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HFC 227 Onslaught PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saleem Al Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Al Khan has chosen Three Days Grace - Scared as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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181 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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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 - 9 - 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saleem Al Khan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durden.
Al Khan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Durden is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Some wild striking there from Al Khan.
Al Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durden checks it well.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Khan.
Durden tries to keep at a distance but Al Khan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durden gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Al Khan regains guard.
Durden is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Al Khan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Al Khan has escaped and now he's on top!
Durden is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Cylon Training Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Khan wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Durden's closed guard. He's half up but Durden has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Durden pivots and extends the arm, Al Khan falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Durden! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edward Durden!
A victorious Edward Durden thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredy Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Kenardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenardly has chosen Strokin as his entrance music. Lars Kenardly is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredy Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Kenardly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenardly ducks right into an uppercut from Benton.
Kenardly scores with a punch to the head.
Kenardly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
Benton lands a jab to Kenardly's midsection.
Kenardly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Benton's half guard.
Benton is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kenardly tries to stand and escape but Benton is controlling the position.
Benton keeping control of the position.
Kenardly thows a huge punch but Benton dodges it nicely.
Kenardly trying to control the action but Benton is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton is trying to maintain the position but Kenardly is very close to passing his half guard.
Kenardly stalling away here and it's allowed Benton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kenardly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenardly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenardly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Benton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kenardly chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kenardly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenardly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kenardly trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenardly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kenardly with a nice head shot there.
Kenardly throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Kenardly. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Kenardly misses.
Kenardly throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenardly cracks Benton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benton darts in looking for a takedown but Kenardly gets double underhooks and turns Benton into the cage.
Kenardly throws a nice looking combination but Benton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Kenardly misses.
Benton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kenardly lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenardly misses with a combination
so Benton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Benton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benton with a nice head shot there.
Kenardly wants to sweep but no luck.
Benton distracts Kenardly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kenardly controls Benton momentarily but Benton frees himself.
Benton 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton landing with the ground and pound.
Kenardly trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kenardly looking to control.
Benton slips nicely into half guard.
Kenardly trying to control from the bottom.
Benton throws a strike but Kenardly avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kenardly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kenardly misses with a double jab.
That's four 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.
Kenardly looks to land a left hand but Benton moved out of range nicely.
Benton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Benton shoots in but Kenardly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredy Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenardly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Benton with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenardly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenardly is controlling Benton's posture.
Kenardly is trying to keep Benton in close.
Kenardly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benton's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kenardly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kenardly as he avoids it easily.
Kenardly stalks Benton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benton's face. Benton staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Fredy Benton has been cut.
Kenardly throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease.
Kenardly misses with a hook.
Benton attempts a counter takedown but Kenardly avoids it well and moves away.
Kenardly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kenardly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lars Kenardly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenardly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kenardly looks to land a right hand but Benton moved out of range.
Kenardly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benton's head backwards.
Benton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kenardly is trying to defend but Benton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenardly is looking for a sweep. Benton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenardly wants to control but Benton is keeping busy.
Benton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kenardly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kenardly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Benton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kenardly is positioning himself well to prevent Benton advancing to mount.
Benton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benton prevents Kenardly from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kenardly is trying to control but can't.
Benton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kenardly sprawls well initially but Benton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kenardly wants to control but Benton is keeping busy.
Kenardly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Benton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Benton's back!
Benton covering up well under a series of strikes from Kenardly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kenardly tries to keep control of the position but Benton is staying busy.
Benton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kenardly's guard. Nice work there by Benton.
Kenardly is trying to keep Benton in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenardly moves away.
Lars Kenardly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenardly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lars Kenardly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenardly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenardly throws a series of strikes that have Benton backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly connects with a looping right hand.
Benton is rocked!
Kenardly misses with a wild combination.
Kenardly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Benton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kenardly swinging wildly here.
Benton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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!
Kenardly swinging wildly here.
Benton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kenardly connects with a right hand. Benton shakes it off.
Kenardly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Benton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenardly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredy Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenardly is pawing at Benton, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Benton's nose. Benton is badly hurt! Kenardly pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Benton tries desperately to hold on but Kenardly is relentless in his assault! As Benton receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Kenardly away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Kenardly!
Our winner, Lars Kenardly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Mironov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahokas comes to the cage accompanied by ...Baby one more time!. Mironov has chosen Down by Law - by Madball as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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288 lbs
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285 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Mironov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mironov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahokas.
Ahokas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mironov.
Ahokas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mironov manages to avoid it.
Ahokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mironov moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Ahokas there.
Ahokas takes a swing at Mironov's ribcage but misses.
Mironov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahokas.
Juha Ahokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahokas darts in looking for a takedown but Mironov gets double underhooks and turns Ahokas into the cage.
Ahokas misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas connects with a body shot that sends Mironov's belly button to the back.
Mironov throws a head kick that half lands.
Ahokas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mironov did well to prevent Ahokas getting side control.
Ahokas trying to pass the guard but Mironov defending well.
Ahokas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mironov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahokas.
Ahokas working the head and body with strikes.
Mironov is staying active underneath Ahokas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mironov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ahokas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mironov looking for a sweep. Not yet Mironov, not yet.
Mironov trying to keep a closed guard but Ahokas is proving a slippery customer.
Ahokas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahokas throwing strikes but missing.
Mironov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mironov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mironov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ahokas is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Montreal's Finest that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Mironov keeping moving, preventing Ahokas from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ahokas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ahokas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mironov's head.
Mironov controls Ahokas momentarily but Ahokas frees himself.
Ahokas throws a big elbow that misses.
Ahokas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mironov trying to keep a closed guard but Ahokas is proving a slippery customer.
Ahokas works over Mironov with some ground and pound from guard.
Ahokas with a nice head shot there.
Ahokas postures up in Mironov's guard and throws a big left but Mironov blocks it.
Our spies down at at Sanitarium inform us that Mironov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahokas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ahokas landing some decent shots from guard.
Ahokas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ahokas distracts Mironov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ahokas postures up and lands a big shot to Mironov's brow.
Ahokas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mironov is rocked!
Mironov wants to sweep but no luck.
Ahokas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mironov is still in real trouble! Can Ahokas finish him?
Mironov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ahokas is looking to work some ground and pound but Mironov has wrist control.
Mironov seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahokas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ahokas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ahokas distracts Mironov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ahokas throws an elbow that misses. Mironov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ahokas's guard. Nice move by Mironov!
Ahokas keeping moving, preventing Mironov from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mironov wants to control from the top but Ahokas keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Ahokas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ahokas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Sergei Mironov has been cut.
Mironov misses with a straight right.
Mironov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mironov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mironov lands with a straight right. Ahokas didn't see that one coming.
Ahokas throws a jab but it's blocked by Mironov.
Ahokas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mironov as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahokas misses the shot to the body.
Ahokas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mironov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Ahokas.
Ahokas shoots in and gets a takedown into Mironov's guard.
Mironov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mironov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ahokas is defending well. Mironov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ahokas has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mironov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergei Mironov!
A very excited looking Sergei Mironov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Juha Ahokas stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sucker!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
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32
168 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Flores!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughes tries to move into range but Flores moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flores misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Flores.
Flores throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flores sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flores with the counter takedown but Hughes avoids it easily.
Ric Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Flores has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hughes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Flores lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hughes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hughes scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Flores. Those never looked like landing.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores moves into the clinch.
Flores avoids the elbow strike from Hughes, against the cage.
Hughes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flores is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hughes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hughes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flores wants a takedown.
Flores has picked Hughes up - he's going for a ride! Flores dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Flores is controlling well.
Flores drops an elbow to the side of Hughes's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flores drops an elbow to the side of Hughes's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes trying to control here.
Flores lands with a punch from half guard.
Flores perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hughes won't allow Flores to pass to mount.
Flores is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hughes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Flores is controlling well.
Flores is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hughes sees it coming and defends easily.
Hughes tries to roll over but Flores keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flores is pressing down on Hughes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hughes is holding on for now.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes is trying to control but can't.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Flores scores with a three punch combo!
Flores shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flores is trying to get back to full guard.
Hughes wants to control but Flores is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores is trying to get back to full guard.
Flores is not content to let Hughes control the position.
Flores tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg.
Hughes trying to control the action but Flores is working from the bottom.
Flores tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg.
Flores gets back to full guard.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Flores dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flores thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes attempts a counter takedown but Flores avoids it well and moves away.
Flores throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flores throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Flores gets a double leg takedown into Hughes's guard.
Flores pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Flores makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Flores won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Flores with a nice head shot there.
Hughes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughes, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores lands a couple of digs.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
Hughes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flores doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flores manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flores makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flores distracts Hughes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hughes controls Flores momentarily but Flores frees himself.
Flores wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Flores controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hughes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Flores stacks Hughes on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Flores!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Flores trying to control the position but Hughes is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Flores moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hughes is rocked!
Flores shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Hughes is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Ric Flores!
Ric Flores took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Bonnie & Clyde. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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32
287 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
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27
285 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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
20 - 16 - 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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clyde Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Karwoski.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Karwoski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karwoski.
Karwoski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Karwoski gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karwoski gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karwoski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones jumps guard but Karwoski stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karwoski.
It looks like Clyde Jones has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karwoski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones jumps guard but Karwoski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kirk Karwoski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clyde Jones.
Karwoski lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Karwoski lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
The referee calls for Karwoski to work.
Karwoski effectively controlling the action here.
Karwoski lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Karwoski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Karwoski lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones tries for a takedown but Karwoski manages to get underhooks.
Karwoski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Karwoski smiles and moves away.
Jones scores with a takedown into Karwoski's guard.
Karwoski pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Jones shoots in and bounces Karwoski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones throws a strike but Karwoski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karwoski distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karwoski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karwoski defends well.
Karwoski won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Karwoski slips an elbow through the middle.
Karwoski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karwoski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Karwoski defends it easily.
Karwoski working some strikes from top position.
Karwoski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Karwoski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karwoski trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Karwoski lands a couple of elbows.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Karwoski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karwoski passes into half guard.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Karwoski stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones is looking for a triangle here but Karwoski uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Jones is being controlled here.
Karwoski is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Karwoski in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Karwoski keeps moving and retains side control.
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 Clyde Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Karwoski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karwoski tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Karwoski gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Karwoski 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.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Karwoski defends it well.
Karwoski cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clyde Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karwoski swivels and escapes.
Karwoski is looking to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch.
Kirk Karwoski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clyde Jones.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Karwoski sprawls well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
I was talking to Karwoski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Karwoski digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Karwoski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karwoski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karwoski.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A short right from Karwoski on the inside.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karwoski to keep the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Karwoski.
Karwoski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Karwoski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is rocked!
Karwoski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Karwoski finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Karwoski lands a big elbow that drops Jones! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Jones is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Karwoski!
During a confident post fight interview, Kirk Karwoski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Socrates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crow kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eminem- Not Afraid. Sam Crow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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29
140 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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21
140 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Socrates!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow misses with a wild combination.
Socrates throws a poor cross that misses
letting Crow counter with a right hand.
Socrates throws the left hand but Crow avoids the punch easily.
Nice combo by Crow! Oh, that's hurt him - Socrates falls to the canvas and Crow follows him into side control.
Socrates is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Socrates has been cut.
Crow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Socrates is still on wobbly legs! Can Crow finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crow moves out of range of the strikes.
Socrates seems to have recovered his senses.
Crow needs to keep his hands up - Socrates had a free shot at his head there.
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Socrates.
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Socrates.
Daniel Socrates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Socrates.
Crow throws a good cross that connects.
Socrates throws a hook but Crow blocks it.
Socrates misses the jab.
Socrates misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socrates looks to land a right hand but Crow moved out of range.
A big right from Socrates misses.
Crow misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Socrates misses its intended target.
Crow drops Socrates with a nice combination! Crow dives into Socrates's guard, looking to finish!
Crow won't allow Socrates to get back to his feet.
Crow stands and steps away. Socrates gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Socrates throws a poor cross that misses
and Crow lands a stunning uppercut that sends Socrates to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crow decides to stand and escape the position.
Socrates swings widly with a right hand
and Crow counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Socrates falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sam Crow!
After the big win, Sam Crow made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Howard Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ying Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang has chosen Diamond Eyes as his entrance music. Howard Li could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ying Yang 's chin.
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31
165 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
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28
158 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ying Yang !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang shoots in and gets a takedown into Li's guard.
Li pushes Yang off and scrambles back to his feet.
Li displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Li lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yang circles away quickly and effectively.
Li throws a body punch but Yang moves out of range.
A combination from Li does no damage.
Yang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yang 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li throws out a loose jab but Yang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yang keeps Li at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Yang .
Li checks a low kick from Yang .
Yang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
OH! Yang has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Li smells blood and charges in for the finish! Li unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Yang sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Howard Li!
Howard Li spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denver Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
165 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
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30
182 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Jose Binay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denver Washington!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington throws a combination that misses
and Binay counters with a left to the body.
Binay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Washington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Binay lands a nice looking body shot.
Washington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Washington doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Binay counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Binay on his heels. He'll look to pass Binay's guard now, I'm sure.
Binay wants to stand but Washington is controlling the position.
Binay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Washington stops Binay from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington pushing down on Binay's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Washington lands a nice short elbow.
Washington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Binay is refusing to be controlled, as Washington sits in half guard.
Washington throwing shots but Binay is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay moves into full guard.
Washington is standing up over Binay. Binay looks to escape but Washington dives into side control.
Binay can't do much from the bottom here.
Binay pushes Washington away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Washington gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Binay tries to improve position but can't.
Washington advances to full mount.
Washington lands with some strikes.
Binay slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Washington is looking to take a break and control but Binay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Washington trying to advance position but Binay counters by regaining guard.
Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Binay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washington is working Binay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Binay has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Washington is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Washington with a nice head shot there.
Binay isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Washington stacks Binay on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Washington!
Binay is looking for a sweep.
Washington thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries to bench press Washington off him but Washington keeps the position.
Binay throws Washington to one side and escapes!
Washington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Binay throws a right hand that misses
and Washington counters with a left and a right that stings Binay.
Binay throws a big shot that misses.
Binay connects with the punch.
Binay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Binay wants it to stay on the feet.
Mario Jose Binay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denver Washington.
Nice sprawl there from Binay as Washington shoots in.
Washington misses with a kick to the body.
Washington throws a combination that misses
and Binay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Binay has Washington up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Binay tries to work over Washington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Washington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Binay avoids it really well and circles away.
Washington with a lazy takedown attempt
and Washington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Washington is defended easily by Binay.
Washington shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Binay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Binay lands with a good body shot.
Washington misses with a takedown
enabling Binay to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jose Binay dominated that round.
That's time! Binay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Binay. Those never looked like landing.
Washington looks to land a body kick but Binay moved away.
Washington with a lazy takedown attempt
and Binay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Washington throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Binay was covering up waiting for the punch and Washington finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Binay has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Washington has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
Binay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Binay obliges.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Washington avoids it.
Binay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binay misses with a knee strike.
Binay lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Denver Washington has been cut.
Washington tries to pull guard but Binay forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Washington fails to pull guard.
Mario Jose Binay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denver Washington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
Binay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Washington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Binay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Washington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Washington fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Binay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Washington blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binay. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mario Jose Binay is winning the standup battle so far.
Washington rushes Binay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Washington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Binay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Washington avoids a wild elbow strike from Binay.
Washington avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
Binay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Binay.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Washington jumps guard but Binay stands there with Washington around his waist. Washington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Washington dodges an elbow strike from Binay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Washington manages to pull guard.
Binay trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Washington manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Washington postures up.
Binay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Washington is controlling him.
Washington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Binay working a defensive guard here.
Washington lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay is trying to control the position but Washington postures up.
Binay has his foot on Washington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Washington works his way back into a safe position though.
Binay has an active guard here but Washington has managed to pass into half guard.
Binay has hold of Washington's hands but Washington slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Binay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Binay kicks Washington off and gets back to his feet.
Washington shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Binay as he jumps to the side.
Binay looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay fails to land with a series of punches.
Denver Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington shoots for a double leg takedown but Binay sprawls well. He's pushed Washington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Washington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Washington shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Binay napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Binay explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Binay moves out of range easily.
Binay thuds a left hand into Washington's body.
Binay throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington unleashes a big counter combination but Binay bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Washington looks for a takedown but Binay sprawls well.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Washington shoots in and gets a takedown into Binay's guard.
Binay kicks Washington off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jose Binay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Denver Washington's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Denver Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Binay misses with a straight right.
Washington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Binay as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Washington.
Binay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
Binay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Binay.
Washington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Washington.
Washington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Binay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Binay is trying to control Washington's posture but Washington avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Binay is trying to buck Washington off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Binay is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Washington doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Binay.
Binay postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Washington to stand up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Washington.
Mario Jose Binay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denver Washington.
Washington fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Washington with a poor takedown
and Binay counters with a right hand to the body.
Washington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Binay scores with a nice strike.
Binay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Washington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Binay swivels and escapes.
Binay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Washington sprawls well. Washington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Binay gets slowly back to his feet.
Binay forces Washington back against the cage and clinches.
Binay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Binay tries to work over Washington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Binay lands an uppercut.
Binay misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Binay walks away with a smile on his face. Washington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Washington shoots in and drives through. Binay sprawls well.
Binay misses with a looping left.
Washington pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Binay looks to throw the jab but Washington is out of range.
Binay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington misses with a double jab.
Binay went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Denver Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Binay lands with a nice body punch.
Binay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Binay.
Binay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Binay moves into the clinch.
Washington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Binay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Washington avoids the elbow strike from Binay, against the cage.
Binay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Binay.
Binay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Binay tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
Mario Jose Binay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
Binay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Washington blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Washington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Washington tries to work over Binay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Binay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but Binay blocks with his arms.
Washington takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Jose Binay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Binay, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Jose Binay!
Mario Jose Binay seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djoser Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djoser Rei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djoser Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Landry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rei takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Djoser Rei has been cut.
Landry avoids the head kick by Rei.
Landry throws a head kick that misses.
Rei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Landry.
Landry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Landry lands a front kick.
Rei staying out of range there.
Landry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rei. Rei obviously looking to wear him down.
Landry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Landry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Landry has Rei up against the cage in a clinch.
Landry working aggressively here.
Landry lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Landry fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rei is trying to break the clinch but Landry has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rei.
Rei lands a hook that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Landry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landry blocking some punches.
Landry blocks a body shot from Rei.
Landry prevents a body shot from Rei.
Rei digs a right hand underneath Landry's ribcage. Landry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Landry.
Rei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Landry.
Landry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rei blocking some punches.
Landry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Landry working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry tries to throw a body punch but Rei avoids it by throwing Landry back against the cage.
Landry throws a punch but it's blocked by Rei.
Landry misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rei tries to break the clinch but Landry is controlling the position.
Landry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Landry misses with a punch to the body.
Rei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Landry wants to clinch but Rei slips to the side
and Rei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Rei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rei.
Decent striking displayed by Landry there.
Landry misses with a head kick.
Rei misses with a wild body shot.
Rei lands a nice shot to the body.
Rei takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a body kick that misses
and Rei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Landry misses with the body kick
and Rei makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A combination from Landry does no damage.
Rei went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Landry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Landry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Landry or not.
Rei throws a head punch that misses.
Rei gets through Landry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rei pushes Landry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Landry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Landry lands with a left to the head.
Landry misses with a punch to the body.
Landry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rei presses Landry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landry tries to throw a body punch but Rei avoids it by throwing Landry back against the cage.
Rei misses with a punch to the body.
Landry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landry.
Landry throws a head punch that misses.
Landry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landry misses with some punches.
Rei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rei misses with a body punch.
Landry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Landry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rei misses with a punch to the body.
Rei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Landry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Djoser Rei's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Landry.
Rei misses the shot to the body.
Landry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rei connects with a nice looking jab.
Landry throws a looping overhand right but Rei ducks down to avoid it.
Rei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brutus Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Landry looks to throw the jab but Rei is out of range.
Landry checks a low kick from Rei.
Landry blocks a head kick by Rei.
Rei lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Landry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Djoser Rei is winning the standup battle so far.
Landry is looking to score with low kicks.
Rei lands with an uppercut that bounces Landry off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry throws a head kick that misses.
Rei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Landry on the side of the head.
Rei moves out of range of the body kick from Landry.
Rei is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Rei catches Landry right on the button with a cross.
Landry is rocked!
Rei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Rei. Beautiful body shot.
Rei blocks the body kick.
Rei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Landry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Landry looks to throw a body kick
and Rei counters with a nice uppercut.
Rei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Landry throws an off balance right hand
letting Rei counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rei doesn't seem bothered though.
Rei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Landry is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rei counters with a nice uppercut.
Rei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Landry.
Landry clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Landry.
Landry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Landry tries to throw a body punch but Rei avoids it by throwing Landry back against the cage.
Landry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Landry can't find room to land a body shot as Rei controls the action.
A short right from Rei.
Rei blocks a body shot from Landry.
Landry throws a punch but it's blocked by Rei.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry looks to land a combination but Rei avoids it well.
Landry is looking to slow Rei down with leg kicks.
Rei sends Landry crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rei is motioning to the referee to let Landry up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Landry is still on wobbly legs! Can Rei finish him?
Rei darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rei checks the leg kick nicely there.
Landry throws a leg kick
and Rei counters with a huge left! Landry is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rei isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Landry from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rei!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djoser Rei!
A very excited looking Djoser Rei made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Unkown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unkown comes to the cage accompanied by I.C.P. BITCHES! MIRrorCulZ. Freely has chosen The Trooper as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Unkown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, IP Freely!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freely shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Unkown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Freely working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Freely trying to control the position from guard on top but Unkown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unkown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Unkown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Freely tries to free his leg and advance position but Unkown is retaining full guard.
Unkown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Freely is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freely is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Freely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freely loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Unkown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freely trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Freely wants to control from the top but Unkown keeps moving.
Unkown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Unkown seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Freely trying to control the position from guard on top but Unkown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unkown managing to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Unkown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Freely can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Unkown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Freely defends well.
Unkown has his hands on Freely's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Freely throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Unkown was covering up waiting for the punch and Freely finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Freely avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Freely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Unkown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Unkown manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Unkown throws a nice looking combination but Freely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Unkown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Freely.
Unkown cracks a nice hook into Freely's ribs.
Freely gets caught napping as Unkown dives in and scores a takedown. Freely manages to retain guard.
Unkown trying to control the position from guard on top but Freely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freely not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Freely looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Freely working for submissions but it's allowed Unkown to get to half guard.
Unkown working Freely over with strikes.
Unkown trying to pass the guard but Freely defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Freely manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Freely trying to control the position.
Unkown working some strikes from top position.
That's four 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.
Freely not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Unkown wants to control from the top but Freely keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Freely shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Unkown as he jumps to the side.
Unkown throws a head kick that misses.
Unkown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freely swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Freely darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Unkown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freely dives in and grabs Unkown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Unkown pushes down on Freely's head and hops out.
Johnny Unkown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of IP Freely.
Unkown throws a head kick but Freely moves out of range.
Freely bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Unkown dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Freely darts in looking for a takedown but Unkown gets double underhooks and turns Freely into the cage.
Freely takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Freely misses with a straight right.
Unkown defending well as Freely loads up on a big left hand.
Unkown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Unkown looks to land a combination but Freely avoids it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Freely or perhaps it was just good defense by Unkown, which made it look bad.
Freely takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Unkown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freely can do to turn this around?
Freely shoots in for a takedown but Unkown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny Unkown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of IP Freely.
Unkown tries to bum rush Freely with a series of wild strikes but Freely uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Unkown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Freely.
It looked like Unkown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freely.
Freely blocks a head kick by Unkown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unkown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely blocks a head kick by Unkown.
Unkown stuffs the takedown attempt from Freely. Freely gets slowly back to his feet.
Unkown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freely.
Freely fails with a takedown attempt.
Freely takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnny Unkown is winning the standup battle so far.
Freely gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Unkown counters with a body kick that stops Freely in his tracks momentarily.
Freely changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Unkown tries to avoid it but Freely manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Unkown to the ground. Unkown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Unkown lands a nice shot to the body.
Unkown instigates a clinch.
Unkown lands an uppercut.
Unkown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Freely is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unkown lands a body shot.
Unkown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unkown looking to throw knees to the head but Freely is blocking nicely.
Unkown breaks from the clinch.
Freely takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Unkown pushes Freely up against the cage in a clinch.
Freely tries for a takedown but Unkown manages to get underhooks.
Freely turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Freely manages to end up in side control.
Unkown bucks up and tries to throw Freely off but instead Freely has got his back!
Unkown breaks Freely's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Unkown is in close to Freely's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Unkown trying to control but Freely is working from the bottom.
Unkown postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unkown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Freely tries to buck Unkown off but Unkown is having none of it.
Freely managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Unkown.
Unkown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freely keeps working.
Freely is looking to regain half guard here but Unkown keeps moving and retains side control.
Unkown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Freely, who protects the arm well.
Unkown is looking to take a break and control but Freely is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Freely manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Unkown is looking to improve his position.
Unkown has hold of Freely's hands but Freely slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Unkown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Freely scoring with punches to the head and body.
Unkown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Unkown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Unkown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Freely defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Unkown dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Unkown misses with the combination.
It seemed like Freely was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Freely dives in for a single leg takedown but Unkown sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Unkown tried to counter with a leg kick but Freely avoided it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Freely or perhaps it was just good defense by Unkown, which made it look bad.
Unkown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freely looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Unkown is fending him off so far but Freely persists. Nope, Unkown circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnny Unkown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of IP Freely.
Unkown misses with a wild combination.
Unkown cracks Freely with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unkown slips a jab and a cross from Freely.
Unkown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Unkown misses the shot to the body.
Freely lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Unkown at a distance.
Unkown is looking to wear down Freely with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Freely throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Unkown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely 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.
Unkown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freely manages to get himself to full guard.
Freely takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freely keeping full guard, as Unkown tries to pass.
Unkown trying to control but Freely is working from the bottom.
Freely has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Unkown is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Freely.
Unkown trying to control the position but Freely is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unkown stands up and beckons Freely to his feet.
Freely has his takedown stuffed
and Unkown counters with a left and a right that stings Freely.
Freely 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.
Freely takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Freely keeps the fight on the outside.
Unkown blocks a jab.
Freely has a takedown stuffed.
Unkown thinks about countering with a head kick.
Unkown lands with a good body shot.
Freely shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Unkown defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freely shoots in looking for a takedown but Unkown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Freely's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Unkown throws a head kick that Freely semi-blocks.
No luck for Freely with that takedown attempt.
Unkown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Freely shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Unkown as he avoids it easily.
Unkown tries to clinch up.
Unkown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Freely has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Freely fails with a takedown attempt.
Unkown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freely moves away.
Unkown cracks Freely with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freely misses with a takedown attempt - Unkown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Freely chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Unkown can pounce on him.
Freely drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freely won't allow Unkown to sweep him here.
Unkown working for a triangle but Freely defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unkown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Unkown trying to keep a closed guard but Freely is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Unkown clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Freely dives in and grabs Unkown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Unkown pushes down on Freely's head and hops out.
Unkown connects with an inside leg kick.
Freely takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Unkown lands a leg kick that knocks Freely off balance momentarily.
Freely takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Freely with a poor takedown
and Unkown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Unkown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Unkown.
Unkown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Unkown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Freely managing to block the knees to the body from Unkown.
Unkown working aggressively here.
Unkown tries to land knees in the clinch but Freely avoids the damage to the body.
Freely has clasped his hands together around Unkown's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Unkown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Unkown is trying to get back to half guard.
Unkown is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Freely take his back! Uh oh - Freely has got a rear naked choke here! Unkown is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). IP Freely!
IP Freely is the new bantamweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, IP Freely made sure he mentioned FJCP Healthy Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Johnny Unkown had this to say: 'Well blow me like a goat on a boat that was all that she wrote if you catch the antidote! Heehaw! I smoked to much meth and maybe that orgy before the fight in my trailer wasn't the best plan haha pullin an all. Ignore before a fighter yeah haw! Dang of dinglebanger!'.
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