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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay Z - Run this Town . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymond Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solomon Carver!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Carver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carver lands the left hand.
Carver thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carver connects with the punch.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Carver.
Carver lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Carver lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Carver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Carver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carver connects with a combination that backs up Lee into the cage. Carver lands a flurry of punches that gets past Lee's guard. Lee is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Carver bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Carver!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Christy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes into the arena with Razor's Edge blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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209 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franky Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Christy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christy misses with a combination
and Fletcher counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Stanton Christy has been cut.
Christy avoids the head kick by Fletcher.
Christy throws a right hand that misses
and Fletcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christy tries to keep at a distance but Fletcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fletcher controlling the action here for a moment.
Christy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fletcher has him pressed against the ropes.
Christy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fletcher prevents the takedown attempt.
Fletcher stalling the fight.
Christy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Franky Fletcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanton Christy.
Stalling in the clinch from Fletcher.
Fletcher breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christy misses with a double jab
and Fletcher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christy's knee momentarily.
Christy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fletcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Fletcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Christy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fletcher counters by moving into the clinch.
Christy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fletcher effectively controlling the action here.
Fletcher lands a body shot.
Fletcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fletcher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Christy looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fletcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Fletcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fletcher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Christy is looking to break free of the clinch but Fletcher has double underhooks.
Fletcher gets through Christy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Stanton Christy's cut even more.
Fletcher manages to break the clinch.
Fletcher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Christy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooh!!! Fletcher has knocked Christy down with a huge combo! Fletcher steps away and waves a wobbly Christy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Christy is rocked!
The cut above Stanton Christy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fletcher finds Christy's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Christy flops back against the ropes, eyes gazing into the distance. Fletcher lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Christy will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franky Fletcher!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gill Wallnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallnuts comes into the arena with KO in the Air Tonight blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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330 lbs
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264 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gill Wallnuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Arnold!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold tries to land a body kick
and Wallnuts counters with a nice right hand that sends Arnold toppling to the canvas! Arnold scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wallnuts finish him?!
It looks like John Arnold has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnold throws a lazy head kick
and Wallnuts counters with a nice right hand that sends Arnold toppling to the canvas! Arnold scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wallnuts finish him?!
Arnold is rocked!
Arnold connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Arnold misses
and Wallnuts counters with a huge left! Arnold is in big trouble! He's backing up but Wallnuts isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Arnold from any more damage. A dominating finish by Wallnuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gill Wallnuts!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alezander Mataro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the ring accompanied by The Animal Marching. Mataro has chosen i need a doctor 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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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Adams!
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, Alezander Mataro!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mataro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mataro advances to half guard.
Mataro trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Mataro maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Adams could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mataro has cracked it and Adams is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mataro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alezander Mataro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Kasyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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244 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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240 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ismail Kasyanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddie James!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasyanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kasyanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Freddie James has been cut.
Kasyanov tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James missing with a left hand there. Kasyanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasyanov closes the distance and clinches.
Kasyanov gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kasyanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kasyanov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kasyanov obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasyanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
James looks gassed!
Kasyanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kasyanov lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Kasyanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
James is rocked!
That has opened up Freddie James's cut even more.
Kasyanov drops James with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, James is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ismail Kasyanov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Britva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hershey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rising to the Top. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Hershey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Britva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Britva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Britva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hershey pushes Britva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hershey successfully pulls guard.
Hershey trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hershey uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Hershey throws a sloppy body shot
and Britva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Britva.
Britva avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hershey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Britva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hershey takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Steve Hershey has been cut.
Knees to the body from Britva.
Britva manages to break the clinch.
Britva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Britva wants to clinch
and Hershey counters with a thumping low kick.
Britva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hershey.
Britva avoids the body shot from Hershey.
Hershey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Britva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hershey lands with a straight right. Britva didn't see that one coming.
Britva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hershey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Britva's guard now.
Hershey is breathing heavily.
Hershey prevents Britva from getting back to his feet.
Hershey tries to free his leg and advance position but Britva is retaining full guard.
Britva wants to stand but Hershey is controlling the position.
Britva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hershey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hershey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Britva's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Britva pushes Hershey off looking to stand but Hershey dives back in and keeps control.
Britva is not content to let Hershey control the position.
Hershey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Britva's head.
Britva tries to kick Hershey off but Hershey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hershey slows the pace down in half guard.
Hershey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Britva defending well though.
Hershey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hershey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershey trying to control from half guard but Britva is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hershey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Britva pushes Hershey off and gets back to his feet.
Britva 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.
Britva wants to clinch up but Hershey keeps it at a distance.
Hershey swats away the attempt to clinch by Britva.
Hershey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Britva.
Hershey misses with a few strikes there.
Hershey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Britva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hershey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Britva sprawls well. Britva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hershey gets slowly back to his feet.
Britva tries to clinch there but Hershey circles away.
Hershey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Britva wants to get back to his feet.
Hershey is keen to just control but Britva is a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hershey is really struggling to control Britva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hershey is trying to work for a kimura but Britva is defending well.
Britva is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hershey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hershey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Hershey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Britva closes the distance and clinches.
Hershey wants to get back to striking at distance but Britva won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hershey is trying to break the clinch but Britva has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Britva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hershey being controlled against the ropes.
Britva stops a takedown attempt from Hershey.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Britva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hershey's brow.
Hershey tries to pull guard but Britva holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hershey drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Hershey.
Hershey pulls Britva into guard.
Britva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hershey misses with a shot to the body
and Britva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Britva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Britva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Britva prevents Hershey from breaking the clinch.
Hershey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Britva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hershey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hershey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hershey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Britva is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Hershey has taken his back!
Hershey looking for the choke but no joy.
Britva is trying to get back to his feet but Hershey has full control of the position and if anything, Britva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Will Hershey go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hershey is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Britva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershey really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Britva.
Hershey looking for the choke but no joy.
Britva is trying to stand back up.
Will Hershey go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britva is trying to stand back up.
Hershey misses with punches from the back.
Hershey 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.
Hershey tries to keep control of the position but Britva is staying busy.
Britva holding both Hershey 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hershey is working the ground and pound. Can Britva escape?
Hershey working for a choke but Britva is defending well.
Hershey is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Britva knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Britva for a finish.
Steve Hershey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britva is trying to get back to his feet but Hershey has full control of the position and if anything, Britva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hershey is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Britva wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Britva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hershey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Britva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hershey wants to control the pace but Britva is squirming around nicely.
Britva is trying to stand but he's just given Hershey his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hershey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Hershey's cut.
That's time! Hershey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Britva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hershey scores with the left hand. Britva knows he should have avoided that one.
Hershey tries to clinch but Britva is having none of it.
Hershey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Britva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hershey blocks it with crossed arms.
Hershey manages to break the clinch.
Hershey misses with a double jab
and Britva counters with a big head kick but Hershey shrugs it off.
Hershey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hershey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Britva tries to clinch up but Hershey circles away and keeps his distance.
Britva keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hershey tries to close the distance and clinch but Britva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hershey has closed the distance and engaged Britva in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey has had enough of the clinch but Britva keeps him there for the moment.
Hershey is looking to break free of the clinch but Britva has double underhooks.
Britva can't break the clinch.
Britva taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Hershey.
Hershey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Britva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hershey lands a nice knee to the body.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hershey throws a series of punches but Britva moves out of range.
Hershey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hershey wants to clinch
and Britva counters with a head kick. That will keep Hershey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hershey throws a right and a left that Britva avoids nicely.
Hershey gets tackled into the ropes by Britva. Britva maintains the clinch.
Britva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boris Britva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Hershey with that takedown attempt.
Hershey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hershey has closed the distance and engaged Britva in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Britva tries to clinch up.
Hershey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Hershey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Britva doesn't seem phased though.
Hershey wants to clinch up but Britva keeps it at a distance.
Hershey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Britva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hershey asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hershey trying to control the action but Britva is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britva is pushing Hershey's head away, looking to escape. Hershey manages to hold on to the position though.
Hershey tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Britva is trying to get back to his feet.
Britva is letting Hershey control him for a moment.
Boris Britva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Britva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Britva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hershey asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Hershey is working Britva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Steve Hershey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hershey trying to control the position but Britva is working away.
Britva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hershey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Hershey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hershey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Hershey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Tretiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Tretiak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Tretiak!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tretiak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The shoots and misses
and Tretiak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The misses with a shot to the body
and Tretiak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The wants to clinch but Tretiak slips to the side
and Tretiak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tretiak misses the shot to the body.
Tretiak tries to keep at a distance but The has taken the fight into the clinch.
The misses with a knee strike.
Tretiak manages to break the clinch.
The doesn't manage to clinch there - Tretiak circles away.
Tretiak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tretiak.
The goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The scores with a head kick.
The rushes Tretiak and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tretiak.
The tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tretiak wants to break free but The has control.
The throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The lands an elbow inside that Tretiak shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The scores a nice knee to the body.
The misses with a knee to the head.
The using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tretiak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The.
The misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tretiak.
Tretiak tries to pull guard but The holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tretiak drops back down to his feet.
Tretiak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
Tretiak is looking to break free of the clinch but The has double underhooks.
The misses with a knee strike.
Tretiak breaks from the clinch.
The lands with a kick to the temple. Tretiak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The moves to clinch but Tretiak breaks away
and Tretiak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tretiak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Tretiak catches The right on the button with a cross.
The misses with a combination
and Tretiak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tretiak thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tretiak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tretiak lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tretiak is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The's half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tretiak seems to be looking for submissions.
The avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tretiak.
The tries to get to full guard but Tretiak has control of the leg.
The is trying to maintain the position but Tretiak is very close to passing his half guard.
Tretiak is looking for a kimura here.
Tretiak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pushes Tretiak off looking to stand but Tretiak dives back in and keeps control.
Tretiak thows a huge punch but The dodges it nicely.
The looking for submissions off his back.
The wants to control but Tretiak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tretiak is thwarting The's attempts to control the position.
Tretiak decides to return to a standing position.
The fails with the takedown
and Tretiak counters with a left and a right that stings The.
The is breathing heavily.
Tretiak avoids the head kick by The.
The looks to clinch
and Tretiak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tretiak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tretiak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tretiak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tretiak has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can The defend it? Tretiak steps over the head and cranks it - The is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tretiak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Tretiak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolo Pup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lynch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to for whom the bells toll. Pup has chosen Stone Cold as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Lynch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rolo Pup!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch throws a sloppy head kick
and Pup counters with a nice uppercut.
Lynch throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pup tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lynch is in Pup's guard.
Lynch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pup has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lynch has managed to get both his arms back between Pup's legs - danger averted.
Pup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lynch is one step ahead there.
Pup can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lynch controls the pace.
Lynch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pup is looking to regain half guard here but Lynch keeps moving and retains side control.
Lynch staying calm.
Pup really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lynch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lynch has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pup quickly recovers to half guard.
Pup looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pup is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lynch working over Pup with some ground and pound. Pup looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lynch passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lynch lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Lynch connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Rolo Pup has been cut.
Pup looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jamie Lynch!
Jamie Lynch is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Danes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Listerene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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174 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Danes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Listerene!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danes moves to clinch but Listerene breaks away
and Listerene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Listerene counter with a right hand.
Danes doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Listerene to counter with a crisp jab.
Danes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Listerene counters with a straight right hand.
Danes shoots and misses
and Listerene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Danes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danes misses with a takedown
and Listerene counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Danes with a poor takedown
and Listerene counters with a left to the body.
Danes is breathing heavily.
Listerene throws a right hand that Danes ducks under and follows up with a left that Danes also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listerene throws a right and a left that Danes avoids nicely.
Danes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Listerene counters with a nice body shot.
Danes fails with the takedown
and Listerene cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Listerene feints a jab promting Danes to slip. Listerene then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Danes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Listerene throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Listerene, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danes misses with a takedown
and Listerene counters with a stiff right hand.
Listerene throws a right hand that Danes ducks under and follows up with a left that Danes also avoids with ease.
Danes slips a jab and a cross from Listerene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listerene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Listerene throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danes tries for a takedown but Listerene circles away easily
and Listerene counters with a nice uppercut.
Listerene connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Listerene counters with a three punch combo that has Danes backing up. Danes nods at Listerene to acknowledge the strikes.
Listerene displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Listerene scores with a jab. Danes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Listerene counters with a three punch combo that has Danes backing up. Danes nods at Listerene to acknowledge the strikes.
Danes is rocked!
Luke Danes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Listerene, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Danes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Listerene lands with a right and another and another! Danes is in big trouble! Listerene lands again and this time it's lights out for Danes! A quality knockout there for Listerene.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sonny Listerene!
Sonny Listerene is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Regan Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Duddy (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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26
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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196 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Regan Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Duddy!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Duddy.
Duddy works the jab nicely.
It looks like Regan Hendricks has been cut.
Hendricks has his takedown stuffed
and Duddy counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duddy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendricks takes one to the chin there.
Duddy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duddy throws a right hand that misses
and Hendricks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duddy misses with a two punch combination.
Duddy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendricks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hendricks blocks the body kick.
Duddy throws a combination that misses
and Hendricks counters with a nice uppercut.
Duddy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
John Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duddy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hendricks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duddy thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duddy lands a glancing blow to the side of Hendricks's head.
Duddy throws a wild body kick that Hendricks sees coming a mile off.
Hendricks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Duddy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duddy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hendricks throws a combination that misses
and Duddy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duddy scores with a spinning back kick!
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duddy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duddy duly obliges.
Duddy connects with a leg kick. Hendricks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duddy, right into the meat.
Nice body punch from Duddy.
Duddy thuds his shin into the meat of Hendricks's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy swinging wildly here.
Hendricks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hendricks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duddy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hendricks counters with a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Duddy!
A combination from Duddy does no damage.
Duddy slips a jab and a cross from Hendricks.
Duddy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duddy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duddy lands with a shot to the body.
Duddy lands a slapping body shot.
Duddy is pawing at Hendricks, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Hendricks's nose. Hendricks is badly hurt! Duddy pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Hendricks tries desperately to hold on but Duddy is relentless in his assault! As Hendricks receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Duddy away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Duddy!
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