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CCF Midweek Mayhem 124 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Xavier Potterswheel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Xavier Potterswheel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton Xavier Potterswheel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potterswheel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Potterswheel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Potterswheel scores with a decent looking hook.
Kelly misses with a double jab
and Potterswheel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Potterswheel content to control rather than advance.
Potterswheel is trying to control. Kelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potterswheel stalling.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Xavier Potterswheel wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Potterswheel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potterswheel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Potterswheel throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Potterswheel trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Potterswheel.
Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Potterswheel chips away with some ground and pound.
Potterswheel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Potterswheel throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Potterswheel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potterswheel working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potterswheel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kelly's head.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Potterswheel from controlling successfully.
Potterswheel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Potterswheel pushing down on Kelly's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Potterswheel wants to take a breather but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly pushes Potterswheel off and gets back to his feet.
A jab from Potterswheel misses.
Potterswheel cracks Kelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potterswheel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Potterswheel.
Potterswheel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Potterswheel lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Potterswheel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kelly looks winded!
Potterswheel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Potterswheel wants it to stay on the feet.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Potterswheel moves out of range easily.
Potterswheel lands an overhand right.
Kelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Potterswheel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Potterswheel looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potterswheel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Potterswheel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kelly napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Potterswheel is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Potterswheel slows the pace down.
Potterswheel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potterswheel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kelly to see if he's OK.
Potterswheel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kelly to see if he's OK.
Potterswheel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kelly to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Xavier Potterswheel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly is rocked!
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Potterswheel finish him?
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Potterswheel cracks Kelly with a hook to the temple - Kelly is on wobbly legs here! Potterswheel swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kelly falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Potterswheel wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Quinton Xavier Potterswheel!
Quinton Xavier Potterswheel was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczerbiec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone throws a leg kick that misses.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Szczerbiec moves away and avoids it.
Szczerbiec has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Szczerbiec connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Szczerbiec at a distance.
Szczerbiec tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Szczerbiec throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Szczerbiec avoids the head kick by Stone.
Szczerbiec has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone is looking to control Szczerbiec's arms but Szczerbiec gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stone has his back to the cage.
Szczerbiec trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Stone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Szczerbiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone taking a breather.
Stone has Szczerbiec pressed against the cage.
Szczerbiec avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Szczerbiec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Szczerbiec!
Patryk Szczerbiec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczerbiec lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Szczerbiec lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Szczerbiec, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Szczerbiec rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stone trying to control the position but instead, Szczerbiec has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stone into the cage.
Szczerbiec missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone looking to stall.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone looking to slow down the pace here.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Szczerbiec tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Szczerbiec manages to break the clinch.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Szczerbiec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szczerbiec fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Szczerbiec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Szczerbiec throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Szczerbiec. Szczerbiec circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Szczerbiec looks for the body kick but Stone saw that one coming.
Szczerbiec closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Szczerbiec lands a head shot.
Szczerbiec misses with a kick to the body.
Szczerbiec throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Stone tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone tries to clinch there but Szczerbiec circles away.
Szczerbiec misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczerbiec lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Szczerbiec forces Stone back against the cage and clinches.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone stalling.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Szczerbiec.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patryk Szczerbiec dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone throws a head kick but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
A slow jab from Szczerbiec misses its intended target.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Szczerbiec moved out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stone in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Szczerbiec has taken the fight to the clinch.
Szczerbiec trying to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczerbiec avoids the damage to the body.
Stone stalling.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczerbiec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patryk Szczerbiec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Szczerbiec goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szczerbiec blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Szczerbiec wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Ben Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Szczerbiec lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone slows down the pace here.
Szczerbiec missing with knees to the body.
Stone tries to stall but Szczerbiec uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Szczerbiec trying to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Szczerbiec.
Stone is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczerbiec landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone avoiding damage as Szczerbiec throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szczerbiec using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Stone.
Szczerbiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Stone avoiding damage as Szczerbiec throws knees to the body.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Szczerbiec pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone takes one to the chin there.
Nice body kick there by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a body kick.
Stone is looking to slow Szczerbiec down with leg kicks.
Szczerbiec throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Szczerbiec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Szczerbiec misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Szczerbiec moved out of range nicely.
Szczerbiec tries a head kick but it misses.
Szczerbiec uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
A bone on bone clash there as Szczerbiec blocks the leg kick.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Szczerbiec lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Szczerbiec slams his shin into Stone's torso.
Szczerbiec ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone tries to clinch but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
Szczerbiec lands with a kick to the temple. Stone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Szczerbiec stalks Stone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stone's face. Stone staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Szczerbiec moves away and avoids it.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Szczerbiec's head but Szczerbiec sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szczerbiec throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szczerbiec was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Szczerbiec misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Szczerbiec.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczerbiec throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Stone throws a hook but Szczerbiec avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patryk Szczerbiec dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec scores with a leg kick.
Szczerbiec throws a front kick aimed at Stone's knee but Stone avoids it well.
Szczerbiec throws a body kick that misses.
Stone cracks Szczerbiec with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Szczerbiec moves into the clinch.
Szczerbiec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Szczerbiec moves away.
Szczerbiec throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stone gets tackled into the cage by Szczerbiec. Szczerbiec maintains the clinch.
Stone avoids the elbow strike from Szczerbiec, against the cage.
Szczerbiec trying to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Szczerbiec blocks it.
Szczerbiec using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Szczerbiec is blocking nicely.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone prevents a body shot from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Szczerbiec both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Szczerbiec misses.
Szczerbiec lands with a slapping head kick.
Szczerbiec misses with a wild combination.
Szczerbiec feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Stone misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Szczerbiec.
A right-left combo lands from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Szczerbiec saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczerbiec lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stone will feel that in the morning.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Szczerbiec lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
Szczerbiec misses with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.
Szczerbiec looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Szczerbiec misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to clinch but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Szczerbiec - the referee stops the clock and Stone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Szczerbiec. Stone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Szczerbiec throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Szczerbiec works over Stone's head and body with a nice combination.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szczerbiec throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Szczerbiec scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Szczerbiec swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Szczerbiec. That's going to slow Stone down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec scores with a jab.
Szczerbiec digs a good hook to Stone's body.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Szczerbiec saw that one coming.
Szczerbiec misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A combination from Szczerbiec does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczerbiec staying out of range there.
Stone moves to clinch but Szczerbiec breaks away
and Szczerbiec counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patryk Szczerbiec clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Szczerbiec is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Stone works the jab nicely.
Szczerbiec shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Szczerbiec is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stone backs up against the cage.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec slips under a jab from Stone.
Szczerbiec throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szczerbiec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Stone.
Szczerbiec fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Szczerbiec misses with a combination
and Stone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Szczerbiec is just out of range.
Szczerbiec throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone throws a lazy head kick
and Szczerbiec counters with a series of strikes. Stone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Szczerbiec lands a two punch combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Szczerbiec has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Szczerbiec and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Szczerbiec rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Szczerbiec misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Szczerbiec misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone avoiding damage as Szczerbiec throws knees to the body.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Szczerbiec avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Szczerbiec tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczerbiec trying to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec missing with knees to the body.
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Szczerbiec tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Szczerbiec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczerbiec is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Szczerbiec blocks it.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Szczerbiec misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Szczerbiec trying to land knees to the body.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec missing with knees to the body.
Stone is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Szczerbiec is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szczerbiec tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Szczerbiec trying to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec throws a knee to the head but misses.
Szczerbiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Stone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Szczerbiec throws an elbow but misses.
Szczerbiec pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Szczerbiec. Szczerbiec obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Szczerbiec ducks down to avoid it.
Szczerbiec moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patryk Szczerbiec had his way with Ben Stone in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Szczerbiec dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Szczerbiec stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Szczerbiec.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Szczerbiec does it's job there.
Szczerbiec misses with a head kick.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Szczerbiec misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczerbiec circles away.
Szczerbiec throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.
Stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Szczerbiec finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Szczerbiec avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Szczerbiec misses with a kick to the body.
Szczerbiec scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stone doesn't seem bothered though.
Szczerbiec throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Szczerbiec to score with a decent uppercut.
Szczerbiec ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Ben Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec cracks Stone with an open hand slap.
Stone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Szczerbiec ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Szczerbiec.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczerbiec scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Szczerbiec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Szczerbiec misses with a head kick.
Szczerbiec throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Patryk Szczerbiec is winning the standup battle so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Szczerbiec misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Szczerbiec.
Stone tries to keep at a distance but Szczerbiec has taken the fight into the clinch.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Patryk Szczerbiec is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Szczerbiec is blocking nicely.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczerbiec.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szczerbiec blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Szczerbiec has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stone.
Stone blocks a body shot from Szczerbiec.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Szczerbiec managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone stalling against the cage.
Szczerbiec is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczerbiec crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Szczerbiec lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patryk Szczerbiec showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Szczerbiec has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Patryk Szczerbiec!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Patryk Szczerbiec!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Patryk Szczerbiec!
Patryk Szczerbiec wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Patryk Szczerbiec, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ka Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennison has chosen Snot- Stoopid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ka Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Kennison!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lima plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jab from Lima.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lima, as that shot connected.
Kennison throws a low kick, looking for Lima's leg but Lima calmly moves out of range.
Kennison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Kennison.
Kennison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lima tries to stall but Kennison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lima is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kennison to keep the fight standing.
Our sources have told us that Lima has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima tries to break free but Kennison pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kennison.
Lima is trying to pull guard but Kennison has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kennison throws an elbow but misses.
Kennison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kennison lands an elbow inside.
Kennison just leaning against Lima, taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Kennison.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kennison throws an elbow but misses.
Kennison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kennison breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison throws a right hand that Lima ducks under and follows up with a left that Lima also avoids with ease.
Lima throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lima throws the left hand but Kennison avoids the punch easily.
Kennison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lima scores with a leg kick.
Lima misses with an uppercut. Kennison saw that one coming.
Lima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lima swings for the body but Kennison moves out of range.
Kennison scoring well with a low kick there.
Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kennison.
Kennison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lima.
Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kennison.
Kennison throws the kick towards the body but Lima avoids it.
Kennison just misses with a punch to the body.
Lima thows a body kick. Kennison tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima lands a head shot.
Kennison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kennison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kennison checks a leg kick.
Kennison lands with an uppercut that bounces Lima off the cage and back into range.
Lima lands a nice looking body shot.
Lima scores with the left hand. Kennison knows he should have avoided that one.
Kennison is rocked!
Lima lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Kennison up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Lima from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Kennison's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ka Lima!
A very excited looking Ka Lima rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slabodan Milosevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milosevic comes to the cage accompanied by Symphony of Destruction. Kersikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Survival . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slabodan Milosevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rustam Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milosevic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kersikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Milosevic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Milosevic scores with a one two! Kersikov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Milosevic's calf.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Milosevic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kersikov walks into a jab.
Milosevic throws a sloppy head kick
and Milosevic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milosevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
We've been told by Milosevic's head coaches at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kersikov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milosevic.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Milosevic.
Jab by Milosevic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Milosevic throws a series of punches but Kersikov moves out of range.
Milosevic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Milosevic scores with a decent looking hook.
Milosevic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Milosevic catches Kersikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Milosevic throws a right and a left that Kersikov avoids nicely.
Milosevic avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Milosevic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Milosevic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Milosevic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milosevic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kersikov. Kersikov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by Milosevic.
Milosevic cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
Milosevic thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Milosevic.
Milosevic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kersikov's head.
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Milosevic is able to avoid easily.
Kersikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kersikov works Milosevic's body with a nice hook.
Kersikov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Milosevic throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milosevic lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
Milosevic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Milosevic misses with a few strikes there.
Milosevic lands with an overhand left.
Milosevic throws a head kick that misses.
Kersikov walks into a stiff left hand from Milosevic.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Milosevic ducks down to avoid it.
Milosevic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Milosevic as he connects with a hook.
Milosevic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Slabodan Milosevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Milosevic doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick by Milosevic misses
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov tries to work over Milosevic's front leg with a kick but Milosevic checks it.
Milosevic thows a leg kick but Kersikov checks it
and Kersikov counters with a good low kick that Milosevic was not able to check.
Milosevic thuds his right hand into Kersikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Milosevic connects with a looping right hand.
Milosevic throws a series of punches but Kersikov moves out of range.
Milosevic throws a wild body kick that Kersikov sees coming a mile off.
Milosevic scores with a nice strike.
Kersikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Milosevic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov tries to work over Milosevic's front leg with a kick but Milosevic checks it.
Milosevic feints a jab promting Kersikov to slip. Milosevic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kersikov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slabodan Milosevic dominated that round.
That's time! Milosevic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milosevic throws a leg kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Milosevic throws a head kick that misses.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Milosevic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kersikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Milosevic rather than just go for the knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Milosevic!
A nice inside leg kick there by Milosevic. That's going to slow Kersikov down.
Kersikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Milosevic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kersikov has time to react.
Milosevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Milosevic connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milosevic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kersikov under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Milosevic.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Milosevic.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Milosevic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Milosevic misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with a two punch combo.
Milosevic tries to land a front kick but Kersikov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kersikov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Slabodan Milosevic is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Milosevic. Milosevic obviously looking to wear him down.
Milosevic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Milosevic misses with a head kick.
Milosevic throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Milosevic throws a sloppy head kick
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milosevic avoids the head kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kersikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Milosevic if he has to take too many more of those.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Milosevic moved away.
Milosevic takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Milosevic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Milosevic scores with a leg kick.
Milosevic lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov cracks the inside of Milosevic's front leg.
Kersikov keeps Milosevic at a distance using the push kick.
Milosevic misses with a looping left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kersikov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Milosevic finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Kersikov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Milosevic if he has to take too many more of those.
Milosevic misses with the body kick
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kersikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Milosevic throws a sloppy head kick and Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Milosevic's leg but Milosevic calmly moves out of range.
Kersikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kersikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Milosevic on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Kersikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Milosevic scores with a four punch combination!
Milosevic throws a head kick that misses.
Kersikov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Milosevic throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Milosevic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov is looking to slow Milosevic down with leg kicks.
Milosevic throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov tries to work over Milosevic's front leg with a kick but Milosevic checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rustam Kersikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Milosevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Milosevic fails to land with a series of punches.
Milosevic misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Milosevic.
Milosevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milosevic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Milosevic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kersikov counters with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Milosevic misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kersikov. Those never looked like landing.
Milosevic throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Milosevic.
Milosevic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Milosevic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Milosevic connects with a high kick.
Kersikov takes a swing at Milosevic's ribcage but misses.
Milosevic throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milosevic moves away.
Milosevic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Milosevic stumbling backwards into the cage! Milosevic bounces back off the cage towards Kersikov, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Kersikov lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Kersikov celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rustam Kersikov!
A relieved looking Rustam Kersikov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzysztof Kothciushco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Smiths's chin.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Smiths!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kothciushco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smiths circles away quickly and effectively.
Smiths is looking to clinch.
Smiths throws a hook but Kothciushco avoids it easily.
Smiths misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John Smiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kothciushco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kothciushco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smiths throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kothciushco counters with a body kick that stops Smiths in his tracks momentarily.
Smiths changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kothciushco looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
You can see the frustration on Kothciushco's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smiths in the domination position with Kothciushco hanging on.
Smiths working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smiths in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kothciushco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smiths wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kothciushco, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiths trying to control the position but Kothciushco is working away.
Kothciushco is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smiths has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kothciushco is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kothciushco gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smiths wants to control but Kothciushco is keeping him busy.
Smiths is working for a kimura but Kothciushco is defending it quite comfortably.
Smiths is pressing down on Kothciushco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kothciushco is holding on for now.
Kothciushco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smiths throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kothciushco manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Smiths moves in looking to clinch but Kothciushco pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiths shoots in for a double leg but Kothciushco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smiths has Kothciushco up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Smiths.
Smiths goes for a takedown attempt but Kothciushco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Krzysztof Kothciushco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smiths.
Smiths darts in and clinches Kothciushco up against the cage.
Smiths misses with an elbow strike.
Smiths goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kothciushco prevents it.
Smiths turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Smiths manages to end up in side control.
Smiths trying to control the position but Kothciushco is working away.
Kothciushco struggling a bit here.
Kothciushco is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiths thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smiths tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kothciushco is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smiths tries for a kimura but Kothciushco is defending well.
Kothciushco is trying to get back to his feet.
Smiths tries for a kimura but Kothciushco is defending well.
Kothciushco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smiths asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smiths is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kothciushco looks calm but he's in trouble here. Smiths gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kothciushco is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Smiths lets go of the hold and Kothciushco can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Smiths!
An out of breath John Smiths thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Weisz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamoru Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamoru Takamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Weisz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mamoru Takamura!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weisz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Weisz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Takamura wants to sweep here but Weisz controlling him for the moment.
Weisz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takamura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Weisz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weisz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takamura is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Takamura is trying to break the clinch but Weisz is controlling him.
Takamura misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weisz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Takamura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Weisz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Takamura is defending well.
Weisz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Takamura walks away with a smile on his face. Weisz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Weisz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weisz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takamura as he avoids it easily.
Weisz misses with a wild combination.
Takamura stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takamura wants it to stay on the feet.
Weisz throws a sloppy head kick and Takamura moves out of range easily.
Takamura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Takamura looks for the body kick but Weisz saw that one coming.
Takamura takes a swing at Weisz's ribcage but misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Weisz.
Takamura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Takamura enables Weisz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Takamura manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura wants to sweep here but Weisz controlling him for the moment.
Takamura managing to control the position.
Takamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Weisz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weisz distracts Takamura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Weisz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Takamura wants to sweep here but Weisz controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weisz tries to free his leg and advance position but Takamura is retaining full guard.
Weisz trying to control but Takamura is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Erik Weisz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Takamura gets caught napping as Weisz dives in and scores a takedown. Takamura manages to retain guard.
Weisz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weisz won't allow Takamura to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weisz forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takamura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weisz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Weisz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Weisz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takamura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weisz dodges the punch combination from Takamura.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takamura lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Weisz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Weisz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Weisz misses with a takedown attempt - Takamura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Weisz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Takamura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weisz.
Weisz is controlling the pace.
Weisz trying to control the action but Takamura is working from the bottom.
Erik Weisz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura is looking to improve his position.
Weisz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Weisz stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erik Weisz.
Takamura scores with a jab to the head.
Weisz pushes Takamura up against the cage in a clinch.
Weisz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weisz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Takamura walks away with a smile on his face. Weisz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Takamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weisz wants to clinch.
Takamura stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Weisz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Takamura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Weisz moves forwards but Takamura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takamura throws a right hand that Weisz ducks under and follows up with a left that Weisz also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weisz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamoru Takamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weisz moves out of range of the strikes.
Takamura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Weisz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weisz dives in and grabs Takamura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takamura pushes down on Weisz's head and hops out.
Takamura stuffs the takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Weisz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Weisz shoots for a takedown but Takamura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Takamura misses with a hook.
Takamura swinging wildly here.
Weisz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takamura as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weisz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takamura's waist but Takamura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Weisz off to one side.
Takamura thows a body shot but no joy.
Weisz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weisz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Takamura 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!
Danga de danga de dang - Takamura scores with a four punch combination!
Weisz loads up on a big right hand but Takamura slips the punch.
Takamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weisz.
Weisz shoots for a double leg takedown but Takamura sprawls well. He's pushed Weisz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Weisz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Weisz throws a right and a left that Takamura avoids nicely.
Takamura lands a jab to the nose.
Takamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weisz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takamura tries to sprawl but Weisz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weisz not doing much here.
Takamura has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Weisz is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weisz is stalling here. Takamura is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Weisz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Takamura has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Weisz tries to buck Takamura off but Takamura is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Weisz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Weisz tries to bench press Takamura off him but Takamura keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura working away.
Weisz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Weisz is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Takamura manages to get to full guard.
Weisz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Weisz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Takamura is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weisz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Erik Weisz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Takamura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Weisz throws a head kick but Takamura moves out of range.
Weisz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Weisz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weisz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takamura circles away.
Takamura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weisz's hands.
Weisz checks a low kick from Takamura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weisz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weisz misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Takamura.
Weisz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takamura throws a push kick but Weisz slaps the foot to one side.
Takamura slips a jab from Weisz.
Weisz tries to clinch up
and Takamura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takamura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weisz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weisz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weisz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takamura stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mamoru Takamura just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weisz blocks a low kick nicely.
Mamoru Takamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weisz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takamura misses with a leg kick.
Weisz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weisz feints and as Takamura raises his hands in defense, Weisz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Weisz wanted to stand there but Takamura had control of the position.
Takamura 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.
Weisz trying to control but Takamura is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Erik Weisz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Takamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weisz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takamura connects with an inside leg kick.
Weisz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Weisz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Takamura has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Weisz but great work by Takamura.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Takamura has control of an arm but Weisz manages to advance to Takamura's back!
Takamura tries to roll but Weisz sticks to his back.
Weisz thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weisz looking for the choke from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takamura tries to roll but Weisz sticks to his back.
Weisz wants to control the position but Takamura frees himself and scrambles - Weisz manages to regain control in side control.
Weisz moves into full mount!
Takamura is bucking up trying to escape but Weisz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Takamura tries to lock up and control but Weisz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weisz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Weisz landing strikes from the mount.
Weisz working for a submission but Takamura is keeping him at bay.
Takamura working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weisz is trying to take his opponent's back.
Weisz wants to control the action but instead Takamura gets a body lock and reverses into Weisz's guard! Nice work!
Takamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Weisz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weisz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Takamura is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Weisz had his way with Mamoru Takamura in 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. This is the final round!
Takamura looks to throw the jab but Weisz is out of range.
Weisz defending well as Takamura loads up on a big left hand.
Takamura gets caught flat footed, as Weisz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Weisz advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weisz tries to stand and escape but Takamura is controlling the position.
Takamura is staying active underneath Weisz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Weisz controlling the pace.
Takamura wants to improve his position but Weisz is controlling well.
Weisz wants to take a breather but Takamura is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Erik Weisz just wasn't active enough.
A punch combination from Weisz misses.
Weisz instigates a clinch.
Weisz tries for a takedown but Takamura manages to get underhooks.
Weisz has Takamura pressed against the cage, preventing Takamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takamura gets underhooks to prevent Weisz's takedown attempt.
Takamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weisz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Takamura napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Weisz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Takamura is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Weisz working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weisz trying to control the position but Takamura is working away.
Weisz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Takamura is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Weisz wants to stand but Takamura is controlling his arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weisz happy to just control the position for now.
Weisz scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura wants to control but Weisz postures up.
Takamura looking for a sweep but Weisz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Takamura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Weisz tries to control but Takamura wriggling away.
Weisz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Takamura is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weisz controlling his opponent.
Weisz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Takamura for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Weisz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Weisz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Erik Weisz!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Erik Weisz!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Erik Weisz!
Erik Weisz wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodore Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do Is Win. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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253 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeAndre Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodore Sabre!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Louis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sabre.
Sabre misses with a takedown attempt - Louis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sabre shoots for a double leg takedown but Louis sprawls well. He's pushed Sabre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
DeAndre Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodore Sabre.
Louis slaps away a takedown attempt from Sabre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Louis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sabre.
Sabre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Louis is trying to get back to full guard.
Sabre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Louis actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sabre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Louis is refusing to be controlled, as Sabre sits in half guard.
Sabre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Louis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Louis wants to control the action here but instead Sabre manages to pass to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis taking shots to the head.
It looks like DeAndre Louis has been cut.
Louis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sabre on the ground.
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!
Sabre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Louis hang on?
DeAndre Louis's cut is getting worse.
Louis is squirming around, avoiding Sabre's attempts to control the action.
Louis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sabre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
DeAndre Louis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at DeAndre Louis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Feodore Sabre!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Wordsworth Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frederick Wordsworth Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wordsworth Ward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matthews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wordsworth Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Matthews walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wordsworth Ward lands a nice looking body shot.
Matthews misses with a takedown
and Wordsworth Ward counters with a straight right hand.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Wordsworth Ward circles away easily
and Wordsworth Ward counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wordsworth Ward throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matthews counters with a three punch combo that has Wordsworth Ward backing up. Wordsworth Ward nods at Matthews to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews shoots and misses
and Wordsworth Ward counters with a stiff right hand.
Frederick Wordsworth Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Matthews.
Matthews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wordsworth Ward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wordsworth Ward.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Matthews got wobbled bad by a big combination! Wordsworth Ward presses forward with punches and knees until Matthews stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Matthews closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederick Wordsworth Ward!
A very excited looking Frederick Wordsworth Ward made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zemli Funtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall Stevens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zemli Funtov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funtov looking to score a takedown here. Stevens is defending well but Funtov drives through and ends up in Stevens's guard.
Funtov controlling from the top position.
Funtov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stevens goes for a double leg but Funtov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Funtov continues to drive forward.
Stevens has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Funtov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Funtov to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funtov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stevens prevents it.
Funtov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Funtov slips a nice elbow through Stevens's hands, connecting with Stevens's forehead.
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!
Stevens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Funtov lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Funtov there.
Funtov winds up and cracks Stevens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stevens wants to improve his position but Funtov is controlling well.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funtov is nestled in close to Stevens, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stevens is rocked!
Funtov lands a big elbow - Stevens is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Funtov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zemli Funtov!
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C
A |
G |
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B |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
88% |
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