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HFC Challengers 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emmanuel Jung had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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18
166 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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189 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmanuel Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Swanson !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung misses with a straight left.
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Jung is looking for a counter combo.
Jung moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Jung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jung looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Jung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swanson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jung throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab from Jung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jung. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swanson counters with a left and a right that stings Jung.
Jung throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
As Jung backs off Swanson throws a huge counter combo but Jung manages to avoid it all.
Swanson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Swanson takes a swing at Jung's ribcage but misses.
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Swanson . Those never looked like landing.
Jung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Jung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swanson is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Jung throws a right hand that Swanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Swanson also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jung. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A swing and a miss from Jung.
Jung lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Swanson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swanson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jung thinking.
Jung is breathing heavily.
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jung misses with a two punch combination.
Swanson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swanson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung ducks right into an uppercut from Swanson .
Jung misses with a series of wild punches.
Jung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swanson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swanson counters with a left and a right that stings Jung.
Swanson swings for the body but Jung moves out of range.
Jung swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Emmanuel Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Swanson . Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Jung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Jung throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Jung throws the left hand but Swanson avoids the punch easily.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jung.
Jung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swanson tries to bum rush Jung with a series of wild strikes but Jung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jung lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Emmanuel Jung will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jung misses with a wild combination.
Jung throws a series of strikes that have Swanson backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jung. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson swings for the body but Jung moves out of range.
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Jung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Swanson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jung has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Jung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung fails to land with a series of punches.
Jung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swanson .
Swanson is looking for the big counter here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Swanson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jung misses with a series of wild punches.
Swanson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swanson .
A little feinted left hand from Jung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jung misses with a double jab.
Swanson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jung swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jung swinging wildly here.
Swanson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Swanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Swanson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Swanson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Emmanuel Jung is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a few strikes there.
Swanson unleashes a big counter combination but Jung bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Swanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jung circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Swanson .
Jung misses with a hook to the body
and Swanson counters with a series of strikes. Jung will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jung appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jung.
Jung throws an off balance right hand
and Swanson counters with a left and a right that stings Jung.
Jung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emmanuel Jung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jung throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
Swanson is looking for the big counter here.
Swanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Jung misses.
Swanson throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Swanson misses with a shot to the body
and Jung counters with a left and a right that stings Swanson .
Swanson throws a right hand that Jung ducks under and follows up with a left that Jung also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Swanson both land. Nice combination.
Swanson looks to land a combination. Jung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice defenses there by Jung.
Jung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Swanson works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Jung misses the target.
Jung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swanson counters with a three punch combo that has Jung backing up. Jung nods at Swanson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jung. Those never looked like landing.
Jung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Swanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Jung.
Jung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swanson is looking for the big counter here.
Swanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jung displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Swanson throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raphael Swanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jung throws a combination that misses
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jung misses with a wild combination.
As Jung backs off Swanson throws a huge counter combo but Jung manages to avoid it all.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jung dodges the punch combination from Swanson .
As Swanson looks to move away, Jung throws a big counter combo bu Swanson just gets out of the way.
Jung dodges the punch combination from Swanson .
Jung is looking to wear down Swanson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung takes a swing at Swanson 's ribcage but misses.
Jung lands with a right hand.
Swanson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swanson counters with a three punch combo that has Jung backing up. Jung nods at Swanson to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jung.
Swanson throws a right and a left that Jung avoids nicely.
No joy there for Swanson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Jung.
Jung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Jung misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jung. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Swanson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swanson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Swanson .
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jung is just out of range.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Jung throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung dodges the punch combination from Swanson .
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jung.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Jung slips the punch.
Jung throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with the combination.
Jung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jung dodges the punch combination from Swanson .
Jung tries to bum rush Swanson with a series of wild strikes but Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swanson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jung swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with the combination.
Swanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swanson stalks Jung and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jung's face. Jung staggers backwards, shaken.
Jung takes a swing at Swanson 's ribcage but misses.
Jung connects with a body shot.
Jung throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson scores with a jab to the head.
Swanson takes one on the button.
Jung throws a right hand that Swanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Swanson also avoids with ease.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raphael Swanson .
Well Swanson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aidan McVeigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palsimar Rouhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McVeigh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is E-Dubble - Let Me Oh. Aidan McVeigh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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183 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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19
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Very confident |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aidan McVeigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Palsimar Rouhares!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McVeigh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McVeigh feints a jab promting Rouhares to slip. McVeigh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rouhares slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rouhares closes the distance and clinches up with McVeigh, looking for a takedown. Rouhares pushes McVeigh against the cage but McVeigh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rouhares fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McVeigh, pushing him back against the cage.
Rouhares has hold of one of McVeigh's legs. McVeigh is fighting the takedown attempt but Rouhares gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
McVeigh keeping moving, preventing Rouhares from controlling successfully.
Rouhares prevents McVeigh from getting back to his feet.
McVeigh is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rouhares dives into side control.
McVeigh wants to get back to his feet.
McVeigh is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rape Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Rouhares wants to take a breather but McVeigh manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rouhares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rouhares wants to control from the top but McVeigh keeps moving.
Rouhares drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McVeigh manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rouhares has McVeigh in his guard.
Rouhares has a closed guard, preventing McVeigh from standing up.
Rouhares wants to sweep here but McVeigh controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McVeigh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
McVeigh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rouhares trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McVeigh manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
McVeigh wants to stand but Rouhares has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rouhares is working an open guard so McVeigh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
McVeigh lands an overhand right.
McVeigh lands with a kick to the temple. Rouhares shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McVeigh lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McVeigh lands a head kick!
Rouhares fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McVeigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rouhares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rouhares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McVeigh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McVeigh slaps away a takedown attempt from Rouhares, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aidan McVeigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Palsimar Rouhares.
Rouhares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McVeigh misses with a jab, cross combination.
McVeigh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rouhares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for McVeigh.
McVeigh lands a high kick!
Rouhares moves in looking to clinch but McVeigh pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rouhares on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rouhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rouhares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McVeigh sprawls well. McVeigh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rouhares gets slowly back to his feet.
Rouhares shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McVeigh but McVeigh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rouhares takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McVeigh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McVeigh throws a head kick that Rouhares semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McVeigh.
McVeigh lands with a kick to the temple. Rouhares shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McVeigh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rouharess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rouhares is looking to clinch.
McVeigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McVeigh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rouhares's sensitive parts.
Rouhares shoots in but McVeigh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan McVeigh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick from McVeigh lands but Rouhares takes it in his stride.
Rouhares wants to clinch.
McVeigh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rouhares circles away quickly and effectively.
McVeigh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rouhares takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rouhares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McVeigh.
Aidan McVeigh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rouhares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rouhares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McVeigh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McVeigh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rouhares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rouhares shoots in for a double leg but McVeigh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aidan McVeigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McVeigh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVeigh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rouhares closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McVeigh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rouhares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McVeigh!
Rouhares has McVeigh up against the cage in a clinch.
McVeigh working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVeigh wants to break free but Rouhares has control.
Rouhares changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McVeigh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That kick from McVeigh tenderised Rouhares's leg. Rouhares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rouhares dives in and grabs McVeigh's left leg, looking for a takedown. McVeigh pushes down on Rouhares's head and hops out.
Aidan McVeigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Palsimar Rouhares.
McVeigh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McVeigh lands a head kick!
Rouhares doesn't manage to clinch there - McVeigh circles away.
McVeigh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rouhares looking to pass the guard.
McVeigh uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Aidan McVeigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rouhares shoots in for a double leg but McVeigh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rouhares is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rouhares tries for a takedown but McVeigh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McVeigh lands a head kick. Rouhares smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McVeigh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rouhares takes a step back to recover.
Aidan McVeigh is winning the standup battle so far.
Rouhares on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for McVeigh.
Rouhares takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rouhares tries to clinch but McVeigh moves out of range.
McVeigh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McVeigh scores with a head kick. Rouhares tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McVeigh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rouhares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McVeigh feints a jab promting Rouhares to slip. McVeigh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rouhares slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McVeigh cracks the inside of Rouhares's front leg.
Rouhares clinches with his opponent.
McVeigh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McVeigh is looking to break free of the clinch but Rouhares has double underhooks.
Rouhares has McVeigh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McVeigh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McVeigh prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouhares keeps control of McVeigh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rouhares wants a takedown.
McVeigh tries to break free but Rouhares pushes him back against the cage.
McVeigh has had enough of the clinch but Rouhares keeps him there for the moment.
McVeigh wants to break the clinch but can't.
McVeigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rouhares dives in for a single leg takedown but McVeigh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Good leg kick by McVeigh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McVeigh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rouhares at a distance.
McVeigh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McVeigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
McVeigh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McVeigh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McVeigh.
Rouhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McVeigh. McVeigh obviously looking to wear him down.
Rouhares darts in looking for a takedown but McVeigh gets double underhooks and turns Rouhares into the cage.
McVeigh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rouhares's head.
McVeigh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rouhares tries to score a power double leg takedown but McVeigh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rouhares somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rouhares shoots in looking for a takedown. McVeigh tries to sprawl out of it but Rouhares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McVeigh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McVeigh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rouhares's head.
Rouhares moves in looking to clinch but McVeigh pushes him off.
Rouhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McVeigh. McVeigh obviously looking to wear him down.
McVeigh connects with a leg kick. Rouhares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rouhares dives in and grabs McVeigh's left leg, looking for a takedown. McVeigh pushes down on Rouhares's head and hops out.
McVeigh throws a head kick that Rouhares semi-blocks.
Rouhares is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McVeigh lands with a kick to the temple. Rouhares shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McVeigh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rouhares is rocked!
McVeigh throws a head kick that Rouhares semi-blocks.
Rouhares is still on wobbly legs! Can McVeigh finish him?
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from McVeigh! Rouhares is out on his feet! McVeigh rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rouhares is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rouhares is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aidan McVeigh!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aidan McVeigh made sure he mentioned Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Dee BJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Dee BJ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny Jon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon tries to sprawl but BJ drives through with a takedown into half guard.
BJ not landing any meaningful shots this time.
BJ is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jon pushes BJ off but BJ dives into side control.
Jon prevents BJ from moving into mount.
Jon is not content to let BJ control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BJ tries to score with some ground and pound. Jon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
BJ knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jon on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BJ prevents Jon from escaping the position.
BJ has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jon struggling a bit here.
Jon tries to escape but BJ is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon is trying to improve his position.
BJ is looking to take a break and control but Jon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
BJ lands a nice forearm strike.
Jon tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Jon wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
An elbow from BJ crashes against the mat.
Jon is trying to improve his position.
Jon struggling a bit here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jon has taken the fight to the clinch.
BJ gets a trip takedown into half guard.
BJ content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon is working an open guard so BJ takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
BJ drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes BJ off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
BJ stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and BJ wants it to stay on the feet.
Jon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but BJ defends well and Jon ends up having to push BJ into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jon stuffs the takedown.
Jon instigates a clinch.
BJ avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
BJ tries to pull guard but Jon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jon successfully pulls guard.
Jon has his feet on BJ's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
BJ shoots for a takedown but Jon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Dee BJ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BJ looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jon is fending him off so far but BJ persists. Nope, Jon circles away and we're back to standing.
Jon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. BJ tries to avoid it but Jon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag BJ to the ground. BJ escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jon misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like BJ wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon misses with a double jab.
BJ appears to be looking for a big counter.
BJ looking to score a takedown here. Jon is defending well but BJ drives through and ends up in Jon's guard.
BJ trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
BJ slips a jab and a cross from Jon.
Jon throws a right and a left that BJ avoids nicely.
BJ shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
BJ trying to control from Jon's half guard. Jon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We've been informed that Jon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
BJ postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonny Jon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by BJ.
Jon has closed the distance and engaged BJ in a clinch.
Jon drags the fight down to the ground.
BJ has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
BJ scoring with some ground and pound.
BJ with a flurry of punches that miss.
BJ prevents Jon from getting back to his feet.
BJ connects with a couple of short punches.
BJ prevents Jon from getting back to his feet.
Jon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. BJ manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BJ is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jon defends well.
BJ is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jon defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BJ throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
BJ throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jon escapes and throws BJ's legs to the side, diving into side control!
BJ is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jon is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jon is working for a guillotine from mount but BJ frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BJ is trying desperately to improve position.
Jon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force BJ to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so BJ shrugs it off.
Jon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BJ's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
BJ working to try and regain half guard.
BJ wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BJ is desperately trying to improve his position but Jon has a good base and remains in mount.
BJ tries to hold on but Jon pushes him away.
BJ is looking to improve his position but Jon isn't that keen on the idea.
Jonny Jon has got the better of the ground game so far.
BJ is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BJ sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
BJ trying to control but Jon postures up.
Jon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
BJ looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jon stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Jonny Jon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BJ is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jon moves into the clinch successfully.
Jon decides to pull guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
BJ looking to sit in guard and control but Jon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jon trying to stand up but can't free himself from BJ's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Jon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Jon.
BJ closes the distance and pushes Jon back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as BJ walks away with a smile on his face. Jon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jon misses with a two punch combination.
Jon misses with a body shot.
BJ shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jon is trying to get back to his feet.
BJ working the head with strikes.
Jon wants to get back to his feet.
BJ scores with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BJ decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jon to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BJ slips a jab and a cross from Jon.
BJ throws a big counter combination but Jon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
BJ throws a right and a left that Jon avoids nicely.
Jon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BJ shoots for a double leg takedown but Jon sprawls well. He's pushed BJ's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Despite the aggression on Jon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jon slaps away a takedown attempt from BJ, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jon shoots in but no luck this time.
BJ throws a big counter combination but Jon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
BJ dodges the punch combination from Jon.
Jon throws a poor cross that misses
and BJ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jon wants to clinch.
Jon tries to score a power double leg takedown but BJ sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jon somewhat.
Jay Dee BJ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Jon.
BJ clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon is trying to pull guard but BJ turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jon tries to break free but BJ pushes him back against the cage.
Jon is trying to maintain a safe position but BJ gets an underhook and turns Jon into the cage.
Good body shot from BJ.
Jon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BJ gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jon regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BJ drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jon!
BJ is trying to get back to half guard.
BJ is not content to let Jon control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for BJ!
BJ gets back to half guard.
BJ looking for submissions off his back.
BJ wants to improve his position but Jon is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
BJ slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jonny Jon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
BJ had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jon defends it easily.
BJ is looking for a triangle but Jon pushes his legs off easily.
Jay Dee BJ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon wants to control from the top but BJ keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Dee BJ showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jon 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
240 lbs
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23
246 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fabricio Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Boyd!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez throws the left hand but Boyd avoids the punch easily.
Velasquez sets himself, and Boyd steps forward looking for the clinch! Velasquez avoids it this time.
Velasquez scores with a one two! Boyd had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Velasquez throws a good cross that connects.
Velasquez cracks Boyd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Velasquez with a jab.
Boyd should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Velasquez moves into range and clinches up with Boyd.
Boyd has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Velasquez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boyd has picked Velasquez up - he's going for a ride! Boyd dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Velasquez'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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd thows a huge punch but Velasquez dodges it nicely.
Boyd prevents Velasquez from standing back up.
Velasquez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Boyd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Velasquez pushes Boyd off and gets back to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boyd has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Boyd avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boyd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Velasquez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Alex Boyd has been cut.
Velasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Velasquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Boyd. Boyd gets slowly back to his feet.
Velasquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fabricio Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boyd fails with a takedown attempt.
Fabricio Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Boyd.
Velasquez scores with a nice strike.
Velasquez lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Velasquez does no damage.
Velasquez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Velasquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyd is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velasquez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Velasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyd ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Velasquez.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws out a loose jab but Boyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boyd.
Velasquez misses with a double jab.
Velasquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boyd.
Velasquez scores with a sloppy right hand. Boyd should have avoided that one.
Velasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyd tries to counter by closing the distance.
Velasquez missing with a left hand there. Boyd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Boyd tries a quick counter leg kick but Velasquez is wise to it.
Velasquez misses with a double jab.
Velasquez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Velasquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Velasquez is trying to force a seperation but Boyd has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Boyd has him pressed against the cage.
Boyd prevents Velasquez from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Velasquez on the inside.
Boyd is looking for a takedown.
Velasquez wants to break free but Boyd has control.
Velasquez tries to break free but Boyd pushes him back against the cage.
Boyd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Velasquez tries to break the clinch but Boyd is controlling the position.
Velasquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Boyd won't allow it.
Velasquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyd has double underhooks.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Boyd is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Velasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Boyd's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boyd slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Boyd throws out a counter right but Velasquez avoids it with no problem.
Velasquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyd.
Velasquez connects with the punch.
Boyd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Velasquez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Velasquez stops a takedown attempt from Boyd.
Velasquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boyd has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch but Boyd keeps him there for the moment.
Velasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velasquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyd has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Velasquez breaks the clinch.
Velasquez thuds his right hand into Boyd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Velasquez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Velasquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boyd can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velasquez scores with a jab to the head.
Boyd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Velasquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyd.
Velasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boyd drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Velasquez defends it well.
Boyd slips under a jab from Velasquez.
Velasquez looks to land a combination but Boyd avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Boyd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez looks to land a combination but Boyd avoids it well.
Boyd tries a quick counter leg kick but Velasquez is wise to it.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fabricio Velasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyd ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Boyd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Velasquez scores with a one two! Boyd had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fabricio Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fabricio Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Boyd.
Velasquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velasquez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Boyd has Velasquez pressed against the cage, preventing Velasquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boyd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Velasquez wants to break free but Boyd has control.
Velasquez tries to circle away but Boyd has him pinned against the cage.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Boyd has him pressed against the cage.
Boyd is looking to take this one to the mat.
Velasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to break free but Boyd has control.
Boyd gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Velasquez regains guard.
Velasquez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boyd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boyd stops Velasquez from standing up.
Boyd throwing strikes from guard but Velasquez blocks nicely.
Boyd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boyd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boyd postures up in Velasquez's guard and throws a big left but Velasquez blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Velasquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boyd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Velasquez throws a right hand that misses
enabling Boyd to counter with a crisp jab.
Velasquez loads up on a big right hand but Boyd slips the punch.
Velasquez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Velasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Boyd's shoulder, as Boyd tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Velasquez. Those never looked like landing.
Velasquez throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Velasquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Velasquez misses its intended target.
Velasquez throws a shot from downtown. Boyd moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Velasquez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Boyd's cut.
That's time! Velasquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boyd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Velasquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Boyd's head.
Boyd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Velasquez misses the jab.
Boyd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Velasquez.
Boyd takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Velasquez misses.
Boyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velasquez.
Boyd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Velasquez loads up on a big right hand but Boyd slips the punch.
Velasquez throws a looping overhand right but Boyd ducks down to avoid it.
Boyd throws out a counter right but Velasquez avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands with a nice combination. Boyd backs away looking to recover.
Boyd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Velasquez defends it nicely.
Velasquez throwing a counter right hand but Boyd manages to avoid it.
Fabricio Velasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyd follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Boyd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boyd blocks a jab.
Velasquez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boyd in his tracks.
Boyd tries for a takedown but Velasquez circles away easily
and Velasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez's corner calls for a 1-2. Velasquez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Velasquez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boyd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Velasquez throws a series of punches but Boyd avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boyd throwing strikes but missing.
Velasquez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velasquez wants to stand but Boyd is controlling the position.
Boyd scoring with some ground and pound.
Boyd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Velasquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boyd throws a big elbow that misses.
Velasquez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Boyd moves out of range of the strikes.
Velasquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Velasquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Fabricio Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Boyd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a straight right.
Boyd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Velasquez.
Boyd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boyd misses with a takedown
and Velasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velasquez scores with the left hand. Boyd knows he should have avoided that one.
Velasquez lands with a cross.
Velasquez throws out a powerful jab.
Velasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Velasquez misses.
Alex Boyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velasquez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boyd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Boyd with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Velasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Velasquez is looking to escape.
Fabricio Velasquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Velasquez is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabricio Velasquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Velasquez, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabricio Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Federico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brotiz Bruttz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Federico comes into the arena with Kid Frost - La Raza blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
280 lbs
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190 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Federico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brotiz Bruttz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Federico tries to bum rush Bruttz with a series of wild strikes but Bruttz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Federico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruttz fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bruttz.
Bruttz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bruttz trying to control from half guard but Federico is working away.
Federico is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Federico blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruttz.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Federico is looking to escape.
Federico keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruttz is trying to control the action in half guard but Federico is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Federico blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruttz.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Federico throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Brotiz Bruttz has been cut.
Bruttz shoots in for a double leg but Federico sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jose Federico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brotiz Bruttz.
Bruttz looks for a takedown but Federico sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Federico as Bruttz shoots in.
Federico misses with the combination.
Federico throws a right hand that Bruttz ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruttz also avoids with ease.
Bruttz goes for a double leg but Federico avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Federico continues to drive forward.
Bruttz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Federico.
Federico falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruttz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Federico looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bruttz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruttz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bruttz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bruttz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Federico tries to kick Bruttz off in order to stand up. Bruttz Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Federico knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bruttz on the ground.
Bruttz landing a few strikes.
Bruttz working the head and body with strikes.
Bruttz is chipping away with strikes.
Federico on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Federico tries to get out of the position.
Bruttz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Federico tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Bruttz is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bruttz. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruttz landing with strikes.
Bruttz lands strikes to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruttz sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Federico taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brotiz Bruttz!
A relieved looking Brotiz Bruttz 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Travis Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Morawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zangief might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to We Own It. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Zangief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krzysztof Morawski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief dodges the punch combination from Morawski.
Zangief ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morawski moves away.
Zangief stuffs the takedown attempt from Morawski. Morawski gets slowly back to his feet.
Zangief pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morawski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zangief fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morawski manages to avoid it.
Zangief throws a right and a left that Morawski avoids nicely.
Morawski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zangief.
Morawski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morawski rushes Zangief and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zangief misses with a knee strike.
Morawski wants a takedown.
Morawski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zangief tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zangief connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morawski's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morawski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zangief controls Morawski momentarily but Morawski frees himself.
Zangief keeping moving, preventing Morawski from controlling successfully.
Morawski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morawski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zangief wants to stand and escape but Morawski is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief controls Morawski momentarily but Morawski frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Zangief as he connects with a hook.
Zangief fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morawski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morawski throws out a leg kick but Zangief moves out of range and Morawski only half commits.
We've been told by Zangief's head coaches at Rape Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zangief lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zangief throws a leg kick which misses Morawski's front leg but catches the back leg as Morawski tries to avoid it.
Zangief scores with a one two! Morawski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Krzysztof Morawski has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zangief rushes Morawski and presses him up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morawski obliges.
Zangief with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zangief prevents the takedown attempt.
Travis Zangief has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Morawski.
Zangief on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morawski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Zangief wants to stand but Morawski is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief controlling the position.
Zangief wants to sweep but no luck.
Zangief being controlled here, momentarily.
Morawski trying to control the position from guard on top but Zangief is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morawski postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morawski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zangief has his foot on Morawski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morawski works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Both fighters circling a little - Zangief finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zangief on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morawski. Morawski obviously looking to wear him down.
Zangief pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Travis Zangief is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morawski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zangief takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zangief tries to close the distance and clinch but Morawski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zangief looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zangief dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morawski. That did some damage!
Morawski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Morawski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Morawski does no damage.
Zangief looks to throw the jab but Morawski is out of range.
Morawski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zangief misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Zangief dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Morawski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morawski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zangief swivels and escapes.
Jab, jab by Zangief - just one landing.
Zangief throws a front kick that sends Morawski stumbling back into the cage.
Zangief throws a head kick but Morawski moves out of range.
Morawski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krzysztof Morawski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zangief walks into a jab.
Zangief throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zangief tries to close the distance and clinch but Morawski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zangief misses with a two punch combination.
Zangief throws a head kick that misses.
Zangief stuffs the takedown.
Morawski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zangief is out of range.
Travis Zangief is winning the standup battle so far.
Morawski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Zangief.
Morawski swings for the body but Zangief moves out of range.
Morawski just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromZangief.
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!
Zangief throws a low kick, looking for Morawski's leg but Morawski calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morawski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morawski misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Zangief misses.
A lazy left from Zangief finds it's target.
Morawski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zangief as he avoids it easily.
Travis Zangief has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Morawski.
Zangief jabs at Morawski's body.
Zangief is looking to clinch.
Zangief waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morawski.
Zangief throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morawski.
Morawski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zangief is looking to clinch.
Zangief tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morawski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morawski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zangief swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zangief throws a counter high kick but Morawski was just alert enough to avoid it.
Zangief walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morawski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zangief throws a push kick but Morawski slaps the foot to one side.
Zangief throws a sloppy head kick and Morawski moves out of range easily.
Zangief uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zangief throws a leg kick but Morawski sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!
Zangief throws a leg kick but Morawski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morawski moves away from the strike by Zangief.
Zangief is looking to score with low kicks.
Morawski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zangief counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zangief fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morawski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zangief misses with a low kick.
Morawski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circle, before Zangief throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Morawski's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Zangief lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Travis Zangief!
Travis Zangief took some time post fight to say the following; 'A big win for me considering Krystoff is an amazing fighter and he's tough as nails. I would like ti thank Hypnotic for once again having me. Bring on the next guy!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dante Gael Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crow is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem- Not Afraid. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
130 lbs
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28
140 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Gael Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Crow!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow takes the fight into the clinch.
Roman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crow did well to prevent Roman getting side control.
Roman wants to pass to mount but Crow is defending the position.
Crow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Crow!
Roman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roman looking to finish with strikes here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman won't let Crow get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roman looking to ground and pound but Crow is blocking nicely.
Crow's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Roman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BOOM! Roman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roman wants to control the action but instead Crow gets a body lock and reverses into Roman's guard! Nice work!
Crow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crow is looking to stand up but Roman won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman working for a triangle but Crow defends it easily.
Crow wants to stand and escape but instead Roman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Roman postures up in Crow's guard and throws a big left but Crow blocks it.
Crow keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.
Roman looking to sit in guard and control but Crow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roman's guard.
Crow wants to stand and escape but instead Roman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
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.
Crow wants to get back to his feet but Roman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Crow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Crow wants to stand up but Roman is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Gael Roman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Roman backs off Crow throws a huge counter combo but Roman manages to avoid it all.
A big right from Roman misses.
Roman feints a jab promting Crow to slip. Roman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Crow does no damage.
Crow lands a right hook to the body.
Roman checks a leg kick.
Crow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roman takes the fight into the clinch.
Crow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crow can do to turn this around?
Roman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
Roman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roman eats them both and turns towards Crow to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crow throws a right and a left that Roman avoids nicely.
Roman dodges the punch combination from Crow.
Roman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crow counters with a three punch combo that has Roman backing up. Roman nods at Crow to acknowledge the strikes.
Roman is rocked!
It looks like Dante Gael Roman has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roman circles away quickly and effectively.
Roman just misses with a punch to the body.
Crow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roman with a body shot.
Crow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roman counters with a stiff right hand.
Sam Crow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crow blocks a jab.
Roman shoots in looking for a takedown but Crow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws a body kick that misses.
Roman misses with an uppercut.
Crow blocks a head kick by Roman.
Crow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roman lands a really nice looking cross but Crow seems unphased.
Crow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crow throws a series of punches but Roman moves out of range.
Crow misses with a double jab.
Roman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crow.
Roman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Roman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roman.
Some wild striking there from Crow.
Roman seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman misses with a wild body shot.
Crow misses with a body shot.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Roman got wobbled bad by a big combination! Crow presses forward with punches and knees until Roman stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Roman closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Crow!
Sam Crow decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Mironov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mironov has chosen Down by Law - by Madball as his entrance music. Kirk Karwoski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
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285 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Mironov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karwoski thuds his right hand into Mironov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Sergei Mironov has been cut.
Karwoski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mironov missing with a left hand there. Karwoski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mironov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karwoski.
Mironov sizes up Karwoski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karwoski lands the left hand.
Nice cross by Karwoski.
Mironov dives in for a single leg takedown but Karwoski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Karwoski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mironov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Karwoski.
Karwoski misses with an uppercut. Mironov saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karwoski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mironov drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mironov postures up.
Mironov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Karwoski keeping full guard, as Mironov tries to pass.
Mironov trying to control the position from guard on top but Karwoski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mironov tries to free his leg and advance position but Karwoski is retaining full guard.
Karwoski has his hands on Mironov's head, controlling the position.
Karwoski trying to keep a closed guard but Mironov is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karwoski keeping moving, preventing Mironov from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Karwoski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mironov.
Karwoski staying out of range there.
Karwoski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karwoski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mironov throws a jab but it's blocked by Karwoski.
Mironov 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.
Karwoski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mironov wants to land a leg kick but Karwoski is out of range.
Karwoski throws a right and a left that Mironov avoids nicely.
Mironov tries for a takedown but Karwoski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kirk Karwoski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Mironov.
Karwoski throws a low kick but Mironov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Karwoski.
Kirk Karwoski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mironov misses the jab.
Karwoski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mironov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karwoski misses the jab.
Mironov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Karwoski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Karwoski.
Karwoski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karwoski lands a lovely overhand right.
Mironov is rocked!
Karwoski loads up on a big right hand but Mironov slips the punch.
Mironov with the counter takedown but Karwoski avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwoski scores with a hook.
Mironov is still on wobbly legs! Can Karwoski finish him?
Karwoski misses with a double jab
and Mironov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mironov seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mironov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karwoski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mironov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mironov trying to control the position from guard on top but Karwoski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mironov looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Karwoski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Mironov's cut.
That's time! Karwoski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mironov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mironov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Karwoski. That one must have hurt.
Karwoski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mironov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mironov throws a push kick but Karwoski slaps the foot to one side.
Karwoski jabs at Mironov's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Karwoski.
Karwoski scores with a hook.
Karwoski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karwoski lands a head kick. Mironov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That has opened up Sergei Mironov's cut even more.
Karwoski loads up on a big right hand but Mironov slips the punch.
Karwoski just misses with a punch to the body.
Karwoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Mironov tries to get set, Karwoski tries to push him back and clinch up but Mironov manages to avoid the attempt.
Kirk Karwoski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mironov thumps Karwoski with a low kick.
Karwoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mironov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Karwoski defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mironov misses the jab.
As Mironov tries to get set, Karwoski tries to push him back and clinch up but Mironov manages to avoid the attempt.
A head kick by Karwoski misses
and Mironov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mironov.
Mironov throwing strikes but missing.
Karwoski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mironov.
Karwoski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Karwoski keeping moving, preventing Mironov from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski is trying to hold Mironov in close to prevent damage but Mironov has managed to pass into half guard.
Mironov wants to pass the guard but Karwoski is defending well.
Karwoski is trying to get back to full guard.
Mironov moves nicely into side control.
Sergei Mironov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mironov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mironov working away.
Karwoski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mironov can do to turn this around?
Karwoski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mironov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karwoski keeps working.
Mironov working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mironov taking a break here but Karwoski is having none of it and regains half guard.
Karwoski is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mironov wants to free his trapped foot but Karwoski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Karwoski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donk. Karwoski catches Mironov right on the button with a cross.
Karwoski throws a chopping leg kick but Mironov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mironov circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karwoski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mironov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mironov misses with an uppercut. Karwoski saw that one coming.
Karwoski wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Karwoski lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Karwoski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Mironov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Karwoski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mironov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sergei Mironov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mironov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mironov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karwoski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karwoski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mironov under the eye.
Mironov misses the jab.
Mironov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karwoski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mironov throws the left hand but Karwoski avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karwoski throws a right and a left that Mironov avoids nicely.
Mironov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mironov lands a nice hook to Karwoski's body. Karwoski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mironov missing with a left hand there. Karwoski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mironov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karwoski.
Karwoski stuns Mironov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski defending well as Mironov loads up on a big left hand.
Karwoski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karwoski throws a leg kick that misses.
Karwoski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mironov was well out of range. Poor timing from Karwoski.
Karwoski takes a swing at Mironov's ribcage but misses.
Mironov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mironov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karwoski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mironov throws a low kick but Karwoski avoids it.
Mironov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Mironov misses its intended target.
Mironov shoots in for a takedown but Karwoski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Karwoski sizes up Mironov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mironov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mironov checks a leg kick.
Karwoski lands a jab.
The cut above Sergei Mironov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karwoski lands a leg kick that knocks Mironov off balance momentarily.
Karwoski misses with a hook. Mironov ducked under it nicely.
Mironov just misses with a punch to the body.
Karwoski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Karwoski misses with a wild body shot.
Mironov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karwoski as he jumps to the side.
Karwoski moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mironov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mironov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Karwoski both land. Nice combination.
Karwoski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karwoski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mironov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mironov misses with an uppercut.
Karwoski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Karwoski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oooooh!!! Karwoski has knocked Mironov down with a huge combo! Karwoski steps away and waves a wobbly Mironov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sergei Mironov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Karwoski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kirk Karwoski is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Karwoski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karwoski.
The fighters circling - Mironov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mironov throws a big shot that misses.
Mironov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karwoski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mironov manages to circle out of the way.
Mironov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mironov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karwoski was well out of range. Poor timing from Mironov.
The fighters circling - Mironov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karwoski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mironov throws the left hand but Karwoski avoids the punch easily.
Karwoski throws a leg kick which misses Mironov's front leg but catches the back leg as Mironov tries to avoid it.
Mironov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karwoski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mironov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mironov misses with a wild body shot.
Mironov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karwoski can pounce on him.
Karwoski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Karwoski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karwoski, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Karwoski!
A victorious Kirk Karwoski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edu Fola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Durden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Monster. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
178 lbs
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26
165 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edu Fola!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fola throws a body kick that misses.
Durden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fola with a jab.
Durden fails with the takedown
and Fola counters with a solid body kick.
Durden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durden tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fola sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Durden somewhat.
Fola looks to throw the jab but Durden is out of range.
Fola throws a wild body kick that Durden sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fola throws a head kick but Durden moves out of range.
Fola has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Durden is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Durden or perhaps it was just good defense by Fola, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fola throws a body kick that misses
and Durden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Durden is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fola doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Durden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fola is trying to stand back up but Durden is controlling him
Fola manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Durden keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fola is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durden moves out of range as Fola throws a body kick.
It looked like Durden was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fola fakes the leg kick and cracks Durden in the body.
Fola lands a jab.
Fola thows a leg kick but Durden checks it
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fola pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durden tries to counter with a takedown but Fola is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Fola misses
and Durden counters with a single leg into guard. Fola didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fola wants to stand but Durden is controlling the position.
Durden trying to control but Fola is working from the bottom.
Fola wants to stand but Durden is controlling the position.
Durden works over Fola with some ground and pound from guard.
Durden throws a strike but Fola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Durden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Durden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fola decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Durden, up you get!
Durden shoots in for a takedown but Fola shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fola gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Durden moves into the clinch.
Fola gets underhooks to prevent Durden's takedown attempt.
Fola manages to break the clinch.
Fola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Fola misses.
Fola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fola sprawls well. Fola wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Durden gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fola bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick by Fola misses
and Durden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden blocks a leg kick.
Fola throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fola won't be happy with that.
Durden working the ground and pound but Fola is defending the strikes.
Durden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fola is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fola wants to get back to his feet but Durden drags him back down.
Durden controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edu Fola will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fola misses with a body kick.
Fola tries to land a front kick but Durden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fola misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Durden in his tracks.
Durden dives in for a single leg takedown but Fola sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Edu Fola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fola motions for Durden to come forward. Fola throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durden blocks a jab.
Durden avoids the head kick by Fola.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Durden.
Edu Fola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fola's waist but Fola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Durden off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fola is fending him off so far but Durden persists. Nope, Fola circles away and we're back to standing.
Fola is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fola connects with an inside leg kick.
Fola lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Durden trying to control but Fola is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fola is looking to stand up but Durden isn't so interested in that idea.
Durden trying to control the position from guard on top but Fola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fola wants to stand but Durden is controlling the position.
Durden looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Durden won't allow Fola to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fola pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edu Fola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fola connects with a crisp jab.
Fola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fola throws a wild body kick that Durden sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Durden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fola - the referee stops the clock and Durden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fola. Durden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fola is looking to land body kicks.
Edward Durden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fola throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden fails with the takedown.
Fola throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Durden shoots in and drives through. Fola sprawls well.
Fola throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fola misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Fola misses its intended target.
Fola lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fola throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fola.
Durden shoots for a takedown but Fola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Durden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden moves out of range of the body kick from Fola.
Durden attempts a counter takedown but Fola avoids it well and moves away.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Durden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fola.
Fola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Durden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durden feinted with a counter takedown.
Durden has closed the distance and engaged Fola in a clinch.
Fola manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edu Fola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fola.
Fola walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Durden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Fola. No joy for Durden on that attempt.
Durden avoids a kick to the body.
Durden is looking to counter the offense by Fola and move into the clinch.
Durden avoids the head kick by Fola.
Durden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Durden drives through with a takedown into Fola's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fola wants to stand but Durden is controlling the position.
Fola is wriggling around but Durden manages to pass to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Durden trying to control from half guard but Fola is working away.
Fola is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fola kicks off Durden and gets to his feet.
Fola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Fola.
Durden has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fola.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden avoids a kick to the body.
Fola throws the kick towards the body but Durden avoids it.
Durden tries to counter with a takedown but Fola is quick to defend against it.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick.
Fola looks to land a body kick but Durden moved away.
Durden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Durden shoots for a takedown but Fola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Durden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fola - the referee stops the clock and Durden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fola. Durden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Durden blocks the body kick.
Durden tries to counter by clinching up but Fola breaks away and moves out of range.
Durden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fola throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fola scores with a one two! Durden had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fola scores with a nice body kick.
Fola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fola pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fola feints and then cracks Durden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durden down.
Fola plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fola displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fola throws a head kick that misses
so Durden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fola is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Durden is controlling him.
Durden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Durden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edu Fola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fola is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Durden has Fola pressed against the cage, preventing Fola from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden is looking for a takedown.
Fola tries to break the clinch but Durden is controlling the position.
Fola is looking to break free of the clinch but Durden has double underhooks.
Fola is trying to break the clinch but Durden has him pressed against the cage.
Fola prevents a takedown attempt there.
Durden is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fola can't fight it off and eventually Durden manages to take the fight to the floor. Fola looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fola has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Durden off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edu Fola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fola winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edu Fola!
In his post fight interview, Edu Fola gave a big smile as he said 'I want Lars Kenardly inside me. That's right, I want Lars Kenardly inside my list of victories! Right now!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dermy Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lord Viceroy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dermy Best's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dermy Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lord Viceroy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best tries to clinch but Viceroy is having none of it.
Viceroy scores with a jab to the body.
Best misses with a jab, cross combination.
Viceroy misses with a series of wild punches.
Viceroy works the jab nicely.
Best looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Viceroy kicks Best off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Best fails with a takedown attempt.
Viceroy lands a left and a right that send Best crashing to the mat, dazed. Viceroy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Dermy Best has been cut.
Lord Viceroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viceroy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Best.
Viceroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Best is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Viceroy does no damage.
Viceroy drops Best with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Best looks back up at him and smiles so Viceroy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Best is rocked!
Best bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Viceroy comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Best falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Best was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lord Viceroy!
After winning the bout, Lord Viceroy 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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