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CCF Midweek Mayhem 74 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Deans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Nero Remix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Diaz!
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, Luke Deans!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deans looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Deans saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Deans.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deans throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Deans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz is not content to let Deans control the position.
Deans is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Deans lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Deans wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deans is working away from the top position though.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Deans pulls his head out easily.
Deans is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Deans has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Deans there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deans working Diaz over with strikes.
Deans wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deans wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Deans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz won't allow Deans to pass to mount.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Deans is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Deans from controlling successfully.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Deans pushes his legs off easily.
Deans passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Deans is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Deans pulls his head out easily.
Deans is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has hold of Deans's hands but Deans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diaz trying to control but Deans postures up.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Deans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Deans is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Deans.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deans blocks the strikes from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Deans dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Deans closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diaz to the mat! Diaz manages to get full guard.
Deans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Deans has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Deans tries to pass.
Deans looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Deans distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diaz is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deans postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Diaz covers up, he's hurt! Deans keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Deans and the ref steps in to end the fight! Deans can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Deans!
After the fight, Luke Deans 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between La Dicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dicks comes to the cage accompanied by Avicii 'Levels' Skrillex Remix. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, La Dicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Bates!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dicks tries to clinch
and Bates counters with a three punch combo that has Dicks backing up. Dicks nods at Bates to acknowledge the strikes.
Dicks closes the distance but Bates moves to the side
and Bates counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bates won't allow Dicks to sweep him here.
Dicks keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Dicks uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dicks moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dicks stops a takedown attempt from Bates.
Bates changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dicks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
La Dicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Bates.
Dicks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bates jumps guard but Dicks stands there with Bates around his waist. Bates gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dicks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bates avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bates fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bates working hard to break the clinch.
Dicks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dicks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bates is defending well for now.
Dicks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dicks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ken Bates has been cut.
Dicks tries to land knees in the clinch but Bates avoids the damage to the body.
Bates avoiding damage as Dicks throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Dicks.
Dicks trying to land knees to the body.
Dicks landing knees to the head.
Bates breaks the clinch.
Bates gets tackled into the cage by Dicks. Dicks maintains the clinch.
Dicks lands an elbow just above Bates 's eye.
Bates lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates thows a huge punch but Dicks dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicks trying to control here.
Dicks tries to kick Bates off but Bates keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dicks regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bates.
Bates stands up from Dicks's guard - Bates perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dicks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dicks's waist but Dicks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bates off to one side.
Dicks moves to clinch but Bates breaks away
and Dicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dicks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dicks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Bates to counter with a crisp jab.
Dicks tries to clinch there but Bates circles away.
Dicks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bates sprawls well initially but Dicks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dicks is thwarting Bates's attempts to control the position.
Bates is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dicks pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicks tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dicks tries to pass to full mount but Bates defends it.
Dicks seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bates manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dicks has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bates to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dicks is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bates pulls down on the head and he's put Dicks to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ken Bates!
Ken Bates took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bova's entrance music is I came to bring the pain!. A fine choice. Tony Bova has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker lands with a right hand.
Whittaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bova. Bova circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whittaker throws out a loose jab but Bova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whittaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whittaker throws an overhand right that lands on Bova's shoulder, as Bova tries to avoid the shot.
Whittaker throws a lazy uppercut
and Bova holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whittaker tries to throw a body punch but Bova avoids it by throwing Whittaker back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bova.
Whittaker has a couple of punches blocked by Bova.
Whittaker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Whittaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Bova tries for a takedown but Whittaker manages to get underhooks.
Whittaker can't break the clinch.
Whittaker throws a head punch that misses.
Whittaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bova uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Whittaker regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bova is looking to work some ground and pound but Whittaker has wrist control.
Whittaker pulls Bova in close to prevent any damage.
Bova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bova missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whittaker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bova throws a big right hand that misses.
Bova keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whittaker's head.
Bova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bova is looking to work some ground and pound but Whittaker has wrist control.
Bova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bova 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.
Bova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bova's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova postures up in Whittaker's guard and throws a big left but Whittaker blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bova keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whittaker's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bova prevents Whittaker from getting back to his feet.
Bova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whittaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bova missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bova distracts Whittaker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whittaker is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bova is on top in guard.
Bova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bova stopping the sweep attempt from Whittaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whittaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bova looking to pass the guard.
Whittaker 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.
Whittaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bova really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bova throwing strikes from guard but Whittaker blocks nicely.
Bova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bova throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whittaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bova with a nice head shot there.
Bova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bova won't allow Whittaker to sweep him here.
Bova is working Whittaker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bova throws a big right hand that misses.
Bova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bova throwing strikes from guard but Whittaker blocks nicely.
Bova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bova passes Whittaker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bova misses with a head shot. Whittaker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Whittaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bova dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whittaker misses with a low kick.
Bova checks a low kick from Whittaker.
Whittaker loads up on a big right hand but Bova slips the punch.
Bova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whittaker.
Whittaker throws a good cross that connects.
Whittaker misses with a looping right.
Whittaker throws an off balance right hand
and Bova counters with a straight right hand.
Bova slips under a jab from Whittaker.
A shot to the body from Whittaker misses
so Bova counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Whittaker wants to sweep here but Bova controlling him for the moment.
Bova landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova throws a big right hand that misses.
Bova works over Whittaker with some ground and pound from guard.
Bova postures up.
Bova landing with the ground and pound.
Bova postures up in Whittaker's guard and throws a big left but Whittaker blocks it.
Whittaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bova throws a big right hand that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bova here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bova cracks Whittaker with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova lands a couple of elbows.
Bova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bova throws a big elbow that misses.
Whittaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bova.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whittaker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bova throwing strikes but missing.
Bova throwing strikes from guard but Whittaker blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bova's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bova won't allow Whittaker to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whittaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bova postures up in Whittaker's guard and throws a big left but Whittaker blocks it.
Bova landing some decent shots from guard.
Bova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bova cracks Whittaker with a solid left hand.
Bova connects with a couple of short punches.
Bova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whittaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whittaker is controlling Bova's posture.
Whittaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bova.
Whittaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whittaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bova.
Whittaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bova throwing strikes from guard but Whittaker blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bova postures up in Whittaker's guard and throws a big left but Whittaker blocks it.
Bova is working Whittaker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Whittaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bova.
Whittaker seems keen to control Bova's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bova with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bova dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bova moves out of range as Whittaker strikes.
Whittaker fails to land with a series of punches.
Whittaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Whittaker misses with a hook.
Whittaker misses with a hook
and Bova decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Whittaker's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whittaker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tony Bova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bova throws a strike but Whittaker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bova trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bova punching from the bottom.
Bova trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whittaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whittaker postures up in Bova's guard and throws a big left but Bova blocks it.
Bova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whittaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bova's head.
Whittaker lands a couple of digs.
Whittaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Whittaker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whittaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bova working a defensive guard here.
Bova throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Whittaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whittaker is in close to Bova's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bova is rocked!
Whittaker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oh Bova is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whittaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bova's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whittaker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Whittaker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Whittaker loads up on a big left hand. Bova felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Whittaker looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Bova can't hide his disappointment, as Whittaker celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymond Whittaker!
Raymond Whittaker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akira Akiyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tank Abott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama thumps Abott with a low kick.
Akiyama lands a left and a right that send Abott crashing to the mat, dazed. Akiyama thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Tank Abott has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abott shoots in looking for a takedown but Akiyama manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abott's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Abott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akiyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akiyama knocks out Abott with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Akiyama before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Akiyama picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Akiyama!
During a confident post fight interview, Akira Akiyama 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Wei Shen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Chaplin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shen comes to the cage accompanied by For Faith. The key to victory for Wei Shen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wei Shen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Chaplin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chaplin can pounce on him.
Chaplin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shen lands a high kick!
Chaplin throws a front kick that sends Shen stumbling back into the cage.
Chaplin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shen manages to avoid it.
Chaplin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shen tries to clinch
and Chaplin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chaplin.
Chaplin misses with a knee to the head.
Shen trying to land knees to the body.
Chaplin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaplin digs a right hand into Shen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shen's gas tank.
Chaplin managing to block the knees to the body from Shen.
Shen tries to land a knee to the head but Chaplin blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaplin lands with a left to the head.
Chaplin breaks the clinch.
Shen darts in trying to clinch
and Chaplin counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shen moves to clinch but Chaplin breaks away
and Chaplin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaplin.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chaplin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Charlie Chaplin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chaplin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chaplin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaplin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shen checks a leg kick.
Shen moves to clinch but Chaplin breaks away
and Chaplin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaplin lands a shot to the body.
Shen is looking to control Chaplin's arms but Chaplin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shen has his back to the cage.
Chaplin lands a left hand.
Shen landing knees to the body.
Chaplin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shen tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaplin avoids the damage to the body.
Shen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chaplin.
Shen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin avoiding damage as Shen throws knees to the body.
Chaplin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shen tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaplin avoids the damage to the body.
Chaplin lands with a light punch inside.
Chaplin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shen is breathing heavily.
Shen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chaplin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chaplin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shen tries to throw a body punch but Chaplin avoids it by throwing Shen back against the cage.
Chaplin lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaplin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chaplin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shen looking to slow down the pace here.
Chaplin is working Shen over against the cage.
Chaplin breaks the clinch.
Chaplin cracks a nice hook into Shen's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaplin thumps Shen with a low kick.
Chaplin lands a jab to Shen's midsection.
Chaplin connects with a solid leg kick.
Shen moves to clinch but Chaplin breaks away
and Chaplin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chaplin connects with a solid leg kick.
Shen closes the distance but Chaplin moves to the side
and Chaplin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shen moves away from the strike by Chaplin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chaplin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shen looks to clinch
and Chaplin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chaplin can pounce on him.
Chaplin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shen misses with a head kick.
Shen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chaplin counters with a good low kick that Shen was not able to check.
Shen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaplin counters by clinching up.
Shen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chaplin is defending well for now.
Shen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Still in the clinch, Chaplin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chaplin is defending well for now.
Chaplin lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin can't find room to land a body shot as Shen controls the action.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chaplin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A shot in the inside from Chaplin.
Chaplin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaplin.
Chaplin has Shen pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaplin.
Shen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shen working Chaplin over with knees to the body.
Shen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaplin avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chaplin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaplin gets through Shen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chaplin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chaplin landing knees to the head.
It looks like Wei Shen has been cut.
Chaplin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chaplin.
Shen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaplin prevents the takedown attempt.
Chaplin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Chaplin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shen letting Chaplin take a breather here.
Still in the clinch, Chaplin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chaplin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wei Shen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chaplin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chaplin.
Chaplin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shen moves to clinch but Chaplin breaks away
and Chaplin counters with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chaplin.
Chaplin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chaplin connects with a right hand. Shen shakes it off.
Shen moves to clinch but Chaplin breaks away
and Chaplin counters by moving into the clinch.
Chaplin lands a right hand.
Chaplin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chaplin.
Chaplin gets through Shen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaplin blocks it with crossed arms.
Chaplin misses with an elbow over the top.
Shen missing with knees to the body.
Shen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chaplin scores with a knee to the head.
Shen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaplin avoids it.
Chaplin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin lands a nice shot to the body.
Chaplin lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaplin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shen is defending well for now.
Chaplin tries a knee to the head but Shen blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaplin.
Chaplin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chaplin lands with a left to the head.
Chaplin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chaplin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shen's calf.
Shen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chaplin. Chaplin obviously looking to wear him down.
Chaplin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaplin pushes Shen away with a front kick.
Shen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shen looks to clinch
and Chaplin counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chaplin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wei Shen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Chaplin.
Chaplin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chaplin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chaplin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shen at a distance.
Shen tries to clinch up
and Chaplin counters with an outside leg kick.
Shen looks to clinch
and Chaplin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chaplin. Chaplin obviously looking to wear him down.
Chaplin misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaplin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chaplin lands with a hook. Shen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chaplin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chaplin.
Chaplin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shen rather than just go for the knockout.
Shen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chaplin. Chaplin obviously looking to wear him down.
Shen wants to clinch
and Chaplin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen closes the distance but Chaplin moves to the side
and Chaplin counters with a good low kick that Shen was not able to check.
Chaplin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaplin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaplin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shen controls Chaplin momentarily but Chaplin frees himself.
Chaplin controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Charlie Chaplin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shen misses with a double jab.
Chaplin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shen throws a combination that misses
and Chaplin counters with a low kick, right behind Shen 's knee.
That kick from Chaplin tenderised Shen's leg. Shen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chaplin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chaplin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen closes the distance but Chaplin moves to the side
and Chaplin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shen's knee momentarily.
Chaplin throws a nice head kick!
Shen tries to clinch but Chaplin moves away
and Chaplin counters with an inside leg kick.
Chaplin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chaplin is looking to score with low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shen tries to clinch
and Chaplin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chaplin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaplin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaplin misses with a knee to the head.
Chaplin lands a nice uppercut.
Shen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chaplin is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chaplin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wei Shen's cut.
That's time! Shen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chaplin lands a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Chaplin.
A jab from Chaplin does it's job there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chaplin!
Shen darts in trying to clinch
and Chaplin moves into the clinch.
Shen tries a knee to the head but Chaplin blocks it.
Shen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin breaks the clinch.
Chaplin stuns Shen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shen misses with a double jab
and Chaplin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chaplin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shen.
Shen darts in trying to clinch
and Chaplin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shen closes the distance but Chaplin moves to the side
and Chaplin counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen slips under a jab from Chaplin.
Shen slips a jab and a cross from Chaplin.
Shen avoids the head kick by Chaplin.
Chaplin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shen.
Shen throws a head kick that misses
and Chaplin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaplin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shen moves to clinch but Chaplin breaks away
and Chaplin moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chaplin.
Chaplin trying to land knees to the body.
Chaplin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin misses with a head kick.
Shen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shen avoids the head kick by Chaplin.
Chaplin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shen momentarily.
Shen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaplin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaplin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chaplin throws a head kick that misses.
Shen darts in trying to clinch
and Chaplin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chaplin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shen tries to clinch
and Chaplin counters with a leg kick.
A head kick from Chaplin lands but Shen takes it in his stride.
Chaplin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chaplin.
Chaplin keeps the fight on the outside.
Wei Shen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shen wants to clinch but Chaplin slips to the side
and Chaplin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chaplin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Wei Shen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaplin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shen wants to clinch but Chaplin slips to the side
and Chaplin counters by clinching up.
Chaplin with a knee to the head.
Shen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chaplin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shen is rocked!
Shen tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaplin avoids the damage to the body.
Oh Shen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chaplin managing to block the knees to the body from Shen.
Shen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shen seems to have got his legs back now.
Chaplin pushes Shen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chaplin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaplin avoiding damage as Shen throws knees to the body.
Chaplin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shen's elbow.
A short uppercut from Chaplin.
Chaplin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chaplin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chaplin misses with a knee strike.
Shen trying to land knees to the body.
Chaplin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chaplin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chaplin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shen backwards.
Nice body punch from Chaplin - that landed with a thud.
Chaplin scores with a knee to the head.
Chaplin is working Shen over against the cage.
Chaplin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaplin tries a knee to the head but Shen blocks it.
A short right from Chaplin.
Chaplin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shens head.
Chaplin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shen backwards.
Shen trying to stall but Chaplin improves his position.
Chaplin lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shen backwards.
Chaplin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chaplin with a knee to the head.
Shen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shen managing to block the knees to the body from Chaplin.
Chaplin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shen wants to clinch but Chaplin slips to the side
and Chaplin counters with a nice leg kick.
Shen wants to clinch but Chaplin slips to the side
and Chaplin counters with a single leg into guard. Shen didn't expect that.
Chaplin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Charlie Chaplin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shen working a defensive guard here.
Chaplin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Charlie Chaplin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Good exchange - Chaplin coming out on top.
Chaplin throws a series of punches but Shen avoids them all with ease.
Chaplin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shen lands a nice looking body kick.
Chaplin misses with a low kick.
Chaplin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaplin counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charlie Chaplin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chaplin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shen.
Shen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shen throws a head kick that misses
letting Chaplin counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chaplin.
Shen darts in trying to clinch
and Chaplin moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Chaplin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chaplin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Charlie Chaplin!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Charlie Chaplin!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Charlie Chaplin!
Charlie Chaplin wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Charlie Chaplin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spud Spud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael De Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spud's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lobby. Spud Spud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spud Spud!
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, Raphael De Young!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spud clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spud takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spud has picked De Young up - he's going for a ride! Spud dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Spud is trying to control. De Young wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Young has his hands clasped together around Spud's back. He's all about the action.
De Young wants to improve his position but Spud is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spud staying out of range there.
Spud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spud fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Young on the side of the head.
Spud with a nice cross.
Spud misses with the combination.
Spud tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Young lands a jab.
It looks like Spud Spud has been cut.
Spud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spud misses with an uppercut. De Young saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spud ducks under a wild hook from De Young.
Spud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Young throws out the jab.
Spud tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Young throws a head kick but Spud moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! De Young has knocked Spud down with a huge combo! De Young steps away and waves a wobbly Spud back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Spud is rocked!
De Young ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Spud out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raphael De Young!
Raphael De Young made sure to mention his sponsor, Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jonghyun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcomn Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
13 - 11 - 1 |
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190 cm
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181 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Jonghyun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcomn Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Jonghyun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Jonghyun tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Jonghyun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Jonghyun avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Jonghyun lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Malcomn Brown has been cut.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jonghyun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonghyun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonghyun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Jonghyun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jonghyun manages to break the clinch.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown has Jonghyun pushed against the cage.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Jonghyun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jonghyun creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Brown taking a breather.
Jonghyun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jonghyun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonghyun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown has Jonghyun up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jonghyun stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Jonghyun's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jonghyun blocks an uppercut.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jonghyun scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Jonghyun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Jonghyun.
Jonghyun scores a nice knee to the body.
Jonghyun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jonghyun lands a nice knee to the body.
Jonghyun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jonghyun scores with a decent looking hook.
Jonghyun lands with a kick to the temple. Brown 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.
Jonghyun thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Jonghyun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kim Jonghyun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcomn Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun clinches up against the cage.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Jonghyun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Jonghyun.
Brown is rocked!
Jonghyun has Brown pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Brown is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Jonghyun - that's hurt Brown badly! Oh, another knee lands and Brown is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Brown doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kim Jonghyun!
A very excited looking Kim Jonghyun made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomek Maksymilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Sieve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Sieve looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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153 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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148 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomek Maksymilian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Sieve!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Maksymilian.
Sieve takes one on the button.
Maksymilian connects with a looping right hand.
Sieve fails with the takedown.
Maksymilian cracks Sieve with a good jab.
Maksymilian scores with a jab.
Sieve is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maksymilian connects with a right hand. Sieve shakes it off.
Sieve is still on wobbly legs! Can Maksymilian finish him?
Maksymilian lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Sieve out cold! Sieve is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tomek Maksymilian!
Tomek Maksymilian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and High Sodium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Tucker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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157 lbs
17 - 17 - 1 |
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142 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, High Sodium!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker avoids the head kick by Sodium.
Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sodium.
Sodium bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sodium displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
Sodium uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tucker.
Sodium jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tucker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tucker lands with an overhand left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sodium.
Sodium misses with a low kick as Tucker jumps back.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tucker enables Sodium to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tucker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tucker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sodium postures up in Tucker's guard and throws a big left but Tucker blocks it.
Sodium scoring with some ground and pound.
Sodium throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tucker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tucker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodium postures up and lands a big shot to Tucker's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sodium accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sodium working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tucker's head.
Sodium advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sodium is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tucker!
Sodium with the ground and pound from mount.
Sodium with good strikes from the mount here!
Tucker is working to get back to half guard.
Tucker tries to hold on but Sodium pushes him 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!
Sodium working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tucker is rocked!
Sodium loads up with a big shot that hurts Tucker! He's pulled Sodium in close but Sodium has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Tucker survive? More strikes from Sodium and Tucker is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). High Sodium!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Haggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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226 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
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190 cm
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273 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Haggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggen works over Lesnar's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Haggen shoots in looking for a takedown. Lesnar tries to sprawl out of it but Haggen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lesnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lou Haggen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggen drops Lesnar with a nice combination! Haggen dives into Lesnar's guard, looking to finish!
Lesnar is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar trying to control the position.
Lesnar is still in real trouble! Can Haggen finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggen gets to his feet and stands over Lesnar, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Lesnar felt that one! Haggen unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Lesnar from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Haggen!
Our winner, Lou Haggen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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