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LAFC 13: For The Troops PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Risley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van De Velde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Risley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Van De Velde's chin.
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Risley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Van De Velde!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Risley content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Van De Velde wants to get back to his feet but Risley drags him back down.
Van De Velde looks winded!
Van De Velde stops Risley from passing to mount.
Van De Velde is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Risley takes a little break here. Van De Velde wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Velde gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The referee warns Van De Velde that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Risley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Van De Velde looks a forlorn figure.
Risley stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Risley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van De Velde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van De Velde throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Risley tries a head kick but it misses.
Van De Velde looks to clinch
and Risley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Van De Velde's guard now.
Risley advances to half guard.
Risley wants to free his trapped foot but Van De Velde is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Risley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van De Velde defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Risley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley decides to return to a standing position.
Risley misses with a head kick.
Van De Velde shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Risley eats them both and turns towards Van De Velde to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Risley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van De Velde manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Risley is pushing down on Van De Velde's leg trying to pass to half guard. Van De Velde is fighting to maintain full guard but Risley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Risley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
We've been informed that Van De Velde has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Van De Velde throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley instigates a clinch.
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!
Van De Velde prevents the takedown attempt.
Risley has been working on his balance at Average Joes, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Van De Velde.
Van De Velde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van De Velde - that will leave a mark!
Risley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van De Velde manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Risley sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Risley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Risley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Risley showed some decent athleticism there.
Van De Velde wants to get back to his feet.
Risley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Risley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hunter Risley just wasn't active enough.
Van De Velde swats away the attempt to clinch by Risley.
Risley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van De Velde counters with a head kick. That will keep Risley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Risley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Risley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van De Velde is looking to clinch but Risley is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van De Velde. Van De Velde obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter Risley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Risley tries to clinch there but Van De Velde circles away.
Van De Velde scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Risley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van De Velde manages to avoid it.
Van De Velde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Risley. That did some damage!
Van De Velde gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Risley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van De Velde is working an open guard so Risley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Risley looking to score a takedown here. Van De Velde is defending well but Risley drives through and ends up in Van De Velde's guard.
Risley controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Risley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Risley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Risley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Van De Velde, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Risley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Van De Velde pushes Risley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Risley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Risley controls the position.
Risley landing a few strikes.
Risley content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Risley decides to stand back up. Risley steps back and let's Van De Velde get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Risley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Risley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van De Velde manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hunter Risley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Risley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Risley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Risley looking to pass the guard.
Risley pushing down on Van De Velde's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Risley slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Velde tries to kick Risley off in order to stand up. Risley Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Risley lands a decent elbow from side control.
Risley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risley prevents Van De Velde from escaping the position.
Risley remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Van De Velde down.
Van De Velde is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Risley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Van De Velde!
Van De Velde is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Risley has taken his back!
Risley has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Van De Velde's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Risley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Risley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Risley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Lewis clinches.
Lewis successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lewis wants to control the position but Hicks says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hicks seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lewis is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Willy Hicks!
Willy Hicks very nearly forgot to thank Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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, Jos Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Lemana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lemana pulls Cruz into guard.
Our spies down at at Full Affliction Fight Team inform us that Lemana has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Lemana seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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 has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lemana looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Lemana is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemana looking for a sweep. Not yet Lemana, not yet.
Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lemana seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joe Lemana wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Lemana moved away.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Lemana saw that one coming.
Cruz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lemana will feel that in the morning.
Lemana scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lemana working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lemana moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemana jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cruz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lemana tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lemana has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cruz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lemana in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cruz is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Lemana!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuta Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Townsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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KO power |
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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, Yuta Yamashita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Townsley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Townsley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamashita is fending him off so far but Townsley persists. Nope, Yamashita circles away and we're back to standing.
Townsley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Townsley closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Yamashita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamashita tries to circle away but Townsley has him pinned against the cage.
Townsley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamashita's efforts to push away.
Yamashita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Townsley throws a sloppy head kick and Yamashita moves out of range easily.
Townsley looks winded!
Townsley darts in looking for a takedown but Yamashita gets double underhooks and turns Townsley into the cage.
Townsley has Yamashita pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yamashita manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yuta Yamashita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Townsley.
Yamashita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita is trying to break free.
Yamashita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yamashita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Townsley shoots in and drives through. Yamashita sprawls well.
Yamashita defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Townsley.
Townsley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Townsley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamashita sprawls well. Yamashita wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Townsley gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamashita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Townsley tries to clinch there but Yamashita circles away.
Townsley rushes Yamashita and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita tries to break free but Townsley pushes him back against the cage.
Townsley keeps control of Yamashita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yamashita tries to break free but Townsley pushes him back against the cage.
Yamashita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamashita wants to get back to striking at distance but Townsley won't allow it.
Yamashita tries to break the clinch but Townsley is controlling the position.
Townsley keeps control of Yamashita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Townsley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yamashita tries to break free but Townsley pushes him back against the cage.
Yamashita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Townsley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamashita's efforts to push away.
Yamashita wants to get back to striking at distance but Townsley won't allow it.
Yamashita tries to break free but Townsley pushes him back against the cage.
Townsley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamashita's efforts to push away.
Yamashita can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita can't break the clinch.
Townsley has Yamashita pressed against the cage, preventing Yamashita from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamashita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamashita looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamashita wants to get back to striking at distance but Townsley won't allow it.
Yamashita tries to circle away but Townsley has him pinned against the cage.
Townsley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamashita has him pressed against the cage.
Townsley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yamashita wants to stand and escape but Townsley is having none of it.
Townsley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Townsley stops Yamashita from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsley stands up and waves to Yamashita to follow him.
Townsley looks for the body kick but Yamashita saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamashita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Townsley.
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 Yuta Yamashita will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Townsley feints and as Yamashita raises his hands in defense, Townsley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Townsley wanted to stand there but Yamashita had control of the position.
Yamashita kicks Townsley off and gets to his feet.
Townsley fails with the takedown.
Townsley goes for a double leg but Yamashita avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yamashita continues to drive forward.
Yamashita is trying to break the clinch but Townsley has him pressed against the cage.
Townsley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamashita's efforts to push away.
Townsley is breathing heavily.
Yamashita can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsley prevents Yamashita from breaking the clinch.
Townsley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yuta Yamashita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Townsley.
Yamashita is looking to break free of the clinch but Townsley has double underhooks.
Yamashita working hard to break the clinch.
Yamashita is trying to push Townsley away but Townsley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamashita wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Townsley has him pressed against the cage.
Yamashita can't break the clinch.
Yamashita is trying to break free.
Townsley is trying to pull guard but Yamashita has him pressed against the cage.
Townsley prevents Yamashita from breaking the clinch.
Yamashita can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Yamashita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamashita is trying to break the clinch but Townsley has him pressed against the cage.
Yamashita has had enough of the clinch but Townsley keeps him there for the moment.
Yamashita is trying to break the clinch but Townsley has him pressed against the cage.
Yamashita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Townsley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamashita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yamashita trying to stand up but can't free himself from Townsley's guard.
Yamashita won't allow Townsley to get back to his feet.
Yamashita trying to stand up but can't free himself from Townsley's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Townsley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yamashita won't allow Townsley to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick by Townsley misses
and Yamashita counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamashita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamashita keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Townsley.
Townsley throws a right hand that Yamashita ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamashita also avoids with ease.
Townsley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Townsley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Townsley shoots for a takedown but Yamashita saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yuta Yamashita will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Townsley fails with a takedown attempt.
Townsley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamashita sprawls well. Yamashita wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Townsley gets slowly back to his feet.
Townsley misses with a combination
and Yamashita counters with a nice kick to the body.
Townsley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamashita moves away.
Townsley shoots in for a takedown but Yamashita shows good takedown defense.
Yuta Yamashita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Townsley.
Townsley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsley wants to clinch up but Yamashita keeps it at a distance.
Townsley misses with a looping right.
Townsley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamashita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Townsley moves in looking to clinch but Yamashita pushes him off.
Townsley throws a jab when Yamashita was well out of range.
Townsley throws a right and a left that Yamashita avoids nicely.
Townsley fails to land the takedown.
Townsley throws a lazy head kick
and Yamashita counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsley swings for the body but Yamashita moves out of range.
Ben Townsley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Townsley shoots in looking for a takedown but Yamashita manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Townsley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ben Townsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamashita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Townsley dives in for a single leg takedown but Yamashita sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yamashita tries to circle away but Townsley has him pinned against the cage.
Yamashita is trying to push Townsley away but Townsley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Townsley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yamashita avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yamashita is trying to break the clinch but Townsley is controlling him.
Yamashita tries to break the clinch but Townsley is controlling the position.
Yamashita is trying to break the clinch but Townsley is controlling him.
Townsley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamashita's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita has had enough of the clinch but Townsley keeps him there for the moment.
Yamashita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamashita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Townsley prevents Yamashita from breaking the clinch.
Yamashita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamashita tries to break the clinch but Townsley is controlling the position.
Townsley slowing the pace effectively.
Yamashita wants to break free but Townsley has control.
Yamashita is trying to break free.
Townsley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamashita's efforts to push away.
Yamashita is trying to break the clinch but Townsley has him pressed against the cage.
Townsley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamashita tries to circle away but Townsley has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuta Yamashita is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamashita slaps away a takedown attempt from Townsley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yamashita stuffs the takedown.
Townsley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Townsley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamashita circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamashita stuffs the takedown.
Yuta Yamashita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Townsley throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuta Yamashita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamashita, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yuta Yamashita!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Sasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manley has chosen Johnny Richter - Lets go as his entrance music. Junior Sasi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Sasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Manley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manley as he jumps to the side.
Sasi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manley.
Manley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sasi misses the jab.
Sasi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sasi shoots in and gets a takedown into Manley's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sasi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sasi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sasi throws an elbow that misses. Manley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sasi's guard. Nice move by Manley!
Sasi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sasi tries to get out of the position.
Sasi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manley prevents Sasi from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manley stands and throws Sasi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sasi tries to escape but Manley is in control.
Sasi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manley on the ground.
Manley working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sasi trying to remain calm as Manley controls from the top position.
Manley scoring with punches and elbows.
Sasi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sasi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Manley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sasi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Manley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sasi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Manley asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Manley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sasi parries the strikes from Manley easily there. Manley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sasi to escape.
Sasi parries the strikes from Manley easily there. Manley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sasi to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sasi is pushing Manley's head away, looking to escape. Manley manages to hold on to the position though.
Sasi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sasi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Manley crashes against the mat.
Manley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sasi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Manley is looking to take a break and control but Sasi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sasi wants to get back to his feet but Manley drags him back down.
Manley looks up at the clock and then as Sasi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Manley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manley trying to control the action but Sasi is working from the bottom.
Manley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sasi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sasi parries the strikes from Manley easily there. Manley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sasi to escape.
Manley wants to take a breather but Sasi manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Manley.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manley working some strikes from top position.
Manley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manley is in close to Sasi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Manley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sasi is keeping the position for now.
Manley throwing strikes from guard but Sasi blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasi can't keep his opponent in guard - Manley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Manley content to control rather than advance.
Sasi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sasi pushes Manley off looking to stand but Manley dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sasi pushes Manley off but Manley dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Manley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Manley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sasi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manley moves away.
Sasi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Justin Manley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sasi.
Justin Manley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sasi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sasi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sasi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manley but Manley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danga de danga de dang - Manley scores with a four punch combination!
Sasi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manley circles away.
Sasi wants to clinch.
Manley looks to land a combination. Sasi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sasi shoots in and drives through. Manley sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Sasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manley scores with a sloppy right hand. Sasi should have avoided that one.
Manley Rushes Sasi and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sasi is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Manley Piles on the pressure and Sasi crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Manley!
Justin Manley very nearly forgot to thank Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Houser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Houser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Page!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page dodges the punch combination from Houser.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Houser scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Page doesn't seem bothered though.
Page has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Page thows a body shot but no joy.
Houser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Houser misses with a lunging right hand
and Page counters with a nice body shot.
Page has a takedown stuffed.
Houser darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Houser with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Houser circles away.
Houser throws out a powerful jab.
Houser connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Page to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Houser!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Houser!
Our winner, Mike Houser, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Pony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes into the arena with La Coka Nostra - That's coke blaring out of the sound system. Ryan Carter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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149 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Pony!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pony throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pony on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pony throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pony lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Pony wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter throws a series of punches but Pony moves out of range.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Pony shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carter eats them both and turns towards Pony to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pony dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Pony dives in for a single leg takedown but Carter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Pony.
Pony has Carter pressed against the cage.
Pony wants a takedown.
Pony tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ryan Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Pony.
Pony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pony.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Come on Carter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pony throws a leg kick which misses Carter's front leg but catches the back leg as Carter tries to avoid it.
Ryan Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Pony looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Pony lands a lovely overhand right.
Pony throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Pony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter moves away from the strike by Pony.
Pony tries to work over Carter's front leg with a kick but Carter checks it.
A right-left combo lands from Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony takes one to the side of the head.
Pony finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pony lands an overhand right.
Pony is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Pony throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pony takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pony tries to land a leg kick but Carter saw it coming and moves away.
Pony misses with a wild body shot.
Pony is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Pony slips the punch.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Carter misses.
Ryan Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pony takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pony walks into a straight right hand from Carter.
Pony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pony avoids the head kick by Carter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pony.
Carter scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Pony's ribs.
Pony attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pony is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Pony is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
A jab from Pony misses.
That kick from Pony tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carter misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pony.
Pony misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Carter does it's job there.
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 Ryan Carter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pony needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Pony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter moves out of range as Pony throws a body kick.
Carter clobbers Pony with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Pony's defenses.
Pony attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pony throws a right hand that misses
and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pony tries for a takedown but Carter manages to get underhooks.
Pony tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Pony back against the cage.
Carter is stalling here.
Pony has Carter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Pony back against the cage.
A short right from Pony on the inside.
Carter tries to circle away but Pony has him pinned against the cage.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Pony.
Pony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter stalling the fight.
Carter blocks a body shot from Pony.
Pony wants a takedown.
Ryan Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Pony.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pony breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Pony.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pony jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pony is defended easily by Carter.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carter works Pony's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter takes a swing at Pony's ribcage but misses.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pony.
A swing and a miss from Pony.
Carter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Pony throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter throws a combination that misses
so Pony counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pony not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Pony has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pony must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pony.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Pony from controlling successfully.
Pony is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Pony trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
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!
Pony looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Carter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Pony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pony misses with a looping left.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pony.
Pony throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pony misses with a looping left.
Carter checks a low kick from Pony.
Pony avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Pony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pony throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pony fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pony throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony tried to score with a low kick but Carter checks it.
Pony misses with the combination.
Carter slips a straight right by Pony.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Pony sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
Ryan Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter looks for the body kick but Pony saw that one coming.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pony throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carter's waist but Carter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pony off to one side.
Pony takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryan Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Pony thows a body shot but no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Carter scores with a four punch combination!
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Pony avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pony.
Pony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Carter tests Pony's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pony throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Pony.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pony staying out of range there.
Carter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pony staying out of range there.
Carter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pony looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Carter staying out of range there.
Pony swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pony doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pony misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carter lands a two punch combo.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Pony.
Pony connects with a leg kick. Carter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pony misses with a looping right.
Pony tries to work over Carter's front leg with a kick but Carter checks it.
Pony bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pony.
Pony takes one to the chin there.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pony.
Pony doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Pony jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Pony misses.
Pony throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Pony as he connects with a hook.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Pony.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pony lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pony lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some wild striking there from Pony.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pony takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryan Carter.
I think Carter 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 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... David Pony!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephane Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephane Chen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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230 lbs
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272 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Jackson!
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, Stephane Chen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chen shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Chen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into Chen's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson stands up from Chen's guard - Jackson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chen wants a takedown.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson avoiding damage as Chen throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chen manages to end up in side control.
Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Chen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
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!
Chen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jackson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jackson pushes Chen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chen cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
It looks like Steven Jackson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Chen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson keeping his opponent close.
Jackson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackson to regain full guard.
Chen postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chen trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chen is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chen tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson decides to return to a standing position.
Jackson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chen to the ground. Jackson is now in Chen's guard.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Chen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've been informed that Chen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Chen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chen is proving hard to escape from.
Chen wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets to his feet - Chen follows without any prompting.
Steven Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Chen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chen with the ground and pound but Jackson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Chen from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is trying to control the position but Chen postures up.
Chen throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chen's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stephane Chen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steven Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chen lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Chen from controlling successfully.
Chen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson working for a triangle but Chen defends it easily.
Chen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steven Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jackson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chen, up you get!
Chen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Chen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chen connects with a nice looking jab.
Chen scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Chen is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chen thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Jackson gets full guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Chen trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Chen preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jackson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jackson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jackson!
Chen tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Chen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
Chen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chen manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson stands up and waves to Chen to follow him.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Chen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson with a poor takedown
so Chen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chen controls the pace.
Chen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chen is proving hard to escape from.
Chen is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson wants to stand but Chen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jackson gets to his feet. Chen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Chen. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Chen there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Chen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steven Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Stephane Chen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Chen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jackson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Chen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Chen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Chen is proving a slippery customer.
Chen trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Chen wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen is still trying to improve position.
Jackson has control of Chen's left arm, preventing Chen from doing any damage.
Chen throws a big right hand that misses.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson fails with the takedown
and Chen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stephane Chen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Chen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chen shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Steven Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephane Chen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephane Chen!
During a confident post fight interview, Stephane Chen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diem Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diem Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Black!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Black throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Miles tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Black is in Miles's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miles has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Black should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Miles has tightened it up now! Black should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diem Miles!
A very excited looking Diem Miles made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Dighead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis Dighead has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Dighead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dighead connects with a high kick.
We've been told by Dighead's head coaches at VIP / 16 Elite Coaches / 1000$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martinez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dighead - the referee stops the clock and Martinez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dighead. Martinez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dighead goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Johnny Martinez has been cut.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Dighead saw that one coming.
Whack! Dighead lands a heavy head kick that drops Martinez. The ref tackles Dighead to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Martinez was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Curtis Dighead!
Curtis Dighead is the new light heavyweight champion!
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