is having none of it.
Jitsu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kingston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston stalling away here and it's allowed Jitsu to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kingston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jitsu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kingston throws a strike but Jitsu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Kingston dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jitsu tries for a takedown but Kingston circles away easily
and Kingston counters with a three punch combo that has Jitsu backing up. Jitsu nods at Kingston to acknowledge the strikes.
Jitsu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kingston is fending him off so far but Jitsu persists. Nope, Kingston circles away and we're back to standing.
Jitsu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kingston moves into the clinch.
Sean Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
Kingston breaks the clinch.
Kingston stuffs the takedown attempt from Jitsu. Jitsu gets slowly back to his feet.
Kingston is looking to clinch but Jitsu is avoiding it.
Jitsu shoots and misses
and Kingston counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jitsu's guard now.
Jitsu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Jitsu covers up, he's hurt! Kingston keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kingston and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kingston can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Kingston!
Sean Kingston made sure to mention his sponsor, Das Labor in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hemmo Kalske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ricard's choice of entrance music: Frank The Tank. Hemmo Kalske has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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267 lbs
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World class MT
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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
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hemmo Kalske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard misses with a wild combination.
Kalske scores with a nice right hand.
Ricard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kalske cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ricard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalske.
Ricard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kalske sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kalske misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ricard scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalske rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ricard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricard walks into a stiff left hand from Kalske.
Kalske staying out of range there.
Kalske throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalske blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Kalske. That snapped Ricard's head back.
Kalske throws a nice looking combination but Ricard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalske takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kalske throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalske is breathing heavily.
A combination from Kalske does no damage.
Ricard drops his shoulder and cracks Kalske with a huge uppercut! Kalske goes down! Can Ricard finish him?
It looks like Hemmo Kalske has been cut.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ricard stands up and waves to Kalske to follow him.
Ricard misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard blocks a head kick by Kalske.
Kalske slaps away a takedown attempt from Ricard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ricard looking to score a takedown here. Kalske is defending well but Ricard drives through and ends up in Kalske's guard.
Ricard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ricard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kalske will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ricard won't allow Kalske to get back to his feet.
Kalske knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ricard on the ground.
Ricard throws a big right hand that misses.
Ricard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ricard throwing strikes but missing.
Kalske is working an open guard so Ricard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ricard cracks the inside of Kalske's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard working Kalske over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Ricard there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalske avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ricard.
Ricard thows a huge punch but Kalske dodges it nicely.
Ricard is trying to control. Kalske wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ricard working over Kalske with some ground and pound. Kalske looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ricard decides to stand and escape the position.
Hemmo Kalske is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Ricard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ricard misses with a few strikes there.
Ricard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Ricard. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Kalske finds it's target.
Ricard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ricard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalske.
Kalske avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Ricard misses its intended target.
Ricard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kalske to score with a decent uppercut.
Kalske avoids the head kick by Ricard.
Nice straight punches there by Kalske. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kalske.
Kalske tries to keep at a distance but Ricard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ricard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hemmo Kalske has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Ricard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard tries to break free but Kalske pushes him back against the cage.
Ricard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ricard has had enough of the clinch but Kalske keeps him there for the moment.
Kalske lands an elbow just above Ricard 's eye.
Kalske working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ricard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ricard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalske misses with a body punch.
Ricard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalske is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ricard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Ricard. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Kalske as he connects with a hook.
Ricard throws a hook but Kalske blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ricard blocks a head kick by Kalske.
Kalske scores with a nice head shot.
Ricard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kalske ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Ricard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hemmo Kalske's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ricard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kalske is fending him off so far but Ricard persists. Nope, Kalske circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalske scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ricard in his tracks.
Ricard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kalske avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kalske.
Ricard throws a nice looking combination but Kalske bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalske looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hemmo Kalske has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Ricard.
A head kick misses from Kalske.
Kalske scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Kalske does no damage.
Ricard is breathing heavily.
Ricard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kalske's guard.
Ricard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalske manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kalske waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ricard.
Ricard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hemmo Kalske is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalske throws a head kick but Ricard moves out of range.
Ricard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalske gets tackled into the cage by Ricard. Ricard maintains the clinch.
Kalske lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalske just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ricard's brow.
Ricard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kalske throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ricard working hard to break the clinch.
Ricard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalske misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ricard.
Kalske misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ricard.
Ricard breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ricard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ricard misses with a double jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kalske enables Ricard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kalske manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricard prevents Kalske from getting back to his feet.
Ricard postures up in Kalske's guard and throws a big left but Kalske blocks it.
Ricard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ricard stands up and waves to Kalske to follow him.
Kalske blocks a head kick by Ricard.
Ricard scores with a one two! Kalske had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ricard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kalske tries to avoid it but Ricard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kalske to the ground. Kalske escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kalske swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricard.
Kalske scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws a sloppy head kick and Ricard moves out of range easily.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kalske as he jumps to the side.
Nice cross by Kalske.
Ricard closes the distance and clinches up with Kalske, looking for a takedown. Ricard pushes Kalske against the cage but Kalske circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kalske scores with a head kick. Ricard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Frank Ricard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalske lands the left hand.
Kalske throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ricard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ricard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kalske pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ricard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalske lands with a kick to the temple. Ricard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricard looks to land a combination but Kalske avoids it well.
A big right from Kalske misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kalske has time to react.
Ricard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalske moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kalske pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricard looks to land a combination. Kalske sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ricard misses with the combination.
Kalske lands a head kick. Ricard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kalske throws a head kick that misses.
Ricard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Ricard does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalske lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ricard misses with a kick to the body.
Ricard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ricard throws a two punch combo that lands 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 Hemmo Kalske's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ricard blocks a head kick by Kalske.
A solid body kick from Kalske.
Kalske connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ricard momentarily.
Kalske dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalske throws a right and a left that Ricard avoids nicely.
Kalske misses with a hook. Ricard ducked under it nicely.
Ricard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalske looks to land a combination. Ricard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kalske pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ricard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kalske is fending him off so far but Ricard persists. Nope, Kalske circles away and we're back to standing.
Kalske throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Ricard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ricard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kalske.
A shot to the liver by Kalske. Beautiful body shot.
Ricard gets a double leg takedown into Kalske's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kalske is keeping the position for now.
Kalske is working an open guard so Ricard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske dodges the punch combination from Ricard.
Ricard doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalske circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Ricard. Those never looked like landing.
Kalske lands with a shot to the body.
Kalske avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalske lands with a slapping head kick.
Ricard misses the jab.
Kalske throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Kalske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard misses with a few strikes there.
Ricard misses with a series of wild punches.
Kalske is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ricard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kalske pinned against the cage. Kalske gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hemmo Kalske has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ricard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalske jabs Ricard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kalske lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ricard takes a step back to recover.
Kalske lands with a kick to the temple. Ricard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalske rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ricard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kalske defends it nicely.
Hemmo Kalske has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Ricard.
Kalske connects with a jab.
Kalske throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Ricard. That snapped Kalske's head back.
No joy there for Ricard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ricard thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Kalske.
Ricard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kalske was covering up waiting for the punch and Ricard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kalske has a closed guard, preventing Ricard from standing up.
Ricard stands and steps away. Kalske gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricard shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard walks into a straight right hand from Kalske.
Kalske throws a head kick but Ricard moves out of range.
Kalske throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ricard.
Ricard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalske creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ricard's defenses.
Ricard tries to circle away but Kalske has him pinned against the cage.
Ricard is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalske.
Kalske tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalske throws an elbow that misses.
Ricard taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ricard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kalske.
Ricard dives in and grabs Kalske's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kalske pushes down on Ricard's head and hops out.
Frank Ricard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kalske darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hemmo Kalske showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ricard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Ricard!
After the fight, Frank Ricard 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Messinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willians Trautman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Messinger comes to the cage accompanied by Huckleberry by Ichabod. Trautman has chosen Bolt Thrower - No guts, no glory 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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160 lbs
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Messinger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willians Trautman!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messinger slaps away a takedown attempt from Trautman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Will Messinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trautman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Messinger.
Nice takedown defense from Trautman. No joy for Messinger on that attempt.
Trautman wants to clinch up but Messinger keeps it at a distance.
Trautman throws a jab when Messinger was well out of range.
A big right from Trautman misses.
Trautman misses with a straight right.
Trautman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trautman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Messinger on his heels. He'll look to pass Messinger's guard now, I'm sure.
Trautman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Messinger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Trautman has Messinger in his guard.
Messinger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Messinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Trautman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trautman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Messinger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trautman is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Messinger rolls with it to try and escape but Trautman cranks on the arm and Messinger is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Willians Trautman! Willians Trautman retains his lightweight title!
Willians Trautman very nearly forgot to thank Real Fighters Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neo Kable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahman Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Kable!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rahman Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kable, right into the meat.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones takes a swing at Kable's ribcage but misses.
Jones blocks a jab.
Kable slips a jab from Jones.
Kable takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones 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.
Kable throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Kable moved out of range nicely.
Kable misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Kable looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Kable moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
Kable misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a combination
and Kable counters with a body kick.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Kable counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Jones looks winded!
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Kable makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kable fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Kable throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kable cracks Jones with a good jab.
Nice body kick there by Kable.
Nice body kick there by Kable.
Rahman Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kable. Jones shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kable closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Kable effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kable obliges.
Kable throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kable with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kable misses with a knee to the head.
Kable stalls.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kable.
Kable using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kable landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kable scores with a knee to the head.
Kable stalling the fight.
Kable struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kable slowing the pace effectively.
Kable with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones tries to break free but Kable pushes him back against the cage.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kable lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kable misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to break free but Kable pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kable.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Kable is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kable tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Kable tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Kable manages to break the clinch.
Kable lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Kable takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Rahman Jones has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones takes a swing at Kable's ribcage but misses.
Kable tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kable defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Kable dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rahman Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kable steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Kable counters with a leg kick.
Kable moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones swings for the body but Kable moves out of range.
Kable lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kable lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Kable stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!
Kable lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Kable. Kable maintains the clinch.
Kable utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kable lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kable.
Kable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kable is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Kable closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kable makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kable using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kable lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A hook to the body from Kable.
Kable misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kable.
Kable manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Kable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kable connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Kable lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Kable lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kable tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kable lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kable with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Kable lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Kable stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
Kable scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Kable finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kable misses with a body kick.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Kable chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kable darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Kable stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kable is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Kable unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kable stalling.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kable is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Kable won't allow it.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kable slowing the pace effectively.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kable.
Kable is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kable misses with a knee strike.
Kable tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Kable looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Kable tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Kable back against the cage.
Kable stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Kable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Kable dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rahman Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Kable thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kable.
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!
Kable moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kable thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Kable explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Neo Kable is winning the standup battle so far.
Kable connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kable buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kable digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Kable feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
A shot to the liver by Kable. Beautiful body shot.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Kable.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kable. That one must have hurt.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kable keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Kable throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jones crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Neo Kable!
Neo Kable retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Neo Kable thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cranzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pluto Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cranzinski comes to the cage accompanied by Aenima. Palhares has chosen TOQUINHO as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steve Cranzinski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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200 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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183 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Cranzinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pluto Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares looks to throw the jab but Cranzinski is out of range.
Palhares thows a body kick. Cranzinski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cranzinski darts in and clinches Palhares up against the cage.
Cranzinski pushes Palhares back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Palhares lands a shoulder strike.
Cranzinski lands with a light punch inside.
Palhares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cranzinski throws a series of punches but Palhares avoids them all with ease.
Cranzinski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cranzinski throws a sloppy head kick and Palhares moves out of range easily.
Palhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares misses with a wild body shot.
Cranzinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cranzinski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palhares can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Cranzinski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares scores with a push kick.
Palhares looks for the body kick but Cranzinski saw that one coming.
Palhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cranzinski takes the fight into the clinch.
Palhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cranzinski's elbow.
Palhares lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palhares.
Cranzinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palhares avoids it.
Cranzinski tries to circle away but Palhares has him pinned against the cage.
Palhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cranzinski's elbow.
A short uppercut from Cranzinski.
Cranzinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palhares's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palhares.
Palhares lands with a left to the head.
Palhares scores with a shot to the side of Cranzinski's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranzinski gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Palhares wants to improve his position but Cranzinski is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranzinski thows a huge punch but Palhares dodges it nicely.
Palhares is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cranzinski pulls his head out easily.
Cranzinski is looking to stall here but Palhares recovers full guard.
Cranzinski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palhares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palhares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cranzinski.
Palhares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Palhares has Cranzinski pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cranzinski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cranzinski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cranzinski tries to free his leg and advance position but Palhares is retaining full guard.
Cranzinski postures up in Palhares's guard and throws a big left but Palhares blocks it.
Cranzinski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palhares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranzinski being controlled here momentarily.
Palhares working for a triangle but Cranzinski defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Palhares holds on and takes a little breather.
Palhares is trying to keep Cranzinski in close.
Palhares keeping full guard, as Cranzinski tries to pass.
Palhares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Palhares is looking for a triangle but Cranzinski pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palhares is trying to keep Cranzinski in close.
Cranzinski stands up over Palhares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cranzinski is looking to work some ground and pound but Palhares has wrist control.
Palhares is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cranzinski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cranzinski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Cranzinski from controlling successfully.
Cranzinski being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pluto Palhares will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cranzinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Palhares throws a body kick that misses.
Palhares displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cranzinski.
Cranzinski closes the distance and clinches.
Cranzinski tries to throw a body punch but Palhares avoids it by throwing Cranzinski back against the cage.
Palhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cranzinski's elbow.
Palhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cranzinski is looking to control Palhares's arms but Palhares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cranzinski has his back to the cage.
Palhares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palhares throws a body punch but Cranzinski moves out of range.
Cranzinski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Palhares misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares throws a leg kick but Cranzinski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Palhares misses with a body shot.
Cranzinski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palhares misses with a punch to the body.
Cranzinski taking a breather.
Palhares looking to stall.
Cranzinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Palhares blocks it with crossed arms.
Palhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cranzinski's elbow.
Palhares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cranzinski looking to slow down the pace here.
Palhares avoiding damage as Cranzinski throws knees to the body.
Palhares lands with a short shot to the head.
Cranzinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palhares lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cranzinski missing with knees to the body.
Palhares cracks Cranzinski with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palhares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cranzinski or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is leaning against Cranzinski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palhares lands a shot to the body.
Palhares lands a right hand.
Cranzinski prevents a body shot from Palhares.
Palhares tries to work over Cranzinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palhares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cranzinski backwards.
Cranzinski is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cranzinski.
Oh Cranzinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palhares misses with some punches.
Palhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cranzinski misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cranzinski.
Cranzinski blocks an uppercut.
Palhares lands a body shot.
Palhares throws a punch but it's blocked by Cranzinski.
Cranzinski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Palhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palhares throws a head punch that misses.
Palhares throws a head punch that misses.
Palhares swings wildly with an uppercut but Cranzinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palhares.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cranzinski throws an elbow but misses.
Palhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Palhares throws a head punch that misses.
Palhares lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cranzinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palhares throws a punch but it's blocked by Cranzinski.
Palhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palhares misses with the head strike.
Palhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palhares pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Cranzinski! Palhares unloads with more strikes and Cranzinski sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pluto Palhares! Pluto Palhares retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Pluto Palhares thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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