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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marion Gaborik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dez Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marion Gaborik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dez Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Gaborik avoids it well.
Gaborik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Gaborik misses with a looping left.
Gaborik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Jackson tests Gaborik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Gaborik's knee but Gaborik avoids it well.
Jackson works Gaborik's body with a nice hook.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaborik.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Gaborik didn't see that one coming.
Nice body punch from Gaborik.
Gaborik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gaborik moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Gaborik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Gaborik moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gaborik doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Gaborik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Gaborik moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Gaborik staying out of range there.
Dez Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gaborik is out of range.
Gaborik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaborik.
Dez Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaborik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gaborik swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Gaborik dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Gaborik looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson digs a good hook to Gaborik's body.
Gaborik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaborik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gaborik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gaborik has time to react.
Gaborik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Gaborik thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Gaborik counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson slips under a jab from Gaborik.
Gaborik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Gaborik checks it
and Gaborik moves into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gaborik swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaborik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Gaborik keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Gaborik blocks a jab.
Gaborik misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaborik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Gaborik avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Gaborik cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Gaborik sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gaborik could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaborik looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Gaborik looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaborik misses with a body kick.
Jackson throws and low kick but Gaborik moves out of range easily.
Gaborik misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Gaborik saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gaborik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gaborik connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaborik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaborik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gaborik.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Gaborik jumps back.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaborik was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaborik lands with a cross.
Gaborik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaborik.
Gaborik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dez Jackson 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.
A clash of legs there as Gaborik blocks the low kick.
Gaborik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Gaborik moved out of range nicely.
Gaborik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gaborik tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gaborik misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dez Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gaborik misses the shot to the body.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Gaborik had a free shot at his head there.
Gaborik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaborik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaborik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Gaborik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gaborik is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaborik.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Gaborik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Gaborik moves his leg out of the way.
Gaborik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaborik.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson cracks Gaborik with an open hand slap.
Gaborik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Gaborik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaborik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaborik off to one side.
Gaborik scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson throws a hook but Gaborik blocks it.
Gaborik wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gaborik.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marion Gaborik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Gaborik didn't see that one coming.
Gaborik throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Gaborik blocks the leg kick.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaborik throws out the jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Gaborik's head but Gaborik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Gaborik's head but Gaborik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson throws a hook but Gaborik blocks it.
Gaborik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gaborik looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gaborik lands an overhand right.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaborik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Gaborik's shoulder, as Gaborik tries to avoid the shot.
Gaborik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dez Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson throws a jab when Gaborik was well out of range.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaborik misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gaborik thinking.
Gaborik throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaborik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Gaborik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Gaborik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gaborik throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Gaborik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Gaborik settles back down.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gaborik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gaborik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Gaborik.
Gaborik throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson throws a jab when Gaborik was well out of range.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaborik misses the target.
Gaborik lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dez Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Gaborik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaborik darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Gaborik has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gaborik - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaborik has double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Gaborik.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaborik. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaborik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaborik scores with a shot to the body.
Gaborik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaborik wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Gaborik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gaborik moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gaborik. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Gaborik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaborik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Gaborik's head but Gaborik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaborik tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaborik is just out of range.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gaborik checks a leg kick.
Gaborik takes one on the button.
Jackson throws a hook but Gaborik avoids it easily.
Gaborik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaborik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaborik doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson jabs at Gaborik's body.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gaborik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaborik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaborik has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Gaborik.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaborik circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Gaborik counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gaborik counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaborik throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson slips a jab from Gaborik.
Gaborik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gaborik.
Gaborik moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gaborik counter with a right hand.
Jackson is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Gaborik misses the target.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Gaborik counters with a one-two to the body.
Marion Gaborik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gaborik finish him?
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaborik lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaborik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaborik lands a huge takedown. Jackson is out but the ref is slow to react and Gaborik lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Jackson lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marion Gaborik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dubbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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25
198 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Dubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hank Houston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston looks to land a combination but Dubbs avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Houston. No joy for Dubbs on that attempt.
Dubbs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Houston drops Dubbs with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dubbs looks back up at him and smiles so Houston waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dubbs is rocked!
It looks like Rick Dubbs has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houston avoids the head kick by Dubbs.
Oh Dubbs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Houston fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Dubbs square on the jaw! Damn, Dubbs is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hank Houston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Valchek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Valchek!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Costa wants to land a leg kick but Valchek is out of range.
da Costa scores with a head kick.
da Costa throws a right hand that Valchek ducks under and follows up with a left that Valchek also avoids with ease.
Valchek misses with a body kick.
Valchek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
da Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Costa closes the distance and clinches up with Valchek, looking for a takedown. da Costa pushes Valchek against the cage but Valchek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valchek tries to clinch up but da Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
da Costa 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.
da Costa scores with a head kick.
da Costa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valchek misses with a takedown attempt
letting da Costa counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by da Costa.
da Costa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
da Costa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
da Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valchek shoots in looking for a takedown. da Costa tries to sprawl out of it but Valchek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. da Costa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
da Costa throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa shoots and misses
and Valchek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
da Costa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Valchek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
da Costa is looking to improve his position.
da Costa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Valchek got a little sloppy there for a moment and da Costa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valchek has managed to get both his arms back between da Costa's legs - danger averted.
da Costa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Valchek defends well.
da Costa is breathing heavily.
Valchek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valchek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Costa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
da Costa wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valchek postures up.
Valchek wants to pass the guard but da Costa is keeping the position.
Valchek is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Valchek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as da Costa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
da Costa seems keen to control Valchek's posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valchek wants to clinch but da Costa slips to the side
and da Costa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valchek's knee momentarily.
Valchek takes a swing at da Costa's ribcage but misses.
da Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valchek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? da Costa is fending him off so far but Valchek persists. Nope, da Costa circles away and we're back to standing.
Antonio da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Valchek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa slips under a jab from Valchek.
da Costa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valchek. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by da Costa.
da Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valchek throws a nice head kick!
da Costa gets the takedown into side control.
Valchek can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
da Costa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no da Costa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
da Costa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
da Costa trying to control the action but Valchek is working from the bottom.
Valchek is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Costa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valchek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
da Costa moves into full mount!
da Costa thowing shots but they're missing.
Valchek is wriggling around trying to escape.
da Costa thowing shots but they're missing.
Valchek tries to lock up and control but da Costa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
da Costa punching from mount but Valchek doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Valchek tries to lock up and control but da Costa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Valchek manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio da Costa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valchek throws a hook to the side of da Costa's head but da Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
da Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
da Costa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valchek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valchek tries to clinch but da Costa moves away
and da Costa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valchek's knee momentarily.
da Costa throws a sloppy head kick
and Valchek counters with a nice uppercut.
da Costa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
da Costa misses with a low kick.
da Costa keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valchek checks a leg kick.
da Costa misses with a low kick.
da Costa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valchek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? da Costa is fending him off so far but Valchek persists. Nope, da Costa circles away and we're back to standing.
da Costa throws a push kick but Valchek slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valchek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
da Costa throws a wild body kick that Valchek sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valchek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valchek drives through and clinches with da Costa against the cage.
Valchek throws a knee to the head but misses.
da Costa wants to get back to striking at distance but Valchek won't allow it.
Valchek throws a punch but it's blocked by da Costa.
Valchek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da Costa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Valchek jumps guard but da Costa stands there with Valchek around his waist. Valchek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Antonio da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Valchek.
Valchek lands a shoulder strike.
da Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valchek throws a knee to the head but misses.
da Costa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
da Costa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valchek 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.
Valchek is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Costa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Valchek defends well.
da Costa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valchek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Valchek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
da Costa working a defensive guard here.
Valchek got a little sloppy there for a moment and da Costa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valchek has managed to get both his arms back between da Costa's legs - danger averted.
Valchek wants to control from the top but da Costa keeps moving.
da Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valchek postures up in da Costa's guard and throws a big left but da Costa blocks it.
da Costa is trying to keep Valchek in close.
da Costa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valchek throwing strikes but missing.
Valchek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
da Costa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valchek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valchek throws a body punch but da Costa moves out of range.
da Costa misses with a low kick.
Valchek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches da Costa on the side of the head.
Valchek tries a head kick but it misses.
da Costa throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four 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.
Valchek tries a head kick but it misses.
da Costa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
da Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Valchek.
da Costa misses with a leg kick.
Valchek shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as da Costa sprawls well. da Costa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valchek gets slowly back to his feet.
Valchek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but da Costa was well out of range. Poor timing from Valchek.
Valchek throws a head kick but da Costa moves out of range.
da Costa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Valchek has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valchek just misses with a elbow thrown towards da Costa's brow.
Valchek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as da Costa walks away with a smile on his face. Valchek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
da Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valchek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio da Costa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Valchek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valchek doesn't manage to clinch there - da Costa circles away.
da Costa tries to work over Valchek's front leg with a kick but Valchek checks it.
Valchek wants to clinch up but da Costa keeps it at a distance.
da Costa throws a sloppy head kick and Valchek moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from da Costa, right into the meat.
da Costa throws a head kick that Valchek semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Valchek.
da Costa is looking to slow Valchek down with leg kicks.
Valchek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but da Costa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from da Costa.
Valchek wants to clinch
and da Costa counters with a head kick.
Valchek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
da Costa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
da Costa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Valchek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa slaps away a takedown attempt from Valchek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valchek darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valchek walks into a stiff left hand from da Costa.
da Costa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
da Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Costa misses with a takedown attempt
and Valchek counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in da Costa's guard now.
da Costa looking for a sweep. Not yet da Costa, not yet.
da Costa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
da Costa is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Valchek frees his head nicely. Oh but da Costa has switched to an armbar! Valchek is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Antonio da Costa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dowla Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Kovalchuk (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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200 lbs
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189 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dowla Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilya Kovalchuk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mills loads up on a big right hand but Kovalchuk slips the punch.
Mills misses with a wild combination.
Kovalchuk fails with the takedown.
Mills lands a head shot.
Kovalchuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mills.
Kovalchuk ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
A punch combination from Mills misses.
Kovalchuk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kovalchuk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mills has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovalchuk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mills keeps working.
Kovalchuk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kovalchuk in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kovalchuk working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Kovalchuk.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovalchuk wants to control but Mills is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Kovalchuk's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchuk lands a nice forearm strike.
Kovalchuk controls the position from side control.
Mills is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kovalchuk scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mills to see if he's OK.
Mills is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchuk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mills knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kovalchuk on the ground.
Kovalchuk lands a nice forearm strike.
Kovalchuk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kovalchuk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kovalchuk in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mills pushes Kovalchuk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kovalchuk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mills takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kovalchuk wants to control but Mills is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills is being controlled here.
Kovalchuk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mills is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kovalchuk asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kovalchuk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No joy there for Mills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovalchuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mills.
Kovalchuk shoots in looking for a takedown. Mills tries to sprawl out of it but Kovalchuk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mills manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dowla Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovalchuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mills.
Kovalchuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mills throws out the jab.
Kovalchuk looks to land a combination but Mills avoids it well.
Mills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mills lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills throws a combination that misses
and Kovalchuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Mills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovalchuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovalchuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills.
Kovalchuk misses with a looping left.
Mills throws the left hand but Kovalchuk avoids the punch easily.
Mills defending well as Kovalchuk loads up on a big left hand.
Dowla Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mills misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Mills. That snapped Kovalchuk's head back.
Mills lands with a nice body punch.
Mills throws a right and a left that Kovalchuk avoids nicely.
Mills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovalchuk cracks Mills with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mills throws a series of strikes that have Kovalchuk backpedaling.
Mills misses with a body shot.
Mills's corner calls for a 1-2. Mills obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Kovalchuk scores with a four punch combination!
Kovalchuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kovalchuk blocks a jab.
Kovalchuk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mills swivels and escapes.
Mills throws an overhand right that lands on Kovalchuk's shoulder, as Kovalchuk tries to avoid the shot.
Mills falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kovalchuk counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Mills takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchuk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kovalchuk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kovalchuk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kovalchuk in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kovalchuk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mills some visible discomfort.
Kovalchuk trying to control the position but Mills is working away.
Kovalchuk working the body and head with strikes.
Kovalchuk landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchuk working the head and body with strikes.
Kovalchuk cracks Mills with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kovalchuk scoring with punches and elbows.
Kovalchuk is chipping away with strikes.
Kovalchuk has an Americana. Mills didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kovalchuk is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kovalchuk hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ilya Kovalchuk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul McCartney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atticus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul McCartney is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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220 lbs
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213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul McCartney!
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, Atticus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCartney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCartney moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
McCartney lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson tries to bum rush McCartney with a series of wild strikes but McCartney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCartney shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McCartney drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McCartney jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McCartney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McCartney chips away with some ground and pound.
McCartney connects with a couple of short punches.
McCartney sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCartney is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. McCartney eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with McCartney in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartney tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson has hold of McCartney's hands but McCartney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCartney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
McCartney seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
McCartney lands strikes from half guard.
McCartney 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.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but McCartney is controlling him well.
McCartney is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
McCartney stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCartney seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by McCartney.
Johnson pushes McCartney off looking to stand but McCartney dives back in and keeps control.
McCartney is trying for a kimura here. Johnson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! McCartney wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul McCartney!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remy LeBeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romero Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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24
182 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remy LeBeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romero Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes a swing at LeBeau's ribcage but misses.
Gracie defending well as LeBeau loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LeBeau throws out the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
LeBeau throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LeBeau misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeBeau lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
LeBeau scores with a jab.
LeBeau misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. LeBeau fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
LeBeau trying to control the position here.
LeBeau is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
LeBeau trying to control the pace.
Gracie wants to improve his position but LeBeau is controlling well.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
LeBeau perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Gracie tries to roll over but LeBeau keeps him under control.
Gracie looking for a kimura from the bottom but LeBeau passes into side control!
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but LeBeau keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie is trying to escape the position but LeBeau is controlling the position.
LeBeau decides to take the fight back to the feet.
LeBeau swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. LeBeau fights it but they end up in guard.
LeBeau 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.
LeBeau managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but LeBeau is keeping the position.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but LeBeau has wrist control.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but LeBeau has wrist control.
LeBeau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie postures up in LeBeau's guard and throws a big left but LeBeau blocks it.
LeBeau on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if LeBeau tries to get out of the position.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
LeBeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
LeBeau connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LeBeau.
LeBeau throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
LeBeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LeBeau.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with LeBeau but LeBeau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
LeBeau loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBeau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy LeBeau dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
LeBeau connects with the punch.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from LeBeau.
LeBeau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LeBeau thinking.
LeBeau throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
LeBeau loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from LeBeau.
LeBeau misses with a looping right.
LeBeau misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by LeBeau.
LeBeau connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Remy LeBeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LeBeau.
A cross from LeBeau lands.
LeBeau misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie walks into a jab.
LeBeau misses with a straight right.
Remy LeBeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie is looking to slow LeBeau down with leg kicks.
LeBeau misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. LeBeau doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie thows a huge punch but LeBeau dodges it nicely.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
LeBeau desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. LeBeau defending well though.
LeBeau trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed LeBeau's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
LeBeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - LeBeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
LeBeau stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and LeBeau wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie avoids the body shot from LeBeau.
Remy LeBeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from LeBeau. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
LeBeau just misses with a punch to the body.
LeBeau throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
LeBeau falls off balance throwing a combination
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Romero Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
LeBeau has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. LeBeau defending well though.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
LeBeau is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can LeBeau avoid being mounted?
Gracie prevents LeBeau from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBeau is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from LeBeau as he works his way to full guard.
Gracie throws a strike but LeBeau rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Romero Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
LeBeau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
LeBeau defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts LeBeau, as that shot connected.
LeBeau connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from LeBeau.
LeBeau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
LeBeau swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
LeBeau misses with an uppercut.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but LeBeau shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for LeBeau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
LeBeau throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but LeBeau avoids it really well and circles away.
Remy LeBeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romero Gracie.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LeBeau misses with a straight left.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from LeBeau.
LeBeau scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
LeBeau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
LeBeau throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
LeBeau throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but LeBeau circles away.
Gracie moves away from the strike by LeBeau.
LeBeau misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with LeBeau, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes LeBeau against the cage but LeBeau circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
LeBeau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LeBeau lands with an overhand left.
LeBeau throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by LeBeau.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow LeBeau down.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
LeBeau stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and LeBeau wants it to stay on the feet.
LeBeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips under a jab from LeBeau.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
LeBeau tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LeBeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LeBeau.
LeBeau throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in LeBeau's guard.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. LeBeau uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by LeBeau!
LeBeau controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Romero Gracie.
I think Gracie 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Romero Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilliam Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryal Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes to the cage accompanied by The Terminator. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilliam Howard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryal Squires!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squires closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Squires circles away from the clinch attempt.
Squires avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Squires moves out of range of the body kick from Howard.
Squires slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
Howard tries to clinch but Squires is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard tries to clinch up but Squires circles away and keeps his distance.
Squires has taken the fight to the clinch.
Squires blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Howard.
Squires escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard looks to clinch
and Squires counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Howard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Squires counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Squires tries to pass the half guard into mount. Howard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Howard wants to improve his position but Squires is controlling well.
Squires is looking to take a break and control but Howard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howard is looking for a sweep. Squires is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Howard is doing well to control the position and prevent Squires from advancing to side control.
Squires throwing shots but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard trying to hold on to Squires's head to control him but Squires postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Howard tries to clinch but Squires moves away
so Squires counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Squires chips away with some ground and pound.
Howard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Squires throwing strikes but missing.
Squires working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Squires stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Squires trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Howard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Squires manages to get himself to full guard.
Squires lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Howard!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Howard is trying to escape the mount.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Squires there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Howard wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Squires.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard wants to control but Squires is having none of it.
Howard is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Squires landing strikes, looking to finish!
Squires thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Squires has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Squires takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Squires misses with a head shot.
Squires looking to ground and pound but Howard is blocking nicely.
Squires thowing shots but they're missing.
Howard can't escape the position.
Howard is in a horrible position here. Squires smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Squires landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Squires throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Howard because Squires loaded up on that one.
Squires throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Howard wants to control but Squires is having none of it.
Squires sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Howard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Squires lands a nice shot to the head.
Squires throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Squires lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howard can't escape the position.
Squires landing strikes, looking to finish!
Squires working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Howard looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Squires! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryal Squires! Ryal Squires retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Rutledge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunningham has chosen Head Strong as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrell Rutledge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Cunningham.
Rutledge gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cunningham trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutledge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cunningham looking to sit in guard and control but Rutledge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cunningham has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cunningham controlling the position easily from mount.
Rutledge is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
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.
A nice elbow there by Cunningham.
Rutledge is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cunningham looking for a guillotine from mount but Rutledge is having none of it.
Cunningham swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rutledge is now in Cunningham's guard. A big mistake from Cunningham there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham working a defensive guard here.
Rutledge wants to get up but he can't break Cunningham's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cunningham looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cunningham trying to control the position.
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.
Cunningham wants to sweep here but Rutledge controlling him for the moment.
Cunningham controls Rutledge momentarily but Rutledge frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cunningham 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.
Cunningham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rutledge is fending him off so far but Cunningham persists. Nope, Rutledge circles away and we're back to standing.
Rutledge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cunningham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutledge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rutledge pinned against the cage. Rutledge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cunningham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutledge moves away.
Rutledge throws a sloppy body shot
and Cunningham counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutledge misses with a double jab
and Rutledge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutledge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cunningham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rutledge throws a series of punches but Cunningham avoids them all with ease.
Rutledge works over Cunningham's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Rutledge.
Cunningham lands a high kick!
Darrell Rutledge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunningham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutledge steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cunningham. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cunningham walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rutledge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutledge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cunningham is able to avoid easily.
Darrell Rutledge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutledge looks to land a right hand but Cunningham moved out of range.
Cunningham misses with a combination
and Rutledge counters with a two punch combo.
Cunningham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cunningham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cunningham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cunningham slips a jab and a cross from Rutledge.
Cunningham slips a jab and a cross from Rutledge.
Cunningham is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutledge throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham misses with a low kick.
Cunningham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cunningham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rutledge counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutledge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
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.
Cunningham ducks right into an uppercut from Rutledge.
Rutledge misses with a low kick.
Cunningham misses with a takedown
and Rutledge counters with a three punch combo that has Cunningham backing up. Cunningham nods at Rutledge to acknowledge the strikes.
Rutledge connects with a right hand. Cunningham shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutledge throws a series of punches but Cunningham avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Rutledge.
Rutledge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cunningham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rutledge counters with a one-two to the body.
Darrell Rutledge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Cunningham.
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.
Cunningham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutledge swinging wilding here.
Cunningham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutledge was well out of range. Poor timing from Cunningham.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rutledge avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Rutledge clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rutledge misses with a combination
and Cunningham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutledge throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cunningham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutledge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutledge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutledge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutledge looks to throw the jab but Cunningham is out of range.
Rutledge is looking to chop away at Cunningham's legs.
Cunningham is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rutledge rather than just go for the knockout.
Cunningham fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rutledge fails to land with a series of punches.
Cunningham shoots in and drives through. Rutledge sprawls well.
Cunningham is looking to score with low kicks.
Rutledge misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cunningham.
Rutledge tries a low kick but Cunningham avoids it.
Cunningham throws a sloppy body shot
and Rutledge counters with a leg kick.
Rutledge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cunningham misses the shot to the body.
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.
Rutledge cracks Cunningham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rutledge lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cunningham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rutledge counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Darrell Rutledge will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rutledge lands with a shot to the body.
Rutledge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rutledge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cunningham.
Rutledge misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutledge throws a body punch but Cunningham moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutledge misses with a hook.
Cunningham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rutledge as he avoids it easily.
Rutledge throws out a leg kick but Cunningham moves out of range and Rutledge only half commits.
Cunningham fails with the takedown
and Rutledge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.
Rutledge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cunningham counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutledge throws a hook but Cunningham blocks it.
Cunningham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bill Cunningham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rutledge, as that shot connected.
Cunningham misses with a jab to the body
and Rutledge counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutledge misses with a shot to the body
and Cunningham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cunningham wants to control from the top but Rutledge keeps moving.
Cunningham is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham wants to pass the guard but Rutledge is keeping the position.
Cunningham slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cunningham trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutledge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Cunningham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cunningham 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Cunningham!
Bill Cunningham is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Wicliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Beckford (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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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dom Wicliffe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forest Beckford!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wicliffe scores with a body shot.
Wicliffe misses with an uppercut. Beckford saw that one coming.
Wicliffe just misses with a punch to the body.
Beckford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wicliffe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wicliffe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wicliffe tries to get out of the position.
Wicliffe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Beckford has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wicliffe is not content to let Beckford control the position.
Wicliffe struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Beckford stalls from top position.
Wicliffe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wicliffe stops Beckford from passing to mount.
Beckford tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wicliffe looks to land a left hand but Beckford moved out of range nicely.
Wicliffe missing with a left hand there. Beckford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wicliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Beckford is just out of range.
A big right from Wicliffe misses.
Wicliffe throws an overhand right that lands on Beckford's shoulder, as Beckford tries to avoid the shot.
Beckford has Wicliffe up against the cage in a clinch.
Wicliffe tries to break free but Beckford pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Wicliffe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beckford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wicliffe's efforts to push away.
Beckford can't get the takedown.
Beckford gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wicliffe is trying to get back to full guard.
Wicliffe is refusing to be controlled, as Beckford sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckford is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Beckford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beckford seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wicliffe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Beckford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wicliffe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Beckford seems content to control.
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.
Wicliffe trying to control but Beckford postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wicliffe stuffs the takedown attempt from Beckford. Beckford gets slowly back to his feet.
Beckford closes the distance and clinches.
Beckford tries to score a body lock takedown but Wicliffe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dom Wicliffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forest Beckford.
Wicliffe is trying to force a seperation but Beckford has the dominant position.
Beckford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Beckford fails to pull guard.
Beckford goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wicliffe prevents it.
Beckford working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Forest Beckford will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wicliffe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beckford defending well as Wicliffe loads up on a big left hand.
Wicliffe takes a swing at Beckford's ribcage but misses.
Beckford ducks under a wild hook from Wicliffe.
A punch combination from Wicliffe misses.
Wicliffe throws out a loose jab but Beckford uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Wicliffe misses.
Beckford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wicliffe.
Wicliffe misses with a straight left.
Beckford closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beckford lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckford thows a big elbow that misses.
Beckford trying to control but Wicliffe is working from the bottom.
Beckford stops Wicliffe from standing up.
Wicliffe keeping full guard, as Beckford tries to pass.
Wicliffe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beckford is one step ahead there.
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.
Beckford wants to control from the top but Wicliffe keeps moving.
Wicliffe wants to get back to his feet but Beckford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wicliffe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wicliffe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wicliffe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beckford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe lands with a nice body punch.
Wicliffe looks to land a right hand but Beckford moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Beckford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wicliffe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wicliffe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wicliffe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wicliffe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wicliffe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wicliffe, pushing him back against the cage.
Beckford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Beckford has Wicliffe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wicliffe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dom Wicliffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forest Beckford.
Beckford manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wicliffe throwing strikes but missing.
Beckford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wicliffe wants to control from the top but Beckford keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wicliffe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wicliffe tries to stand but Beckford is controlling from the bottom.
Wicliffe wants to control from the top but Beckford keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Wicliffe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wicliffe misses with a hook. Beckford ducked under it nicely.
Wicliffe throws a body punch but Beckford moves out of range.
Wicliffe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckford manages to avoid it.
Wicliffe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beckford was well out of range. Poor timing from Wicliffe.
Beckford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wicliffe circles away.
Wicliffe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wicliffe misses with a hook.
Beckford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wicliffe.
Wicliffe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beckford feints and as Wicliffe raises his hands in defense, Beckford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beckford trying to control the position from guard on top but Wicliffe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wicliffe looking for a sweep. Not yet Wicliffe, not yet.
Wicliffe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wicliffe keeping full guard, as Beckford tries to pass.
Beckford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beckford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beckford connects with a couple of short punches.
Beckford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beckford moves out of range of the strikes.
Beckford moves out of range of the strikes.
Wicliffe misses with a body shot.
Dom Wicliffe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wicliffe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beckford bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Beckford's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckford landing a few strikes.
Beckford has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beckford working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Wicliffe looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Beckford! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Forest Beckford!
Forest Beckford is the new middleweight champion!
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