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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen Fight To Survive by Stan Bush as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left lands for Harris.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands a left and a right that send Harris crashing to the mat, dazed. Murphy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Harris is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Harris.
Brian Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris wants to clinch.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Harris blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Harris misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a crisp one two that drops Harris! Murphy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harris to his feet! Harris is in big trouble!
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris drops his hands momentarily. Murphy doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Harris staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Harris doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cedric Murphy!
Cedric Murphy took some time post fight to say the following; 'You gotta excuse me, man... I'm out of breath. I want to thank my manager Bobby Fossil, my brother, Dorsey, my family and my hometown! This win is for my team here in NY and across the globe. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuta Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van De Velde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuta Yamashita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Van De Velde!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamashita on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van De Velde clinches up against the cage.
Van De Velde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van De Velde goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van De Velde moves into the clinch.
Van De Velde breaks from the clinch.
Van De Velde lands a jab to Yamashita's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van De Velde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robert Van De Velde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van De Velde throws a head kick that half lands.
Van De Velde lands a brutal head kick. Yamashita looks out on his feet and Van De Velde throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Robert Van De Velde!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Townsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Sasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ben Townsley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Townsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Sasi!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Townsley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sasi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Townsley lands with a straight right. Sasi didn't see that one coming.
Sasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Townsley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sasi wants the takedown. Townsley is fighting it off but Sasi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Townsley's guard against the cage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Townsley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Townsley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Townsley tries to get out of the position.
Sasi chips away with some ground and pound.
Sasi gets to his feet - Townsley follows without any prompting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sasi misses with a lunging right hand
and Townsley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sasi really felt that one!
Sasi misses with a body punch
letting Townsley counter with a right hand.
Sasi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sasi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Townsley.
Townsley wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Townsley's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sasi throws a big right hand that misses.
Townsley isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sasi stacks Townsley on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sasi!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sasi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sasi working the ground and pound from side control.
Sasi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Townsley taking a bit of punishment here - Sasi scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Townsley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Townsley to his feet.
Sasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Sasi gets the takedown into side control.
Sasi working the body and head with strikes.
Sasi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sasi gets a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sasi connects with a nice short shot to Townsley's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsley wants to get back to his feet.
Sasi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sasi lands with a punch from half guard.
Sasi lands strikes from half guard.
Townsley is breathing heavily.
Sasi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sasi working over Townsley with some ground and pound. Townsley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sasi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Townsley is trying to control but can't.
Sasi stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsley misses with a takedown attempt
so Sasi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sasi landing some decent shots from guard.
Sasi is in close to Townsley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sasi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sasi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sasi scoring with some ground and pound.
Sasi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Townsley has momentary wrist control but Sasi slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sasi pushes down on Townsley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sasi winds up and cracks Townsley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Sasi 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.
Sasi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Townsley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sasi landing strikes.
Sasi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sasi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Townsley some visible discomfort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasi landing a few strikes.
Townsley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Townsley is trying to buck Sasi off.
Townsley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sasi on the ground.
Sasi cracks Townsley with a big right hand but Townsley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sasi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Townsley to see if he's OK.
Sasi is putting a hurting on Townsley here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Townsley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sasi connects with a decent elbow.
Townsley is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Townsley is rocked!
Townsley taking a bit of punishment here - Sasi scoring with strikes.
Oh Townsley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sasi lands an elbow.
Sasi in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Townsley looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sasi turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Sasi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agam Levi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Risley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Agam Levi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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209 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Agam Levi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Risley!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risley has managed to clinch.
Risley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Levi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Risley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Levi's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Levi trying to keep a closed guard but Risley is proving a slippery customer.
Risley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levi has a closed guard, preventing Risley from standing up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hunter Risley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Levi clinches.
Risley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Risley tries a body shot but Levi blocks it.
Risley is trying to break free.
Risley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Levi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Levi lands with a light punch inside.
Levi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Risley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Risley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Levi landing some decent shots from guard.
Risley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Levi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levi throws a big right hand that misses.
Levi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Levi with a nice head shot there.
Levi working some strikes from top position.
Levi throwing strikes from guard but Risley blocks nicely.
Risley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Risley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Risley has Levi pulled in close to control his posture.
Levi postures up in Risley's guard and throws a big left but Risley blocks it.
Levi 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.
Levi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Levi stands up over Risley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Risley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Levi.
Levi stands up out of Risley's guard for a moment - Risley manages to land a nice upkick.
Risley is looking to stand up but Levi isn't so interested in that idea.
Levi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Risley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Levi working some strikes from top position.
Risley has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Average Joes. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Levi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Risley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Risley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Levi chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley working a defensive guard here.
Levi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Risley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Levi.
Levi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Risley controls Levi momentarily but Levi frees himself.
Levi postures up and lands a big shot to Risley's brow.
Levi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Levi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Risley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Risley punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agam Levi 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.
Risley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Levi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Risley.
Levi clinches up against the cage.
Risley is trying to pull guard but Levi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Risley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Levi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Risley is trying to force a seperation but Levi has the dominant position.
Come on Risley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Risley has Levi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Risley pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Levi tumbling to the mat - Risley dives into Levi's guard.
Levi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Levi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Risley hang on?
Levi has control of Risley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Risley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Risley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Risley taking shots to the head.
Levi unloads with some shots from mount but Risley bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levi unloading with bombs!
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!
Risley is looking to get to half guard.
Levi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Risley looks a forlorn figure.
Risley is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Levi! Risley is hurt baaadly! Levi is firing away with more strikes - Risley is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agam Levi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Agam Levi thanked Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jos Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lemana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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206 lbs
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jos Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Lemana!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Lemana avoids it.
Lemana clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Lemana improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lemana ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lemana no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lemana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lemana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Lemana's legs - danger averted.
Cruz trying to control but Lemana is working from the bottom.
Lemana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lemana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lemana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Lemana is pulling down on Cruz's head to control his posture.
Lemana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cruz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cruz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lemana is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cruz, into his guard.
My spies in Full Affliction Fight Team -All Elite Coaching- inform me that Lemana has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemana advances position into side control!
Lemana tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemana tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lemana working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cruz prevents Lemana from moving into mount.
Lemana advances nicely into full mount.
Lemana is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cruz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cruz shrugs it off.
Cruz is trying to reverse the position but instead Lemana has taken his back - oops!
Cruz really is a fat lump.
Cruz won't enjoy being in this position. Lemana looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Cruz is tapping - it's over boys! Lemana picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Lemana!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Alamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruben Alamo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ruben Alamo has been cut.
Alamo dives in and grabs Chavez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes down on Alamo's head and hops out.
Alamo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chavez drops Alamo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Alamo looks back up at him and smiles so Chavez waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Alamo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Chavez! Alamo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Chavez!
Miguel Chavez is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Miguel Chavez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diem Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diem Miles!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Price tries to buck Miles off but Miles is having none of it.
Price's coaches at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Price is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Miles is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Miles controlling the position easily from mount.
Price is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Price is desperately trying to improve his position but Miles has a good base and remains in mount.
Price is working hard here to advance position.
Miles has control of Price's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Price regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Miles is landing with some decent strikes but Price is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Price is squirming around, avoiding Miles's attempts to control the action.
Miles with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Miles.
Miles controlling from mount.
Miles scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miles trying to control but Price is having none of it.
Price wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Price rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Price trying to control here.
Price is breathing heavily.
Miles uses his free foot to push down on Price's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Price.
Miles raining down shots from the mount!
Price is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miles putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Miles lands a big shot there that rocks Price but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Price is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles looking to isolate an arm here. Price doesn't see it coming and as Miles extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Miles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diem Miles!
Diem Miles opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willy Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Amazing by Kanye West ft. Young Jeezy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pablo Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Willy Hicks's chin.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drives through and clinches with Hicks against the cage.
Silva has Hicks pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Silva pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hicks tumbling to the mat - Silva dives into Hicks's guard.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hicks's guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hicks sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is looking to improve his position.
Hicks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hicks is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pablo Silva!
Pablo Silva 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Black is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Black!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
Black closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lewis quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.
Black wants to stand and escape but instead Lewis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black seems keen to control Lewis's posture.
Black wants to get back to his feet but Lewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lewis passes Black's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lewis is looking for a kimura here.
Black wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Black is just riding it out for now. Lewis eventually gives up the hold.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Black has his hands clasped together around Lewis's back. He's all about the action.
Lewis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lewis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lewis's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to get the hooks in deep but Lewis pushed the leg off.
Lewis trying to control the position but Black manages to sink in the hooks.
Black is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lewis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Black is throwing strikes by Lewis counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Lewis regains half guard.
Lewis is refusing to be controlled, as Black sits in half guard.
Black wants to free his trapped foot but Lewis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Black is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is controlling the pace.
Black lands strikes from half guard.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lewis's head.
Black working Lewis over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Black 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.
Black drives through with a takedown into guard.
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Black wants to stand but Lewis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Black hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
James Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lewis to the mat! Lewis manages to get full guard.
Lewis is rocked!
Black is working Lewis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Lewis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
Black drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Black jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black gets to his feet and stands over Lewis, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Lewis felt that one! Black unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Lewis from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Black!
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