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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bogard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Costa Ioannou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Bogard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
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, Costa Ioannou!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ioannou is fending him off so far but Bogard persists. Nope, Ioannou circles away and we're back to standing.
Bogard lands with a cross.
It looks like Costa Ioannou has been cut.
Bogard lands with an uppercut that bounces Ioannou off the cage and back into range.
Bogard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ioannou has eaten all the pies!
Ioannou ducks straight into an uppercut from Bogard and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Ioannou manages to regain guard straight away.
Ioannou is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bogard loads up on a big left hand. Ioannou felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bogard looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ioannou can't hide his disappointment, as Bogard celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Bogard!
Terry Bogard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Costa Ioannou spoke after the fight, saying 'aaaaaahhhhhhhhhwwwwwwww damnnnnnn'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Temel Dilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: August Burns Red - Meridian. Temel Dilli could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dustin Davidson's chin.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temel Dilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson lands with a straight right. Dilli didn't see that one coming.
Dilli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilli misses with a wild body shot.
Dilli throws a combination that misses
and Davidson counters with a solid body kick.
Dilli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dilli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilli scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A shot to the body from Dilli misses
and Davidson counters by clinching up.
Davidson'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.
Davidson blocking some punches.
Davidson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dilli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davidson slows down the pace here.
Davidson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davidson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Davidson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davidson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davidson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dilli has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Davidson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Davidson turns into Dilli and is now in his guard.
Davidson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dilli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Davidson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dilli looking to control.
Davidson postures up in Dilli's guard and throws a big left but Dilli blocks it.
Davidson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davidson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davidson trying to control but Dilli is working from the bottom.
Dilli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Temel Dilli wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Davidson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dilli is looking to wear down Davidson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davidson digs a good hook to Dilli's body.
Davidson looks to land a left hand but Dilli moved out of range nicely.
Dilli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davidson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dilli doesn't seem bothered though.
Dilli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilli. Davidson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davidson wants to land a leg kick but Dilli is out of range.
Davidson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Temel Dilli has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli ducks under a wild hook from Davidson.
Davidson goes for a double leg but Dilli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dilli continues to drive forward.
Davidson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dilli's efforts to push away.
Dilli swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidson blocks an uppercut.
Dilli is trying to break the clinch but Davidson is controlling him.
Dilli throws a head punch that misses.
Davidson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davidson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dilli can't find room to land a body shot as Davidson controls the action.
Davidson stalling.
Dilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davidson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Davidson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson blocks a body shot from Dilli.
Davidson lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davidson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davidson tries to work over Dilli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Davidson.
Dilli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilli.
A left hand lands to the body for Dilli.
Davidson tries to throw a body punch but Dilli avoids it by throwing Davidson back against the cage.
Dilli can't find room to land a body shot as Davidson controls the action.
Dilli blocks a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson avoiding damage.
Dilli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davidson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davidson lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Davidson.
Dilli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Davidson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Temel Dilli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dilli looks to land a combination but Davidson avoids it well.
Dilli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dilli on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Davidson misses with a hook.
Dilli misses with a two punch combination.
Davidson lands with a shot to the body.
Dilli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dilli throws a body punch but Davidson moves out of range.
Dilli throws a body punch but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson lands with a right hand.
Dilli lands a nice hook to Davidson's body. Davidson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dilli moves into the clinch.
Dilli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Dilli goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davidson prevents it.
Dilli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilli can't find room to land a body shot as Davidson controls the action.
Davidson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dilli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dilli jabs at Davidson's body.
Davidson jabs Dilli right on the nose. Dilli blinks but takes it well.
Davidson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davidson misses with a double jab.
Dilli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dilli connects with a crisp jab.
Davidson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davidson lands a slapping body shot.
Dilli avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Dilli misses with a double jab.
Dilli thuds his right hand into Davidson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davidson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Davidson.
Davidson lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilli looks to throw the jab but Davidson is out of range.
Dilli misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidson moves away.
Dilli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davidson eats them both and turns towards Dilli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Davidson is rocked!
Davidson moves away from the strike by Dilli.
Davidson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dilli finish him?
Davidson seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Dilli shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Davidson is backing up but Dilli catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Davidson covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Dilli Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temel Dilli!
Temel Dilli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasilko Nikolaevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Bandridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bandridge comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 6 pack of beer- Hank 3 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasilko Nikolaevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Bandridge!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaevich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bandridge misses with a two punch combination.
Nikolaevich instigates a clinch.
Bandridge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikolaevich's elbow.
Nikolaevich is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nikolaevich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bandridge gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nikolaevich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nikolaevich closes the distance and clinches.
Nikolaevich has Bandridge pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bandridge manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasilko Nikolaevich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandridge wants to stall.
Nikolaevich tries to score a body lock takedown but Bandridge shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandridge stalling against the cage.
Nikolaevich is trying to pull guard but Bandridge turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bandridge pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bandridge managing to block the knees to the body from Nikolaevich.
Bandridge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikolaevich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bandridge seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Nikolaevich has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bandridge uses from the top position.
Nikolaevich wants to stand but Bandridge is controlling the position.
Bandridge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nikolaevich looking for a guillotine here but Bandridge defends easily.
Nikolaevich has his foot on Bandridge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bandridge works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaevich trying to keep a closed guard but Bandridge is proving a slippery customer.
Bandridge has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bandridge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nikolaevich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandridge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nikolaevich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bandridge!
Bandridge tries to lock up and control but Nikolaevich gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bandridge is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaevich trying to control but Bandridge is having none of it.
Nikolaevich landing strikes from the mount and Bandridge is in trouble!
Nikolaevich avoids the attempt from Bandridge to control.
Nikolaevich thowing shots but they're missing.
Bandridge is in a horrible position here. Nikolaevich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikolaevich throwing strikes here but Bandridge is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikolaevich punching from mount but Bandridge doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nikolaevich thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilko Nikolaevich dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bandridge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bandridge tries to bum rush Nikolaevich with a series of wild strikes but Nikolaevich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bandridge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nikolaevich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bandridge's waist but Bandridge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nikolaevich off to one side.
Nikolaevich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vasilko Nikolaevich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bandridge scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Vasilko Nikolaevich has been cut.
Bandridge swinging wildly here.
Nikolaevich looks for a takedown but Bandridge sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasilko Nikolaevich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandridge looks to land a combination but Nikolaevich avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaevich clinches with his opponent.
Nikolaevich tries to pull guard but Bandridge holds him up against the cage and eventually Nikolaevich drops back down to his feet.
Bandridge is trying to push Nikolaevich away but Nikolaevich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bandridge misses with a punch on the inside.
Bandridge gets underhooks to prevent Nikolaevich's takedown attempt.
Nikolaevich trying to land knees to the body.
Nikolaevich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bandridge walks away with a smile on his face. Nikolaevich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nikolaevich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bandridge.
Bandridge misses with a left hand
letting Nikolaevich counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich dives in for a single leg takedown but Bandridge sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nikolaevich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nikolaevich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nikolaevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikolaevich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bandridge swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge looks to land a right hand but Nikolaevich moved out of range.
Nikolaevich slips a jab and a cross from Bandridge.
Bandridge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nikolaevich misses with a straight left.
Nikolaevich ducks under a wild hook from Bandridge.
Nikolaevich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nikolaevich cracks the inside of Bandridge's front leg.
Bandridge cracks Nikolaevich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nikolaevich shoots in but Bandridge avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bandridge cracks Nikolaevich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Nikolaevich shoots for a double leg takedown but Bandridge sprawls well. He's pushed Nikolaevich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bandridge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Bandridge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandridge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bandridge avoids the head kick by Nikolaevich.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandridge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nikolaevich.
Bandridge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bandridge has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nikolaevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Bandridge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vasilko Nikolaevich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nikolaevich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Bandridge does no damage.
Nikolaevich throws a shot to the body.
Bandridge fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandridge lands with a cross.
Bandridge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nikolaevich backs up against the cage.
Nikolaevich is rocked!
Bandridge walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Nikolaevich drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bandridge swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Nikolaevich's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Bandridge!
Brad Bandridge took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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