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CCF 125: Diode vs. Suu Kyi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mookie Hamfist!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamfist looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mookie Hamfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamfist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamfist throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hamfist's waist but Hamfist gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Hamfist shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hamfist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamfist fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hamfist.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hamfist defends it nicely.
No joy there for Hamfist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamfist.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hamfist backs up against the cage.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Hamfist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hamfist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Hamfist sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamfist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hamfist takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hamfist wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Hamfist managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hamfist is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hamfist is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
Hamfist goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Johnson escapes and is now in half guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamfist tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Johnson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hamfist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Hamfist really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hamfist tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hamfist gets back to full guard.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hamfist is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Johnson has his hands clasped together but Hamfist extends and breaks Johnson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hamfist.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mookie Hamfist!
Mookie Hamfist managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dynamite, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Spishak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniels Drinkis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spishak's entrance music is Sleeping with Sirens. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Spishak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniels Drinkis!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drinkis lands with an uppercut that bounces Spishak off the cage and back into range.
Spishak misses with a double jab.
Drinkis lands a body shot.
Drinkis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drinkis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drinkis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spishak checks it well.
Drinkis wants to clinch.
Drinkis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spishak.
Drinkis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spishak.
Spishak swings for the body but Drinkis moves out of range.
Drinkis tries to work over Spishak's front leg with a kick but Spishak checks it.
Daniels Drinkis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drinkis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Drinkis - just one landing.
Spishak feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Spishak trying to control the position from guard on top but Drinkis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drinkis has his hands on Spishak's head, controlling the position.
Drinkis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spishak defends it easily.
Drinkis managing to control the position.
Drinkis keeping moving, preventing Spishak from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sammy Spishak wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Drinkis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drinkis dives in and grabs Spishak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spishak pushes down on Drinkis's head and hops out.
Spishak throws a hook but Drinkis avoids it easily.
Spishak lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drinkis shoots in for a double leg but Spishak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drinkis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spishak's waist but Spishak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drinkis off to one side.
Sammy Spishak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniels Drinkis.
Spishak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drinkis.
Drinkis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spishak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drinkis looks to score with a jab to the body but Spishak is just out of range.
Spishak looks to land a combination but Drinkis avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak looks to land a left hand but Drinkis moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Spishak finds it's way through Drinkis's defenses.
A big left from Drinkis misses.
Drinkis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drinkis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spishak sprawls well. Spishak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drinkis gets slowly back to his feet.
Drinkis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spishak counters with a two punch combo.
Spishak misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Drinkis.
Drinkis misses with a hook. Spishak ducked under it nicely.
Spishak keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk. Drinkis catches Spishak right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spishak takes a swing at Drinkis's ribcage but misses.
Spishak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drinkis has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spishak walks into a left hand.
Spishak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Drinkis quickly recovers to half guard.
Drinkis is trying to get back to full guard.
Drinkis trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spishak is looking for a kimura but Drinkis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spishak to get the leverage.
Spishak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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 Sammy Spishak will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drinkis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spishak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Drinkis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Spishak controlling the position from side mount.
Drinkis tries to improve position but can't.
Spishak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Spishak is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drinkis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak stands up.
Spishak looks to land a right hand but Drinkis moved out of range.
Drinkis tries to clinch up.
Drinkis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spishak.
Drinkis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drinkis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drinkis.
Spishak slips a jab from Drinkis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spishak as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drinkis.
Spishak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drinkis circles away quickly and effectively.
Drinkis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drinkis blocks a jab.
Sammy Spishak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drinkis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spishak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drinkis somewhat.
Sammy Spishak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniels Drinkis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drinkis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drinkis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak is trying to maintain the position but Drinkis is very close to passing his half guard.
Drinkis wants to pass the guard but Spishak is defending well.
Spishak tries to get to full guard but Drinkis has control of the leg.
Spishak is refusing to be controlled, as Drinkis sits in half guard.
Spishak wants to improve his position but Drinkis is controlling well.
Spishak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Spishak tries to get to full guard but Drinkis has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spishak is looking to control Drinkis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spishak avoid being mounted?
Drinkis wants to free his trapped foot but Spishak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Spishak tries to get to full guard but Drinkis has control of the leg.
Drinkis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Spishak!
Drinkis lands a big elbow.
Drinkis raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drinkis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spishak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Drinkis wants to control the pace but Spishak is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniels Drinkis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Spishak. No joy for Drinkis on that attempt.
Spishak jabs Drinkis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drinkis throws out a powerful jab.
Spishak throws a hook to the side of Drinkis's head but Drinkis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spishak misses the shot to the body.
Spishak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Drinkis. That one must have hurt.
Spishak misses with a straight left.
Drinkis throws a jab when Spishak was well out of range.
Drinkis tries to clinch up.
Drinkis clinches up with Spishak and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak is trying to break free.
Drinkis dodges an elbow strike from Spishak.
Spishak turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Spishak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spishak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Spishak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Drinkis gets back to half guard.
Drinkis is refusing to be controlled, as Spishak sits in half guard.
Drinkis won't allow Spishak to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spishak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drinkis sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis is concentrating on defense, preventing Spishak from advancing position.
Spishak is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Drinkis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Spishak.
Drinkis keeping control of the position.
Spishak wants to pass to mount but Drinkis is defending the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spishak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drinkis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sammy Spishak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spishak wants to pass the guard but Drinkis is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis is pressing down on Spishak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drinkis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Drinkis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drinkis trying to control the position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drinkis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spishak circles away quickly and effectively.
Drinkis slips a straight right by Spishak.
Drinkis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drinkis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spishak avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis feints and as Spishak raises his hands in defense, Drinkis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spishak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spishak working a defensive guard but Drinkis manages to pass into side control anyway.
Drinkis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spishak keeps working.
Drinkis lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spishak is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drinkis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Drinkis tries to move to mount but Spishak blocks the move with his legs.
Spishak struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniels Drinkis.
I think Drinkis 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 for Daniels Drinkis!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Daniels Drinkis!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Daniels Drinkis!
Daniels Drinkis wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Daniels Drinkis, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskar Winogrodzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes into the arena with Bat Country - Avenge Sevenfold blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oskar Winogrodzki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winogrodzki throws a push kick but Duke slaps the foot to one side.
Winogrodzki misses with a body punch
and Duke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Oskar Winogrodzki has been cut.
Winogrodzki throws a lazy right hand but Duke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duke drops Winogrodzki with a beautiful combination! Winogrodzki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Duke is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winogrodzki lands a nice shot to the body.
Winogrodzki lands a glancing blow to the side of Duke's head.
Duke misses with a looping left.
Winogrodzki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Winogrodzki misses with a body kick.
Duke wants to clinch.
A combination from Duke does no damage.
Duke lands a head kick. Winogrodzki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Duke lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winogrodzki scores with a jab to the head.
Winogrodzki scores with a body shot.
Jab by Winogrodzki.
Duke misses with a combination
and Winogrodzki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duke takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winogrodzki keeps the fight on the outside.
Duke moves out of range as Winogrodzki strikes.
Nice jab there from Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki looks to score with a jab to the body but Duke is just out of range.
Duke moves out of range as Winogrodzki throws a body kick.
Winogrodzki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duke moves away.
Duke lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up Oskar Winogrodzki's cut even more.
Winogrodzki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
Winogrodzki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duke drops Winogrodzki with a beautiful combination! Winogrodzki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Duke is looking for the KO!
Duke defending well as Winogrodzki loads up on a big left hand.
Duke misses with a straight right.
Winogrodzki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The cut above Oskar Winogrodzki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Winogrodzki looks to land a body kick but Duke moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Winogrodzki.
Duke lands a big head kick that sends Winogrodzki tumbling to the mat! Duke takes a step backwards and waves Winogrodzki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Duke cracks Winogrodzki on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Winogrodzki falls backwards against the cage. Duke follows up with more strikes that drop Winogrodzki to his knees. Duke keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Winogrodzki! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Duke!
After the fight, Raoul Duke 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liha Rekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: lunatic fringe. Liha Rekka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liha Rekka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rekka can pounce on him.
Rekka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Rekka which made him look bad.
Rekka connects with a solid leg kick.
Rekka misses with a head kick.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rekka.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rekka as he avoids it easily.
Liha Rekka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Johnson.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Rekka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rekka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rekka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rekka lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Rekka takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Michael Johnson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekka circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Johnson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Rekka wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liha Rekka!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doherty has chosen Evil Boy as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luther Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doherty tries to clinch but Bot is having none of it.
Bot swats away the attempt to clinch by Doherty.
Doherty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doherty scores with the left hand. Bot knows he should have avoided that one.
Doherty wants to clinch.
Doherty throws a lazy right hand but Bot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doherty avoids the head kick by Bot.
Doherty tries to sprawl but Bot drives through with a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Doherty is looking to control Bot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doherty avoid being mounted?
Bot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Doherty is trying to maintain the position but Bot is very close to passing his half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Luther Doherty hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sloppy strikes from Doherty. Those never looked like landing.
Bot throws a front kick aimed at Doherty's knee but Doherty avoids it well.
Bot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doherty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doherty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doherty throws out a loose jab but Bot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bot dives in and scores a takedown into Doherty's guard.
Doherty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bot throwing strikes from guard but Doherty blocks nicely.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luther Doherty was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doherty doesn't manage to clinch there - Bot circles away.
Doherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bot scores with a takedown into Doherty's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bot tries to free his leg and advance position but Doherty is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot is working hard here to advance position.
Bot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doherty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Luther Doherty wasn't active enough on the ground.
Doherty tries to clinch there but Bot circles away.
Bot looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Doherty!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bot misses with the ground and pound.
Doherty is trying to get back to half guard.
Doherty takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson Bot dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Doherty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doherty moves away from the strike by Bot.
Doherty slips a jab and a cross from Bot.
Bot throws a body punch but Doherty moves out of range.
Doherty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doherty moves in looking to clinch but Bot pushes him off.
Doherty tries to clinch there but Bot circles away.
Doherty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doherty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Doherty.
Doherty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bot takes a swing at Doherty's ribcage but misses.
Bot tries to work over Doherty's front leg with a kick but Doherty checks it.
Bot misses with a body shot.
Bot misses with a body shot.
Bot lands with a shot to the body.
Doherty avoids the body shot from Bot.
Doherty throws a body punch but Bot moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Doherty blocks the leg kick.
Doherty lands a jab to Bot's midsection.
Doherty wants to clinch up but Bot keeps it at a distance.
Doherty slips under a jab from Bot.
Bot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doherty.
Doherty drives through and clinches with Bot against the cage.
Doherty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doherty.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Doherty takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Doherty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doherty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bot avoids it.
Doherty unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Doherty misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doherty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bot.
It looks like Luther Doherty has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Doherty tries a knee to the head but Bot blocks it.
Doherty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bot is defending well for now.
Doherty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doherty throws a head punch that misses.
Bot prevents a body shot from Doherty.
Bot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doherty struggles to land a body shot inside as Bot controls his hands.
Bot can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
Bot managing to block the knees to the body from Doherty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty misses with a knee to the head.
Doherty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bot stalling.
Doherty stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bot managing to block the knees to the body from Doherty.
Bot has hold of one of Doherty's legs. Doherty is fighting the takedown attempt but Bot gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bot content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doherty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doherty's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bot throws a big right hand that misses.
Bot throws a strike but Doherty rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bot wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson Bot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luther Doherty's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Doherty pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bot back to the cage. Doherty follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Doherty wants to clinch.
Doherty wants to clinch.
Bot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doherty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doherty defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bot.
Bot tries a head kick but it misses.
Doherty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doherty tries to clinch up.
Doherty closes the distance and clinches.
Doherty pressing his opponent against the cage.
Doherty misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Doherty tries a body shot but Bot blocks it.
Doherty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bot leaning against his opponent.
Bot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doherty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doherty tries to land knees in the clinch but Bot avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bot.
Doherty looking to throw knees to the head but Bot is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Doherty.
Doherty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but Bot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bot tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Doherty avoiding damage.
Doherty gets through Bot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doherty pushes Bot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doherty misses with a knee to the head.
Bot blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doherty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doherty throws a head punch that misses.
Bot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doherty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doherty tries a body shot but Bot blocks it.
Bot gets through Doherty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Doherty.
A head punch on the inside from Doherty fails to land.
Doherty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doherty is trying to maintain a safe position but Bot gets an underhook and turns Doherty into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot misses with the head strike.
Doherty lands a shoulder strike.
Doherty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doherty is struggling to control the position.
Bot struggles to land a body shot inside as Doherty controls his hands.
Bot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doherty blocking some punches.
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!
Bot lands a nice uppercut.
Doherty misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doherty trying to land knees to the body.
Doherty throws a head punch that misses.
Bot taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Doherty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Luther Doherty!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Cael Sanderson Bot!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ka Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Gallows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gallows's choice of entrance music: Vesta. Ka Lima has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ka Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dutch Gallows!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lima misses with a leg kick.
Gallows takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lima misses with a looping left.
Lima lands a nice shot that snaps Gallows's head back.
Lima lands a head shot.
It looks like Dutch Gallows has been cut.
Gallows cracks the inside of Lima's front leg.
Lima throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gallows.
Gallows is looking to land body kicks.
Lima bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick and Gallows moves out of range easily.
Gallows missing with a left hand there. Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gallows shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ka Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallows misses with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lima there.
Gallows lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Lima misses.
Gallows looks to throw a body kick
letting Lima counter with a right hand.
Gallows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallows throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gallows lands a two punch combo.
Gallows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Gallows misses
and Lima counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gallows lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima digs a good hook to Gallows's body.
Lima thows a body shot but no joy.
Lima looks to land a right hand but Gallows moved out of range.
Gallows clinches up against the cage.
Lima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gallows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lima throws an overhand right that lands on Gallows's shoulder, as Gallows tries to avoid the shot.
Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallows sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallows connects with a body shot that sends Lima's belly button to the back.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallows moves away.
Gallows fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Lima misses.
Lima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lima scores with a shot to the body.
Lima keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Lima.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gallows 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Lima there.
Good leg kick by Lima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Gallows misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lima lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallows throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lima.
Lima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lima getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lima tests Gallows's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gallows lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by Lima - just one landing.
A jab from Lima does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallows scores with a spinning back kick!
Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gallows.
Lima jabs at Gallows's body.
Lima keeps the fight on the outside.
Lima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gallows slips a jab from Lima.
Lima scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gallows is rocked!
Gallows throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallows moves away.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Lima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gallows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lima was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallows.
Decent striking displayed by Lima there.
That has opened up Dutch Gallows's cut even more.
Gallows takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Lima.
Gallows looks to land a right hand but Lima moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Gallows.
Gallows takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gallows lands a head kick!
Gallows lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gallows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallows drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gallows misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ka Lima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Gallows'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.
Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gallows.
Gallows ducks under a wild hook from Lima.
Nice uppercut there from Lima.
Lima fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lima lands a head shot.
Lima clobbers Gallows with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gallows is still on wobbly legs! Can Lima finish him?
Lima misses with a hook.
Gallows scores with a spinning back kick!
Gallows seems to have recovered his senses.
Lima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima swings widly with a right hand
and Gallows connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Gallows as he checks the leg kick.
Gallows avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallows scores with a nice strike.
Gallows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallows sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gallows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lima. Gallows does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallows moves away from the strike by Lima.
Lima works Gallows's body with a nice hook.
Gallows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallows misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy left from Lima finds it's target.
Gallows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gallows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gallows has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gallows tries to land a front kick but Lima steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lima avoids the head kick by Gallows.
Lima lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gallows tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lima is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Lima does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Lima as he connects with a hook.
Ka Lima is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima lands a jab to the head.
Gallows tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gallows throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gallows misses with a hook. Lima ducked under it nicely.
Gallows tries a head kick but it misses.
Lima throws a shot to the body.
Lima moves out of range of the body kick from Gallows.
Gallows checks a leg kick.
Gallows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallows is breathing heavily.
Lima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lima scores with a hook.
Gallows swings widly with a right hand
and Lima counters with a thumping low kick.
Lima connects with a crisp jab.
Gallows throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lima lands a slapping body shot.
Lima throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gallows lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lima has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lima and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gallows ducks under a wild hook from Lima.
Lima lands an overhand right.
The cut above Dutch Gallows's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gallows throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lima.
Lima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lima connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Gallows throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gallows works the jab nicely.
That kick from Gallows tenderised Lima's leg. Lima is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gallows throws a sloppy head kick
and Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lima cracks the inside of Gallows's front leg.
Lima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lima feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gallowss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lima rushes Gallows with punches - Gallows moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Gallows goes down! Lima follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ka Lima!
During a confident post fight interview, Ka Lima thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaquille Oneal (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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277 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaquille Oneal!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneal fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorbachoff drops his hands momentarily and Oneal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gorbachoff slips a straight right by Oneal.
Gorbachoff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gorbachoff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oneal misses with a hook
and Gorbachoff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oneal's guard.
Gorbachoff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oneal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gorbachoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Oneal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oneal working for submissions but it's allowed Gorbachoff to get to half guard.
Gorbachoff works his way into side control.
Gorbachoff trying to control the position but Oneal is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal is looking for a sweep.
Gorbachoff lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oneal is trying to improve his position.
Gorbachoff working the ground and pound.
Oneal is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Oneal regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gorbachoff lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal tries to roll over but Gorbachoff keeps him under control.
Gorbachoff 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.
Gorbachoff wants to pass the guard but Oneal is defending well.
Oneal is trying to control but Gorbachoff manages to pass to mount!
Gorbachoff punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Shaquille Oneal has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorbachoff controlling from mount.
Oneal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gorbachoff with shots to the head and body - Oneal looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal is trying to escape the mount.
Oneal is squirming around, avoiding Gorbachoff's attempts to control the action.
Oneal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gorbachoff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oneal swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gorbachoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oneal is looking to escape.
Oneal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oneal regains half guard.
Oneal is in trouble now - Gorbachoff has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff with the ground and pound from mount.
That has opened up Shaquille Oneal's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorbachoff with a couple of short strikes.
The cut above Shaquille Oneal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shaquille Oneal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Makahlen Gorbachoff!
After winning the bout, Makahlen Gorbachoff thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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198 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Zero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zero misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Zero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zero is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thomas's half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zero is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thomas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zero.
Zero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thomas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero prevents Thomas from improving his position.
Zero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zero throwing shots but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Zero wants to free his trapped foot but Thomas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thomas to regain full guard.
Zero is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Zero is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Zero from controlling successfully.
Zero throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zero.
Zero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Zero misses.
Zero blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
No luck for Zero with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zero somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas swings for the body but Zero moves out of range.
Zero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zero is out of range and Thomas settles back down.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas throws a body punch but Zero moves out of range.
Zero throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zero.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas lands a high kick!
Karl Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooh!!! Thomas has knocked Zero down with a huge combo! Thomas steps away and waves a wobbly Zero back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Zero is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Zero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zero misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Thomas throws a quick head kick that knocks Zero silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Thomas is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Karl Thomas!
Karl Thomas is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Karl Thomas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad has chosen Kids Of The K-Hole as his entrance music. Dwight Howard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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264 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard tries a low kick but Rad avoids it.
Rad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard thows a leg kick but Rad checks it
and Rad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Rad does no damage.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard scores with a nice right hand.
Howard tries to score with a low kick but Rad moves his leg out of the way.
Howard lands with a straight right. Rad didn't see that one coming.
Howard clobbers Rad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Howard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rad.
Rad avoids the head kick by Howard.
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Howard lands a slapping body shot.
Howard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howard.
Rad thuds his shin into the meat of Howard's side.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Rad connects with an inside leg kick.
Rad steps into range and cracks Howard with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Howard flops backwards and Rad dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Dwight Howard has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad is stalling in the full guard.
Rad works over Howard with some ground and pound from guard.
Howard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rad on the ground.
Howard keeping full guard, as Rad tries to pass.
Rad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rad landing with the ground and pound.
Howard trying to keep a closed guard but Rad is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Howard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rad tries to free his leg and advance position but Howard is retaining full guard.
Rad postures up in Howard's guard and throws a big left but Howard blocks it.
Rad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Howard is looking to stand back up but Rad counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Howard.
Howard wants to get back to his feet.
Rad is controlling the pace.
Howard wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rad sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rad lands with a punch from half guard.
Rad working the head and body with strikes.
Howard wants to get back to his feet.
Rad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard wants to stand back up but Rad manages to pass into side control.
Howard is not content to let Rad control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rad scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Howard to see if he's OK.
Rad content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rad trying to control the position but Howard is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard pushes Rad away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rad gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Howard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rad landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwight Howard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Howard is looking to land body kicks.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Kickin Rad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rad.
Rad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Howard's efforts to push away.
Rad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rad.
Rad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Howard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Howard misses with an elbow over the top.
Howard tries a body shot but Rad blocks it.
Rad working aggressively here.
Rad lands with a left to the head.
Rad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rad landing knees to the body.
Rad struggles to land a body shot inside as Howard controls his hands.
Rad blocks an uppercut.
Howard looking to throw knees to the head but Rad is blocking nicely.
Howard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Rad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howard misses with a leg kick.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Rad slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad lands a jab to Howard's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rad.
A slow jab from Rad misses its intended target.
Rad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Howard. That did some damage!
Rad connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Howard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Howard walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Howard is rocked!
Howard lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Howard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rad missing with a left hand there. Howard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard throws a jab when Rad was well out of range.
Howard seems to have got his legs back now.
Rad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rad checks a leg kick.
Rad throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Howard tumbling to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rad gets to his feet and stands over Howard, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Howard felt that one! Rad unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Howard from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kickin Rad!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kickin Rad made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Light Diode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aung San Suu Kyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suu Kyi has chosen Peace Prize Speech as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
216 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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24
220 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Light Diode!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aung San Suu Kyi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Suu Kyi as he connects with a hook.
Suu Kyi misses with a head kick.
Suu Kyi moves out of range of the leg kick from Diode.
Suu Kyi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Aung San Suu Kyi has been cut.
A big right from Suu Kyi misses.
Diode throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suu Kyi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diode is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suu Kyi misses the shot to the body.
Suu Kyi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diode shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suu Kyi as he jumps to the side.
Suu Kyi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Suu Kyi throws a head kick that half lands.
Suu Kyi blocks a leg kick.
Suu Kyi avoids the body shot from Diode.
Diode is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Suu Kyi's half guard.
Suu Kyi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diode.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suu Kyi is trying to maintain the position but Diode is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diode not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suu Kyi trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diode thows a huge punch but Suu Kyi dodges it nicely.
Diode thows a huge punch but Suu Kyi dodges it nicely.
Diode sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suu Kyi defending well though.
Suu Kyi is trying is best to control the position here.
Diode looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diode working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suu Kyi is trying to control but can't.
Diode tries to pass to full mount but Suu Kyi defends it.
Diode takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Diode is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Suu Kyi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diode.
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!
Suu Kyi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diode.
Suu Kyi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Diode manages to pass to mount!
Diode avoids the attempt from Suu Kyi to control.
Diode lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suu Kyi hang on?
Diode dominating with strikes here.
Diode lands with some strikes.
That has opened up Aung San Suu Kyi's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diode working the ground and pound effectively.
Diode landing strikes from the mount and Suu Kyi is in trouble!
Suu Kyi is rocked!
The cut above Aung San Suu Kyi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aung San Suu Kyi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Light Diode!
Light Diode retains his light heavyweight title!
Light Diode decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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