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HFC 190 Stairway To Heaven PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araujo comes to the cage accompanied by Who Shot Ya?. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brutus Landry enters the cage!
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214 lbs
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218 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Landry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Araujo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Araujo throws a lazy head kick
and Landry counters with a nice leg kick.
Landry lands a nice hook to Araujo's body. Araujo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Araujo throws a sloppy head kick
and Landry counters with a nice kick to the body.
Araujo is breathing heavily.
Landry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brutus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry throws a series of punches but Araujo avoids them all with ease.
Araujo blocks a head kick by Landry.
Landry throws a head kick but Araujo moves out of range.
Araujo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Landry connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Araujo lands a body shot.
Landry scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Landry coming out on top.
Landry connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Araujo to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Landry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brutus Landry!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by "Not Falling" by Mudvayne. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries for a takedown but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Simpson's coach down at Weed Nation was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Simpson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Simpson leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Simpson throws a counter combo.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Simpson moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Simpson has double underhooks.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Wade Anderson has been cut.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.
Simpson with a knee to the head.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simpson lands a knee to the head.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good body shot from Simpson.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
Simpson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Simpson.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Nice body punch from Simpson - that landed with a thud.
Simpson lands a left hand.
Simpson digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Simpson.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Simpson lands a left hand.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Simpson working Anderson over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simpson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
Simpson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Simpson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Simpson gets a clinch.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson lands a knee to the head.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Simpson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Simpson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Anderson jumps guard but Simpson stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpson scores with a knee to the head.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Simpson.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Simpson keeps him there for the moment.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bart Simpson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simpson working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Simpson walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Simpson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simpson working Anderson over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to push Simpson away but Simpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Simpson keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simpson.
Simpson working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Simpson - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Simpson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wade Anderson's cut.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Simpson gets a clinch.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simpson.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Simpson has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Simpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Simpson keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simpson lands a left hand.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpson connects with a knee to the head.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson lands a knee to the head.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Simpson has double underhooks.
Simpson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Simpson has the dominant position.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson jumps guard but Simpson stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wade Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson tries to circle away but Simpson has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simpson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bart Simpson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Simpson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Simpson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Simpson!
A relieved looking Bart Simpson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gabaldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuinness comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't a party without me . Juan Gabaldon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connor McGuinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Gabaldon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuinness throws a hook but Gabaldon avoids it easily.
McGuinness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gabaldon closes the distance but McGuinness moves to the side
and McGuinness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by McGuinness.
It looks like Juan Gabaldon has been cut.
Gabaldon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuinness lands a jab to the head.
A cross from McGuinness lands.
McGuinness with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from McGuinness.
McGuinness is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Gabaldon needs to keep his hands up - McGuinness had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for McGuinness.
Gabaldon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGuinness keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuinness throwing a counter right hand but Gabaldon manages to avoid it.
Connor McGuinness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness misses with a hook. Gabaldon ducked under it nicely.
Gabaldon feints the counter takedown.
McGuinness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gabaldon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gabaldon throws a leg kick
and Gabaldon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by McGuinness there.
McGuinness slaps away a takedown attempt from Gabaldon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McGuinness digs a good hook to Gabaldon's body.
McGuinness fails to land with a series of punches.
McGuinness throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuinness swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gabaldon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabaldon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGuinness's waist but McGuinness gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gabaldon off to one side.
McGuinness scores with the left hand. Gabaldon knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been told by McGuinness's head coaches at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuinness throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McGuinness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gabaldon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGuinness fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for McGuinness. That snapped Gabaldon's head back.
That has opened up Juan Gabaldon's cut even more.
Gabaldon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McGuinness is not content to let Gabaldon control the position.
McGuinness is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabaldon trying to control the position but McGuinness is working away.
McGuinness prevents Gabaldon from improving position.
McGuinness tries to buck Gabaldon off but Gabaldon is having none of it.
McGuinness struggling a bit here.
McGuinness is looking for a sweep.
Gabaldon wants to control but McGuinness is keeping him busy.
Gabaldon tries to move to mount but McGuinness blocks the move with his legs.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gabaldon working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGuinness is not content to let Gabaldon control the position.
McGuinness is looking for a sweep.
McGuinness can't do much from the bottom here.
McGuinness regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGuinness tries to get to full guard but Gabaldon has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuinness wants to sweep but Gabaldon has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McGuinness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Gabaldon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGuinness leaves Gabaldon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McGuinness throws a one two combo.
McGuinness changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuinness jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGuinness lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gabaldon backs up against the cage.
Nice body punch from McGuinness.
Gabaldon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from McGuinness misses its target.
McGuinness bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gabaldon's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gabaldon closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness is trying to force a seperation but Gabaldon has the dominant position.
Gabaldon stalling in the clinch but McGuinness improves position.
McGuinness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuinness connects with a jab.
Gabaldon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuinness connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gabaldon scrambles back to his feet.
The cut above Juan Gabaldon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGuinness lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gabaldon fails with the takedown.
Connor McGuinness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Gabaldon.
McGuinness lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gabaldon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by McGuinness.
Gabaldon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gabaldon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGuinness defends it nicely.
A jab from McGuinness does it's job there.
Gabaldon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGuinness's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuinness is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McGuinness wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gabaldon pushing down on McGuinness's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gabaldon wants to take a breather but McGuinness is having none of it.
McGuinness wants to get back to full guard.
Gabaldon wants to take a breather but McGuinness is having none of it.
Gabaldon looks to land a strike but McGuinness avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
McGuinness lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McGuinness trying to control but Gabaldon is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabaldon kicks McGuinness off and gets to his feet.
McGuinness throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gabaldon on the side of the head.
McGuinness jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Juan Gabaldon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McGuinness connects with a single shot there.
Gabaldon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabaldon tries to move into range but McGuinness moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juan Gabaldon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Connor McGuinness!
After winning the bout, Connor McGuinness thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D Remy La Gam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook's entrance music is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qRYiBuywZU. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D Remy La Gam!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Gam listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like John Cook has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Cook.
La Gam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cook has closed the distance and engaged La Gam in a clinch.
Cook fails to pull guard.
La Gam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
La Gam cracks Cook with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. La Gam has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cook to stand back up!
Cook is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Gam feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Cook crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). D Remy La Gam!
The defeated John Cook had this to say: 'Thank your for the great fight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons's entrance music is Rev Theory - Dead in a Grave. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Parsons with a jab.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parsons was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Parsons looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Parsons looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Parsons gets a clinch.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parsons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Parsons is controlling him.
Parsons lands a nice uppercut.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Parsons controls his hands.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parsons has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Parsons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Parsons forces Taylor back against the cage and clinches.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Parsons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Parsons lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parsons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Parsons.
Taylor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Parsons throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parsons.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Parsons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parsons throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Taylor tries to counter it with a takedown but Parsons pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Parsons closes the distance and clinches.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor wants to break free but Parsons has control.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Parsons knows he should have avoided that one.
Parsons rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parsons tries to clinch up.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parsons avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Parsons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Taylor lands with an overhand left.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Parsons.
Parsons tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parsons wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Parsons dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Parsons tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Parsons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parsons misses with a few strikes there.
Parsons is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Parsons closes the distance and clinches.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Parsons closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parsons is defending well for now.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Parsons moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Parsons should have avoided that one.
Jack Parsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parsons throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Parsons avoids it easily.
Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Parsons has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Parsons has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
A nice left hand lands by Parsons.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Parsons has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parsons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Parsons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Parsons is controlling the position.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Parsons forces Taylor back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
Parsons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Taylor wants to take the fight to the mat but Parsons manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Parsons pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parsons fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jack Parsons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Taylor.
Parsons wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Parsons.
Parsons lands a lovely overhand right.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Parsons.
Parsons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parsons throws a series of strikes that have Taylor backpedaling.
Parsons has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
Jack Parsons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Parsons on the inside.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parsons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor feints the counter takedown.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Parsons avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Parsons misses its intended target.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jack Parsons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parsons looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Taylor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Parsons clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Parsons dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Parsons takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Parsons attempts a counter takedown but Taylor avoids it well and moves away.
Parsons tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor feints the counter takedown.
Parsons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parsons tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Parsons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parsons sets himself, and Taylor steps forward looking for the clinch! Parsons avoids it this time.
Parsons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Parsons.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Parsons doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Parsons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor feints the counter takedown.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Parsons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a swing at Parsons's ribcage but misses.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Parsons.
Parsons wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Parsons tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parsons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parsons.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
Parsons pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parsons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Parsons has double underhooks.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Parsons has double underhooks.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Taylor wants a takedown.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parsons misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Taylor is trying to push Parsons away but Parsons has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parsons is looking to clinch.
Parsons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parsons tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Ryan Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parsons closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parsons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Parsons lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Parsons working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Parsons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parsons, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Parsons!
Jack Parsons bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Grupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grupe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Organized Konfusion - Bring It On (Buckwild Remix) . This should be a great matchup!
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30
185 lbs
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38
178 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Comanche Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norbert Grupe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grupe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grupe wants to clinch up but Todd keeps it at a distance.
Todd throws a right and a left that Grupe avoids nicely.
Todd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grupe.
Todd lands with a good body shot.
Todd misses with a combination
and Grupe counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grupe throws an elbow but misses.
Grupe scores with a shot to the side of Todd's head.
Todd breaks from the clinch.
Grupe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grupe moves out of range of the strikes.
Grupe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Grupe.
Nice defenses there by Grupe.
Todd misses with a straight left.
And Grupe tries to counter it with a takedown but Todd pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Todd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Todd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grupe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grupe throws a right and a left that Todd avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Todd.
Todd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grupe's head.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
Despite the aggression on Grupe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Todd scores with the left hand. Grupe knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Todd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grupe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
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!
Grupe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Todd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Todd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Todd sizes up Grupe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grupe fails to land with a series of punches.
Todd appears to be looking for a big counter.
Todd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grupe defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd throws an overhand right that lands on Grupe's shoulder, as Grupe tries to avoid the shot.
Grupe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grupe dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Grupe misses with a series of wild punches.
Todd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grupe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Todd.
Grupe gets a double leg takedown into Todd's guard.
Todd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grupe.
Grupe trying to control but Todd is working from the bottom.
Todd is working an open guard so Grupe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Grupe throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Todd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Todd throws a jab but it's blocked by Grupe.
Todd misses with a right hand
and Grupe counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with an uppercut
and Grupe counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Todd down! Grupe is looking to finish but Todd is intelligently defending himself.
Todd is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grupe.
Oh Todd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grupe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grupe stands and steps away. Todd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Todd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grupe rattles Todd with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Todd tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Grupe dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Todd stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Norbert Grupe!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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318 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Star!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do swinging wildly here.
Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Star on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Star looks to throw the jab but Do is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Star.
Do defending well as Star loads up on a big left hand.
Star throws a body shot but no joy.
Star throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Do on the side of the head.
Star lands with a thumping leg kick.
Star throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do throws a sloppy head kick and Star moves out of range easily.
Star counters with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Do.
Star throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Star throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Do, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Star misses with a leg kick
and Do counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Star!
Do with the ground and pound but Star regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Do tries to pass to full mount but Star defends it.
Star tries to kick Do off but Do keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Star pushes Do off and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Star misses.
Do misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Star scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star misses with a double jab
and Do counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Patrick Star has been cut.
Do throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Do.
Do checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Star misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Star 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 Do has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Do and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Star uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do.
Star throws a leg kick but Do checks it.
Star throws a jab when Do was well out of range.
Star fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Star scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.
It looked like Do was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Star throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Jab by Star.
Star's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Do connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Star scrambles back to his feet.
Star works the jab nicely.
Do swinging wildly here.
A nice side step and Star releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A punch combination from Star misses.
Star tries to move into range but Do moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Star moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Star moves away from the strike by Do.
Star throws a poor cross that misses
and Do counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Star.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Star moves away.
Star changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Star throws a body shot but no joy.
Do keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Star. That's going to slow Do down.
Do lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That has opened up Patrick Star's cut even more.
A good leg kick by Star.
Star avoids the head kick by Do.
Star throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Star.
It looked like Do was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Star looks to land a right hand but Do moved out of range.
Do swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Star will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Star's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Do misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Star misses.
Star throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Star rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Do moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Star fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Do looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Star fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Do is out of range.
Do is looking to counter punch.
Star throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Star.
Do half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do misses with the combination.
Star uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do.
Star swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do tries to counter by clinching up but Star breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do attempts a counter takedown but Star avoids it well and moves away.
Patrick Star seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Star throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Star getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Do scores with a shot to the body.
Do misses with a few strikes there.
Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Star.
Star lands a lovely overhand right.
Star shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Star lands a big shot that drops Do! Can he finish him?
Do is rocked!
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!
Do wants to improve his position but instead Star has moved into half guard.
Oh Do is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Do desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Do seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Star looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
Star lands a big shot that drops Do! Can he finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do wants to sweep here but Star controlling him for the moment.
Do throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Star escapes and throws Do's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Star has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Star's head.
Do wants to land a leg kick but Star is out of range.
Star connects with a leg kick. Do looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Star jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Do tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Star misses
and Do counters with a three punch combo that has Star backing up. Star nods at Do to acknowledge the strikes.
Patrick Star seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Star takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Star throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Do stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Star dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do fails to land with a series of punches.
Do throws a nice looking combination but Star bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Star is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Do displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Star throws out the jab.
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!
Do moves out of range as Star throws a body kick.
Star misses with an uppercut.
Do connects with a single shot there.
Do lands a left and a right that send Star crashing to the mat, dazed. Do thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Star is rocked!
Do throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Star is still on wobbly legs! Can Do finish him?
Will Do is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do avoids the body shot from Star.
Do drops Star with a big left hand! Star is injured, injured bad! Do jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Do!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes to the cage accompanied by Life Is Beautiful. Squirrel has chosen Bio Crisis - Delirio as his entrance music. Junior Brandon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
215 lbs
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226 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Squirrel!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Junior Brandon has been cut.
Brandon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brandon.
Squirrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brandon counters with a takedown into side control.
Brandon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Squirrel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Brandon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Squirrel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Squirrel is looking to regain half guard here but Brandon keeps moving and retains side control.
Brandon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brandon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Squirrel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brandon gets full guard.
Squirrel throwing strikes but missing.
Brandon pulls Squirrel in close to his closed guard and prevents Squirrel from doing any damage or advancing position.
I've been told that Squirrel has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Squirrel trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
Squirrel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking to control.
Brandon wants to sweep but no luck.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandon wants to sweep here but Squirrel controlling him for the moment.
Squirrel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brandon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Squirrel lands a lovely overhand right.
Squirrel throws a combination that misses
and Brandon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Squirrel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Brandon prevents Squirrel from improving his position.
Squirrel trying to control here.
We've been hearing good reports from Brandon'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.
Squirrel punching from the bottom.
Brandon throwing shots but Squirrel is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandon is just content to waste time from the top position. Squirrel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squirrel wants to sweep here but Brandon controlling him for the moment.
Squirrel looking for a guillotine here but Brandon defends easily.
Brandon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brandon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Squirrel counters with a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Squirrel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandon was well out of range. Poor timing from Squirrel.
Squirrel works over Brandon's head and body with a nice combination.
Brandon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Squirrel defends well and Brandon ends up having to push Squirrel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Squirrel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junior Brandon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brandon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Squirrel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Squirrel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Squirrel is not content to let Brandon control the position.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Brandon wants to stand but Squirrel has his arm trapped.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon tries for a kimura but Squirrel is defending well.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Squirrel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brandon working away.
Brandon wants to control but Squirrel is keeping him busy.
Squirrel is trying to get back to half guard.
Brandon lands a nice forearm strike.
Brandon working away.
Check out the look on Brandon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brandon in side control, throwing shots but Squirrel defends.
Brandon wants to control but Squirrel is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brandon working away.
Squirrel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brandon wants to stand but Squirrel has his arm trapped.
Squirrel dodges the ground and pound from Brandon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Brandon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Squirrel is looking to regain half guard here but Brandon keeps moving and retains side control.
Brandon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Squirrel, who protects the arm well.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Brandon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Squirrel keeps working.
Brandon tries to score with some ground and pound. Squirrel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brandon working away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brandon wants to control but Squirrel is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Squirrel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Squirrel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Squirrel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Squirrel wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Squirrel misses.
Brandon is looking to counter with head kicks.
Squirrel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brandon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brandon is thwarting Squirrel's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Squirrel tries to get to full guard but Brandon has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Brandon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Brandon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Squirrel throws a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Squirrel. No joy for Brandon on that attempt.
Squirrel forces Brandon back against the cage and clinches.
Squirrel stops a takedown attempt from Brandon.
Nice body punch from Squirrel - that landed with a thud.
Squirrel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandon backwards.
Squirrel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Squirrel lands with a right to the head.
Squirrel misses with some punches.
Squirrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Squirrel just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Squirrel throws a combination that misses
and Brandon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Squirrel trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel moves into full guard.
Squirrel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brandon.
Brandon trying to control but Squirrel is working from the bottom.
Brandon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Squirrel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Junior Brandon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Squirrel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brandon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Squirrel is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel tries to buck Brandon off but Brandon is having none of it.
Brandon working away.
Brandon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brandon swings around for an armbar but Squirrel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brandon's guard.
Squirrel looking to sit in guard and control but Brandon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Squirrel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brandon controls the pace.
Squirrel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brandon trying to control but Squirrel is working from the bottom.
Squirrel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Squirrel's head.
Brandon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Squirrel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brandon has Squirrel in his guard.
Squirrel wants to control from the top but Brandon keeps moving.
Brandon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brandon is really struggling to control Squirrel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Squirrel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brandon is not content to let Squirrel control the position.
Squirrel cracks Brandon with a big elbow.
Squirrel working the ground and pound but Brandon is defending the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Squirrel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Squirrel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Squirrel!
A victorious Steve Squirrel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
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32
189 lbs
20 - 21 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex James!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thompson stuffs the takedown.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hunter Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex James.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thompson leaves James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thompson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
James is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thompson's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Thompson tries to get to full guard but James has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
James is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson works James's body with a nice hook.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thompson was covering up waiting for the punch and James finishes the takedown easily into guard.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
James preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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!
Thompson working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thompson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Thompson lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
James connects with a jab.
James blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson gets caught napping as James dives in and scores a takedown. Thompson manages to retain guard.
James working some strikes from top position.
James scoring with some ground and pound.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson is trying to control the position but James postures up.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells James's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
James won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Thompson pulls James in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a couple of decent looking shots.
James scoring with some ground and pound.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thompson lands a head kick. James smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horrible takedown attempt by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson, which made it look bad.
Thompson misses with a hook
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thompson's hands.
Thompson throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've been told by Thompson's head coaches at Team Beta Male that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex James will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hunter Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
James clobbers Thompson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson lands a jab to the head.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thompson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson.
James dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on James's head and hops out.
Hunter Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex James.
James steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thompson. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunter Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thompson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
An attempted straight right counter from Thompson misses the target.
James drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
James controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
James looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
James cracks Thompson with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Thompson throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thompson cracks the inside of James's front leg.
James blocks the body kick.
James on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James darts in looking for a takedown but Thompson gets double underhooks and turns James into the cage.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thompson takes one to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from James.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson slips under a jab from James.
Thompson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
James ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
James might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thompson tries to land a leg kick but James saw it coming and moves away.
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James shoots in looking for a takedown but Thompson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing James's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. James gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Thompson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thompson leaves James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunter Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex James.
Thompson avoids the body shot from James.
Thompson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
Oooooh!!! Thompson has knocked James down with a huge combo! Thompson steps away and waves a wobbly James back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
James is rocked!
It looks like Alex James has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! James collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hunter Thompson!
Hunter Thompson retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Hunter Thompson 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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