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HFC 152 Real Contest PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chael Sonnen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Abe Cain!
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, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen tries to clinch but Cain moves away
and Cain counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sonnen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cain, right into the meat.
Cain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonnen.
Cain misses with a takedown
and Sonnen counters with a shoot takedown. Cain fights it but they end up in guard.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Cain is keeping the position.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Cain is keeping the position.
Sonnen is looking to stand up but Cain won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but Cain blocks nicely.
Cain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sonnen advances position into side control!
Sonnen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cain has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cain is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Cain tries to control but Sonnen manages to take his back.
Cain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen has good solid back control here.
Cain is covering up but some of the strikes from Sonnen are getting through and doing damage.
Cain tries to roll but Sonnen sticks to his back.
Good control from Sonnen.
Sonnen lands punches and elbows.
Cain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cain rolls, trying to escape but Sonnen keeps control of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is not going to allow Cain to sit and survive in this position.
Sonnen is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sonnen is looking for the choke from the back position but Cain is controlling his hands well.
Cain trying to control the action but Sonnen just sinks the hooks in.
Sonnen working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Cain is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Sonnen has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Cain taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chael Sonnen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Hennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Enbron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Hennings has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Hennings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Enbron!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hennings fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Enbron, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hennings jumps into guard, dragging Enbron to the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hennings working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enbron.
Enbron won't allow Hennings to get back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hennings holds on and takes a little breather.
Enbron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hennings swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Enbron throwing strikes but missing.
Hennings wants to sweep but no luck.
Enbron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hennings wants to sweep here but Enbron controlling him for the moment.
Hennings is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Enbron is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enbron not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hennings closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Enbron to the mat! Enbron manages to get full guard.
Hennings wanted to stand there but Enbron had control of the position.
Enbron wants to sweep here but Hennings controlling him for the moment.
Enbron keeping moving, preventing Hennings from controlling successfully.
Enbron lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hennings!
Hennings trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enbron throws some wild stikes that Hennings manages to avoid easily.
Enbron trying to control but Hennings is having none of it.
Enbron fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Enbron throws a sloppy strike and Hennings uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Hennings has ended up in Enbron's guard.
Enbron looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hennings sitting in guard here, content to control.
Enbron working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hennings doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Enbron is tightening it up a little... Hennings has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hennings reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hennings taps out! Nice BJJ there by Enbron!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Eric Enbron!
A very excited looking Eric Enbron 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Saltzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Saltzman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li lands an overhand right.
Li Rushes Saltzman and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Saltzman is up against the ropes and has nowhere to go. Li Piles on the pressure and Saltzman crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Li!
After the fight, Jeff Li was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hayden Snitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brennan Tierney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snitchell comes to the ring accompanied by Berzerk by Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hayden Snitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brennan Tierney!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snitchell scores with a push kick.
Snitchell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tierney closes the distance and clinches up with Snitchell, looking for a takedown. Tierney pushes Snitchell against the ropes but Snitchell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tierney closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Snitchell quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tierney is looking for a kimura here.
Tierney lands strikes from half guard.
Tierney is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tierney is thwarting Snitchell's attempts to control the position.
Tierney frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tierney working for a guillotine from mount but Snitchell is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitchell is trying desperately to improve position.
Tierney working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tierney working for a guillotine from mount but Snitchell is in no mood to give up.
Snitchell taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierney looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tierney wants to control the pace but Snitchell is squirming around nicely.
Tierney moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Snitchell has worked his arm free - good work by Snitchell!
Tierney tries to score with some ground and pound. Snitchell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Snitchell is trying to control Tierney's posture but Tierney avoids it.
Tierney misses with the ground and pound.
Snitchell tries to buck Tierney off but Tierney is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierney lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tierney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Snitchell is not content to let Tierney control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tierney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Snitchell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tierney on the ground.
Tierney creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tierney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tierney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tierney stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Snitchell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tierney avoids it really well and circles away.
Hayden Snitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snitchell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tierney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Snitchell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brennan Tierney dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Snitchell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tierney pinned against the ropes. Tierney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tierney closes the distance and clinches.
Tierney managing to block the knees to the body from Snitchell.
Snitchell looking to stall.
Tierney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tierney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Snitchell after a bit of a struggle.
Snitchell wants to stall.
Snitchell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tierney tries to pull guard but Snitchell forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierney is trying to trip Snitchell. He has hold of a leg but Snitchell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tierney persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Snitchell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tierney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tierney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tierney's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tierney trying to control but Snitchell is working from the bottom.
Tierney throws a big elbow that misses.
Tierney is working Snitchell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tierney stands up from Snitchell's guard - Tierney perhaps looking for a knockout.
Snitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tierney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tierney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tierney wants to control but Snitchell is keeping him busy.
Tierney works to advance to full mount. Snitchell defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Snitchell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Snitchell wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierney is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Snitchell. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Tierney is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Snitchell has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Tierney is working for a rear naked choke. Snitchell is not defending it well and Tierney has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Snitchell refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Snitchell's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brennan Tierney!
Brennan Tierney decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burgess comes to the ring accompanied by travis barker push em. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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196 lbs
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188 lbs
27 - 17 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Khavin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khavin scores with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Burgess.
Burgess lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khavin circles away quickly and effectively.
Khavin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burgess misses with a body kick.
Khavin slips a straight right by Burgess.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Burgess moves out of range easily.
Khavin lunges at Burgess with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burgess's hand.
Burgess misses with a series of wild punches.
Burgess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burgess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khavin scores with a head kick. Burgess tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Khavin throws a head kick but Burgess moves out of range.
Khavin wants to land a leg kick but Burgess is out of range.
Burgess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khavin connects with a crisp jab.
Konstantin Khavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgess is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khavin moves out of range as Burgess throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burgess looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khavin misses with a head kick.
Burgess fails to land with a series of punches.
Khavin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burgess.
Khavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgess.
No joy there for Burgess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burgess fails to land with a series of punches.
Burgess scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Khavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burgess blocks the body kick.
A combination from Khavin does no damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Khavin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Khavin throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess checks a leg kick.
Burgess throws a series of punches but Khavin moves out of range.
Burgess looks to land a combination but Khavin avoids it well.
Burgess looks to land a combination. Khavin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Khavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burgess misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burgess misses with a body kick.
Khavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khavin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burgess misses with a kick to the body.
Khavin throws a nice head kick!
Burgess lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khavin circles away quickly and effectively.
Khavin connects with a leg kick. Burgess looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burgess keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khavin.
Burgess throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burgess closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burgess is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess misses with a series of wild punches.
Burgess tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khavin throws a front kick that sends Burgess stumbling back into the ropes.
Burgess throws a series of punches but Khavin moves out of range.
Khavin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Burgess. Those never looked like landing.
Burgess tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khavin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khavin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgess.
A head kick misses from Khavin.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Burgess moves out of range easily.
Khavin throws a series of punches but Burgess avoids them all with ease.
Burgess has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Burgess.
It looks like Konstantin Khavin has been cut.
Burgess lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khavin lands a good knee to the midsection. Burgess won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Khavin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burgess is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess throws a punch but it's blocked by Khavin.
Burgess misses with some punches.
Khavin connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burgess.
Khavin misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Burgess doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khavin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khavin blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Khavin.
Khavin misses with a knee strike.
Burgess has a couple of punches blocked by Khavin.
Knees to the body from Khavin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khavin blocks an uppercut.
Khavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgess tries to work over Khavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khavin lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Khavin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burgess throws a leg kick but Khavin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khavin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anthony Burgess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khavin slips a jab and a cross from Burgess.
Khavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgess is just out of range.
Khavin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khavin tries to clinch up.
Burgess lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burgess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burgess tries to clinch but Khavin is having none of it.
Burgess misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khavin misses with a body kick.
Burgess blocks a head kick by Khavin.
Khavin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burgess's head.
Khavin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burgess looks to land a body kick but Khavin moved away.
Khavin throws a jab when Burgess was well out of range.
Burgess throws a nice looking combination but Khavin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burgess drives through and clinches with Khavin against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Burgess as the two fighters clinch.
Khavin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khavin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burgess is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Konstantin Khavin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burgess tries to work over Khavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgess is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Burgess can't find room to land a body shot as Khavin controls the action.
Burgess scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khavin lands a nice elbow.
Burgess blocks a body shot from Khavin.
Burgess throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burgess takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khavin tries to throw a body punch but Burgess avoids it by throwing Khavin back against the ropes.
Khavin is working Burgess over against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khavin working Burgess over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin looking to stall.
Burgess tries a knee to the head but Khavin blocks it.
Khavin prevents a body shot from Burgess.
Burgess has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Khavin.
Good body shot from Khavin.
Burgess misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khavin pushes Burgess back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Khavin.
Khavin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khavin tries to land knees in the clinch but Burgess avoids the damage to the body.
Khavin tries to stall but Burgess uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burgess misses with some punches.
Khavin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burgess's defenses.
Burgess blocks an elbow strike from Khavin.
Burgess misses with a punch on the inside.
Burgess lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burgess drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khavin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burgess avoiding damage as Khavin throws knees to the body.
Khavin lands a knee to the head.
Khavin is looking to control Burgess's arms but Burgess gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khavin has his back to the ropes.
Burgess blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khavin blocking some punches.
Khavin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burgess lands with a right to the head.
Khavin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khavin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burgess on the side of the head.
Burgess swats away the attempt to clinch by Khavin.
A punch combination from Burgess misses.
Khavin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khavin lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Khavin.
Khavin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khavin motions for Burgess to come forward. Khavin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Burgess.
Khavin closes the distance and clinches.
Burgess looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burgess throws a head punch that misses.
Khavin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burgess has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burgess throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khavin blocks it with crossed arms.
Khavin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burgess fails to land with a series of punches.
Burgess moves in looking to clinch but Khavin pushes him off.
Burgess takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burgess stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khavin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Khavin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Khavin pushes Burgess away with a front kick.
Burgess throws the kick towards the body but Khavin avoids it.
Khavin misses with a head kick.
Burgess misses with a series of wild punches.
Burgess looks to land a combination but Khavin avoids it well.
Khavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burgess swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burgess avoids the body shot from Khavin.
Khavin avoids a kick to the body.
Burgess takes one on the button.
Khavin misses with a body shot.
Khavin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burgess takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burgess chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khavin can pounce on him.
Khavin misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Burgess.
Burgess has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khavin.
Nice uppercut there from Khavin.
Khavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burgess.
A bone on bone clash there as Khavin blocks the leg kick.
Khavin misses with a head kick.
Khavin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burgess blocks a leg kick.
Khavin throws a head kick that Burgess semi-blocks.
Burgess displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burgess throws a right hand that Khavin ducks under and follows up with a left that Khavin also avoids with ease.
Khavin misses with a head kick.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Burgess moves out of range easily.
Burgess throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess missing with a left hand there. Khavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burgess fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khavin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burgess takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burgess.
Khavin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick
and Burgess counters with a left and a right that stings Khavin.
Khavin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burgess moves out of range as Khavin throws a body kick.
Khavin throws a leg kick but Burgess sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khavin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burgess avoids the head kick by Khavin.
Khavin clobbers Burgess with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khavin can pounce on him.
Khavin takes a swing at Burgess's ribcage but misses.
Burgess scores with a hook.
A head kick from Khavin lands but Burgess takes it in his stride.
Burgess on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khavin. Khavin obviously looking to wear him down.
Burgess throws the kick towards the body but Khavin avoids it.
Khavin throws a push kick but Burgess slaps the foot to one side.
Khavin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony Burgess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burgess misses with a series of wild punches.
Burgess blocks a head kick by Khavin.
Konstantin Khavin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burgess looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khavin misses with a kick to the body.
Burgess swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khavin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khavin.
Burgess fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khavin with a knee to the head.
Burgess fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khavin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Khavin tries to land knees in the clinch but Burgess avoids the damage to the body.
Burgess misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khavin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khavin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burgess avoids it.
Khavin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burgess swings wildly with an uppercut but Khavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khavin is pressed up against the ropes. Burgess has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khavin down to the mat. Khavin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Khavin.
Nice cross by Khavin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Khavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khavin 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Khavin!
Post fight, Konstantin Khavin stared into the camera and said 'Chris Garcia, you absolutely suck! NBA Grand Final weekend, I'm callin you out Garcia but I'm uppin the stakes!
I beat you, you leave the division...You beat me, I will leave Hyponotic FOR-EV-ER!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anwar Sadat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ici La Bas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anwar Sadat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ici La Bas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
La Bas 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.
Sadat looking to control.
Sadat controlling La Bas's posture.
Sadat is trying to keep La Bas in close.
La Bas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anwar Sadat.
La Bas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
La Bas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sadat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
La Bas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sadat quickly recovers to half guard.
La Bas is keen to just control but Sadat is a slippery customer.
Sadat wants to get back to full guard.
La Bas wants to stand up but Sadat is controlling the position.
La Bas trying to pass the guard but Sadat defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bas trying to control the action but Sadat is working from the bottom.
La Bas is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ici La Bas.
La Bas throws an overhand right that lands on Sadat's shoulder, as Sadat tries to avoid the shot.
Sadat fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. La Bas sprawls well initially but Sadat persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sadat is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, La Bas has managed to free his arm - good work.
La Bas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sadat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sadat's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bas trying to control.
Good control from La Bas.
Well, with La Bas on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Sadat is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Sadat turns into La Bas and is now in his guard.
Sadat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
La Bas keeping moving, preventing Sadat from controlling successfully.
Sadat is looking to pass into half guard but La Bas pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now La Bas is in guard.
Sadat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
La Bas trying to control the position from guard on top but Sadat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
La Bas is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ici La Bas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sadat fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. La Bas sprawls well initially but Sadat persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ici La Bas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
La Bas shoots in and bounces Sadat off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Ici La Bas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sadat looking for a sweep. Not yet Sadat, not yet.
Sadat controls La Bas momentarily but La Bas frees himself.
La Bas trying to control the position from guard on top but Sadat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
La Bas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sadat is keeping the position for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
La Bas wants to stand but Sadat is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
La Bas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ici La Bas wasn't active enough on the ground.
La Bas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadat being controlled for a moment.
La Bas moves into full mount!
Sadat is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
La Bas avoids the attempt from Sadat to control.
La Bas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sadat is squirming around, avoiding La Bas's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bas stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sadat blocks a jab.
Sadat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Bas.
Sadat scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sadat is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but La Bas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
La Bas is looking to regain half guard here but Sadat keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ici La Bas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
La Bas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sadat tries to roll over but La Bas keeps him under control.
Sadat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. La Bas is working away from the top position though.
La Bas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sadat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
La Bas trying to advance position but Sadat counters by regaining guard.
Sadat keeping moving, preventing La Bas from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
La Bas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sadat is proving hard to escape from.
Ici La Bas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sadat closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. La Bas quickly recovers to half guard.
La Bas is trying to control but can't.
La Bas is trying to get back to full guard.
La Bas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for La Bas.
Sadat is looking to pass into half guard but La Bas pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now La Bas is in guard.
La Bas postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sadat is keeping the position for now.
Sadat manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sadat wants to control the pace but La Bas is squirming around nicely.
La Bas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sadat controlling from the full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Bas is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
La Bas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sadat is working away from the top position though.
Sadat trying to mount his opponent but La Bas defends it.
Sadat is thwarting La Bas's attempts to control the position.
Sadat is keen to just control but La Bas is a slippery customer.
Sadat uses his free foot to push down on La Bas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for La Bas.
Sadat with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bas is wriggling around trying to escape.
La Bas throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sadat. What's that going to do exactly?
Sadat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sadat trying to control but La Bas is having none of it.
Anwar Sadat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sadat controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Bas tries to hold on but Sadat postures up.
Ici La Bas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sadat thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
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 Anwar Sadat.
Well La Bas 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ici La Bas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Selby Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van damm has chosen Life Goes On as his entrance music. Selby Campbell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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37
192 lbs
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34
200 lbs
29 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Selby Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tong Van damm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van damm shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Campbell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van damm seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Van damm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Campbell is trying to maintain the position but Van damm is very close to passing his half guard.
Campbell is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Campbell wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Van damm is working for a submission of some sort.
Van damm thows a huge punch but Campbell dodges it nicely.
Campbell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Campbell wants to improve his position but Van damm is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Campbell.
Campbell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van damm is one step ahead there.
Campbell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van damm throwing strikes from guard but Campbell blocks nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Campbell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Campbell is controlling Van damm's posture.
Campbell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Campbell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van damm's guard.
Van damm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Campbell defends well.
Campbell throws a big right hand that misses.
Campbell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Van damm is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Van damm has escaped and now he's on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van damm won't allow Campbell to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Campbell working a defensive guard here.
Campbell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Van damm from controlling successfully.
Campbell trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Campbell being controlled here, momentarily.
Campbell keeping full guard, as Van damm tries to pass.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Campbell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van damm counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Campbell's guard now.
Campbell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Van damm from controlling successfully.
Van damm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campbell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van damm defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van damm wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is trying to control the position but Van damm postures up.
Van damm wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Campbell working a defensive guard here.
Campbell has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Van damm should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Campbell has tightened it up now! Van damm 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 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Selby Campbell!
Selby Campbell 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Sinistra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Grot Myszkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grot Myszkowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by eye of the tiger. 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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179 lbs
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29
183 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinnie Sinistra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Grot Myszkowski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinistra. Grot Myszkowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Sinistra has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Grot Myszkowski slips a jab and a cross from Sinistra.
Sinistra looks to land a right hand but Grot Myszkowski moved out of range.
Sinistra misses with a left hand
and Grot Myszkowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sinistra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grot Myszkowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sinistra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grot Myszkowski has managed to get both his arms back between Sinistra's legs - danger averted.
Grot Myszkowski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sinistra is proving hard to escape from.
Grot Myszkowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sinistra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grot Myszkowski has managed to get both his arms back between Sinistra's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinistra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grot Myszkowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grot Myszkowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grot Myszkowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinistra keeping moving, preventing Grot Myszkowski from controlling successfully.
Sinistra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grot Myszkowski tries to stand but Sinistra is controlling from the bottom.
Grot Myszkowski has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Game Of Thrones MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sinistra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grot Myszkowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grot Myszkowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sinistra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grot Myszkowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinistra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sinistra looking for a guillotine here but Grot Myszkowski defends easily.
Grot Myszkowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grot Myszkowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinistra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grot Myszkowski is working Sinistra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Grot Myszkowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sinistra looking for a guillotine here but Grot Myszkowski defends easily.
Sinistra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grot Myszkowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grot Myszkowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grot Myszkowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grot Myszkowski postures up and lands a big shot to Sinistra's brow.
Grot Myszkowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sinistra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grot Myszkowski works over Sinistra with some ground and pound from guard.
Sinistra is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinistra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grot Myszkowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grot Myszkowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grot Myszkowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Sinistra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grot Myszkowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sinistra seems to have got his legs back now.
Grot Myszkowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grot Myszkowski works over Sinistra with some ground and pound from guard.
Sinistra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grot Myszkowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grot Myszkowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grot Myszkowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grot Myszkowski postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Sinistra covers up, he's hurt! Grot Myszkowski keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Grot Myszkowski and the ref steps in to end the fight! Grot Myszkowski can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Grot Myszkowski!
After the fight, Leon Grot Myszkowski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Fisher misses
and Hunter counters with a leg kick.
Fisher throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.
Fisher scores with a head kick. Hunter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Vincent Hunter has been cut.
Fisher throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunter counters with a good low kick that Fisher was not able to check.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hunter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Hunter scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher lands with a nice combination. Hunter backs away looking to recover.
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter drives through with a takedown into Fisher's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fisher looking to control.
Hunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fisher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is stalling in the full guard.
Hunter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Fisher wants to stand but Hunter is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fisher is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter pulls Fisher in close to prevent any damage.
Hunter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fisher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fisher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fisher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hunter is on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fisher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunter.
Hunter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
Fisher throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hunter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fisher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunter trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Hunter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.
Fisher thows a leg kick but Hunter checks it
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Vincent Hunter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vincent Hunter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hunter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fisher.
Hunter lands a leg kick that knocks Fisher off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Fisher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hunter trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter landing with the ground and pound.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher.
Fisher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Fisher is keeping the position.
Hunter throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
Hunter cracks Fisher with a solid left hand.
Hunter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hunter prevents Fisher from getting back to his feet.
Hunter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunter connects with a couple of short punches.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fisher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vincent Hunter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunter won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunter with a nice head shot there.
Hunter cracks Fisher with a solid left hand.
Fisher pulls Hunter in close to prevent any damage.
Fisher is looking to stand back up but Hunter counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fisher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter wants to control but Fisher is keeping him busy.
Hunter is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Hunter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Hunter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Fisher works over Hunter's head and body with a nice combination.
Fisher swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
Hunter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
Fisher lands a big head kick that sends Hunter tumbling to the mat! Fisher takes a step backwards and waves Hunter back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Hunter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fisher. Fisher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hunter cracks a nice hook into Fisher's ribs.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Hunter seems to have got his legs back now.
Fisher lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fisher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fisher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter cracks a nice hook into Fisher's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter punishes Fisher's body with a nice straight punch.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to the liver by Hunter. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Fisher.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fisher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Hunter is looking to wear down Fisher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Fisher.
Fisher stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunter. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.
Good shot there by Hunter.
Hunter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fisher to the mat! Fisher manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Fisher is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter landing with the ground and pound.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunter is controlling him.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fisher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunter's guard.
Hunter controls Fisher momentarily but Fisher frees himself.
Hunter has a closed guard, preventing Fisher from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control the position.
Hunter has a closed guard, preventing Fisher from standing up.
Hunter pushes a forearm under Fisher's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Fisher is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vincent Hunter!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vincent Hunter thanked Kemists ↑ 5x160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Why Do Good Girls Like Bad Guys?. LaRusso has chosen You're The Best! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunt shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and LaRusso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LaRusso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LaRusso.
Hunt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. LaRusso was covering up waiting for the punch and Hunt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
LaRusso wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Hunt's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but LaRusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but LaRusso blocks nicely.
Hunt is working LaRusso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hunt moves into full guard.
LaRusso pushes down on Hunt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
LaRusso tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hunt is looking to control LaRusso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hunt avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunt gets back to full guard.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
LaRusso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hunt trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to sweep but instead, LaRusso has passed into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hunt trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
LaRusso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
LaRusso slips under a jab.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hunt closes this distance looking for a takedown but LaRusso circles away.
Hunt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. LaRusso manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hunt landing some decent shots from guard.
LaRusso wants to get back to his feet but Hunt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunt trying to control but LaRusso is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looking to pass the guard.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt throws a strike but LaRusso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
LaRusso trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mike Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hunt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunt wants to improve his position but instead LaRusso has moved into half guard.
Hunt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
LaRusso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hunt wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to control the position but LaRusso says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hunt wants to get back to full guard.
Hunt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hunt moves into full guard.
LaRusso trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hunt looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! LaRusso has picked Hunt up and slammed him! Hunt can't keep hold of the triangle and LaRusso manages to pass to side control!
Hunt sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso trying to control the pace.
Hunt manages to get to full guard.
Hunt has his hands on LaRusso's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that second 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.
LaRusso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Hunt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. LaRusso tries to avoid it but Hunt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag LaRusso to the ground. LaRusso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts LaRusso as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LaRusso staying out of range there.
Hunt tries for a takedown but LaRusso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hunt tries to score a power double leg takedown but LaRusso sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunt somewhat.
LaRusso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and LaRusso counters with a right hand to the body.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
LaRusso ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has LaRusso pinned against the ropes. LaRusso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hunt is really struggling to find his range with his punches. LaRusso's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt throws a right and a left that LaRusso avoids nicely.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and LaRusso counters with a right hand to the body.
LaRusso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaRusso lands a big head kick that sends Hunt tumbling to the mat! LaRusso takes a step backwards and waves Hunt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt shoots for a takedown but LaRusso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from LaRusso. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
LaRusso lands a big head kick that sends Hunt tumbling to the mat! LaRusso takes a step backwards and waves Hunt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
LaRusso lands an uppercut, right on the button! Hunt tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny LaRusso!
Johnny LaRusso is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Johnny LaRusso thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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