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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Abdu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maris Briedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maris Briedis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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204 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jhonny Abdu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maris Briedis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briedis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abdu is looking to score with low kicks.
Abdu moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abdu.
Abdu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Briedis throws an elbow but misses.
Briedis takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Maris Briedis has been cut.
Briedis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Briedis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abdu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Briedis with that takedown attempt.
Abdu has managed to clinch.
Abdu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Briedis's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdu connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Maris Briedis's cut even more.
Briedis wants to get back to striking at distance but Abdu won't allow it.
Abdu lands an elbow inside that Briedis shrugs off.
Briedis is rocked!
The cut above Maris Briedis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Abdu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Briedis is still on wobbly legs! Can Abdu finish him?
Abdu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jhonny Abdu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Briedis looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdu looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Abdu backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Briedis's temple! It sends Briedis violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Abdu celebrates and the doctors try to help Briedis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Jhonny Abdu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arlan Kypshak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Vovchanchyn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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238 lbs
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240 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Determined |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arlan Kypshak !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kypshak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kypshak looks to land a right hand but Vovchanchyn moved out of range.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vovchanchyn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice looking body shot.
Kypshak looks winded!
Vovchanchyn thuds his right hand into Kypshak 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kypshak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vovchanchyn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vovchanchyn duly obliges.
Kypshak is rocked!
Kypshak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vovchanchyn checks it well.
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kypshak 's head backwards.
Kypshak is still on wobbly legs! Can Vovchanchyn finish him?
Jab, jab by Vovchanchyn - just one landing.
Donk. Vovchanchyn catches Kypshak right on the button with a cross.
Kypshak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands with a nice body punch.
Kypshak seems to have recovered his senses.
Vovchanchyn jabs at Kypshak 's body.
Nice shot lands for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vovchanchyn scores with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn jabs Kypshak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vovchanchyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kypshak under the eye.
Vovchanchyn connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn works Kypshak 's body with a nice hook.
Vovchanchyn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vovchanchyn cracks Kypshak with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vovchanchyn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kypshak to stand back up!
Kypshak bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Vovchanchyn comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Kypshak falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Kypshak was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Vovchanchyn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adnan Cirak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novak Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Novak Zangief will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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181 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adnan Cirak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Novak Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief staying out of range there.
Zangief plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zangief looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zangief scores with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Cirak misses.
Cirak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zangief.
Cirak is looking to score with low kicks.
Zangief lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cirak closes the distance and pushes Zangief back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirak has picked Zangief up - he's going for a ride! Cirak dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cirak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zangief has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zangief blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cirak.
Ground and pound from Cirak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirak thows a huge punch but Zangief dodges it nicely.
Zangief is looking to control Cirak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zangief avoid being mounted?
Zangief keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cirak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cirak controlling the action here.
Cirak moves nicely into side control.
Zangief really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cirak. 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.
Cirak is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Zangief will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cirak landing a few strikes.
Cirak is trying to get an arm triangle but Zangief is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirak controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cirak in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cirak 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Cirak creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cirak is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cirak has an Americana. Zangief didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cirak is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cirak hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Adnan Cirak!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Li!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Li misses.
Li has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gonzales is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Li throws a nice looking combination but Gonzales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howard Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
A punch combination from Li misses.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Li is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzales.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Gonzales ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Li lands.
Gonzales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzales misses with a combination
and Li counters with a nice body shot.
Li connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzales. Gonzales circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gonzales slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Gonzales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Li lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzales moves out of range as Li strikes.
Gonzales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Li throws a jab when Gonzales was well out of range.
Li misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Li misses.
Gonzales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Li misses.
A cross from Li lands.
Gonzales defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Li dips to his left and cracks Gonzales with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut.
Gonzales staying out of range there.
Li misses with a combination
and Gonzales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzales tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzales defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzales avoids the body shot from Li.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li slips under a jab from Gonzales.
Li scores with the left hand. Gonzales knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Gonzales.
Li throws out a loose jab but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Gonzales cracks Li with a good jab.
Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Li fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Li misses with a right hand
and Gonzales counters with a right hand to the body.
Li takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Li scores with a one two! Gonzales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Li looks winded!
Gonzales takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
Li drops his hands momentarily and Gonzales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Li takes a swing at Gonzales's ribcage but misses.
Li is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzales.
A big right from Gonzales misses.
Li throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.
Li is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gonzales had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Li throws a hook but Gonzales blocks it.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Gonzales digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li misses with a looping left.
Li throws a series of punches but Gonzales moves out of range.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Li dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gonzales smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzales manages to avoid it.
Gonzales takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Diego Gonzales has been cut.
Gonzales walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Li cracks Gonzales with an open hand slap.
Danga de danga de dang - Gonzales scores with a four punch combination!
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales misses the shot to the body.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Li. Those never looked like landing.
Li fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Li with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzales with a hook.
Gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
Gonzales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Li.
Gonzales missing with a left hand there. Li was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Li lands.
Li misses with a two punch combination.
Li lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Li moves away from the strike by Gonzales.
Li shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gonzales eats them both and turns towards Li to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
Howard Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzales scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
Gonzales dodges the punch combination from Li.
Li lands with a nice combination. Gonzales backs away looking to recover.
Li is breathing heavily.
Gonzales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzales lands with a nice combination. Li backs away looking to recover.
Gonzales throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gonzales momentarily.
Li scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gonzales misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Li.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzales looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li takes a swing at Gonzales's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Gonzales.
Gonzales avoids the body shot from Li.
Li throws a body punch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Li scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzales defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzales throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Li throws out a loose jab but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales throws a hook but Li blocks it.
Gonzales swinging wildly here.
Li throws a combination that misses
and Gonzales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzales.
Gonzales with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzales works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li throws a lazy right hand but Gonzales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li misses with a hook.
Gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Gonzales's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzales, as that shot connected.
Jab, jab by Li - just one landing.
Gonzales looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzales lands a jab to the head.
Gonzales has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzales there as he acknowledges the shot.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzales counters with a left and a right that stings Li.
Gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzales moves away from the strike by Li.
A combination from Gonzales does no damage.
Li keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li misses with the combination.
Gonzales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
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!
Gonzales looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a straight right.
Gonzales takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Li dodges the punch combination from Gonzales.
Li bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
Li throws the left hand but Gonzales avoids the punch easily.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
Li lands a nice hook to Gonzales's body. Gonzales takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzales just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzales smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Li feints a jab promting Gonzales to slip. Li then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzales slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gonzales staying out of range there.
Li swinging wildly here.
Li connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gonzales throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
Gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
A right-left combo lands from Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales misses with a combination
and Li counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Li working hard to break the clinch.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Gonzales presses Li against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales breaks from the clinch.
Li walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzales.
Li misses with a looping left.
Li tries to bum rush Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzales there.
Li misses with a looping left.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzales shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gonzales is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzales looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Gonzales throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Li misses with a looping right.
Diego Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Li 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Howard Li!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Howard Li!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Howard Li!
Howard Li wins by unanimous decision!
Howard Li seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niwat Sirichok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braun Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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276 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braun Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niwat Sirichok!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sirichok tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Sirichok slips the punch.
Sirichok closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Sirichok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sirichok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
It looks like Braun Silva has been cut.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Sirichok is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Sirichok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sirichok is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Sirichok into the cage.
Silva letting Sirichok take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirichok prevents a body shot from Silva.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sirichok takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Sirichok tries to tie him up.
Silva tries to work over Sirichok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sirichok throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sirichok.
Sirichok tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sirichok pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Sirichok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sirichok misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Sirichok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sirichok pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Sirichok lands an elbow inside.
Silva trying to stall but Sirichok improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sirichok.
Braun Silva's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirichok trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sirichok lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Sirichok pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sirichok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sirichok lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Braun Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sirichok misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee calls for Sirichok to work.
Sirichok missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sirichok lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Braun Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sirichok blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sirichok throws an elbow but misses.
Sirichok misses with an elbow strike.
Sirichok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sirichok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sirichok misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to pull guard but Sirichok won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirichok avoiding damage.
Sirichok trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sirichok into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niwat Sirichok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braun Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sirichok.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Sirichok with an uppercut!
Silva sizes up Sirichok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Sirichok.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirichok avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Sirichok darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sirichok won't be happy with that.
Sirichok tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva has control of an arm but Sirichok manages to advance to Silva's back!
Silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva breaks Sirichok's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Braun Silva just wasn't active enough.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Sirichok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sirichok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braun Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirichok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sirichok moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sirichok won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sirichok has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sirichok is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Silva yanks on the arm and Sirichok is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Braun Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cat Von (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monster Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von comes into the arena with Eminem guilty conscience blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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284 lbs
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239 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Good kicks
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cat Von!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monster Hero!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Hero as he checks the leg kick.
Von tries a head kick but it misses.
Von clinches.
Nice body punch from Von.
Hero lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Cat Von has been cut.
Hero's coach down at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hero's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Von wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Von blocks an uppercut.
Von lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hero backwards.
Hero misses with some punches.
Hero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von can't break the clinch.
Hero misses with some punches.
Von pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hero misses with a low kick as Von jumps back.
Von throws a half hearted mid kick.
Von tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hero, pushing him back against the cage.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Von blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von tries to throw a body punch but Hero avoids it by throwing Von back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Von.
Von pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hero jabs at Von's body.
Von tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hero checks a low kick from Von.
Hero lands a glancing blow to the side of Von's head.
Von lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Von throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Von tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hero blocks the body kick.
Von throws a leg kick that misses.
Hero punishes Von's body with a nice straight punch.
Von is breathing heavily.
Hero takes a swing at Von's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero misses with a body shot.
Hero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hero jabs Von to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hero connects with a nice looking jab.
Cat Von's cut is getting worse.
A shot to the liver by Hero. Beautiful body shot.
Hero scores with a body shot.
Hero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hero cracks a nice hook into Von's ribs.
Hero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von is able to avoid easily.
Hero lands a nice hook to Von's body. Von takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Von rather than just go for the knockout.
Hero works the jab nicely.
Hero drops Von with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Von looks back up at him and smiles so Hero waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Von is rocked!
Cat Von's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hero measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Von! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Monster Hero!
An out of breath Monster Hero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Kaepernick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett has chosen RATM: Killing in the Name as his entrance music. Flagon Sackett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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216 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Kaepernick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaepernick misses the shot to the body.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Kaepernick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kaepernick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Kaepernick blocks a leg kick.
Kaepernick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sackett.
Kaepernick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sacketts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kaepernick looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Kaepernick has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sackett is looking to slow Kaepernick down with leg kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Kaepernick is trying to force a seperation but Sackett has the dominant position.
Sackett digs a right hand into Kaepernick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaepernick's gas tank.
Kaepernick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sackett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaepernick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaepernick is looking to break free of the clinch but Sackett has double underhooks.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaepernick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sackett looking to stall.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaepernick backwards.
Kaepernick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaepernick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaepernick. That snapped Sackett's head back.
It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaepernick swinging wildly here.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Kaepernick moves his leg out of the way.
Kaepernick misses the shot to the body.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Kaepernick saw that one coming.
Kaepernick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sackett on the side of the head.
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!
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps Kaepernick's head back.
Sackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaepernick checks it well.
Kaepernick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaepernick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Kaepernick lands.
Sackett throws a push kick but Kaepernick slaps the foot to one side.
Kaepernick scores with the left hand. Sackett knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick misses with a looping left.
Kaepernick looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kaepernick misses the shot to the body.
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
Kaepernick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colin Kaepernick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaepernick lunges at Sackett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sackett's hand.
Sackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaepernick throws an off balance right hand
and Sackett counters with a solid body kick.
Kaepernick takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sackett.
Kaepernick is breathing heavily.
Sackett's corner calls for a 1-2. Sackett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Colin Kaepernick has been cut.
Sackett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sackett throws a jab when Kaepernick was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaepernick to score with a decent uppercut.
Kaepernick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sackett scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaepernick's head.
Sackett feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kaepernick sprawling to the canvas! Kaepernick rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sackett finish him?!
Kaepernick is rocked!
Sackett cracks Kaepernick with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flagon Sackett!
Flagon Sackett is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Mcarthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcarthur comes to the cage accompanied by RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE...KILLING IN THE NAME OF. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Mcarthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gore!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gore dives in and scores a takedown into Mcarthur's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mcarthur trying to keep a closed guard but Gore is proving a slippery customer.
Mcarthur is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gore is working Mcarthur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mcarthur looking for a triangle here. Gore is fighting it but it looks tight! Mcarthur pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gore is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shawn Mcarthur!
An out of breath Shawn Mcarthur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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