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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Roza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Shield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Roza!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roza avoids the head kick by Shield.
Shield throws a head kick that misses.
Roza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shield momentarily.
Shield throws a sloppy head kick and Roza moves out of range easily.
Roza lands a jab.
Roza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Justin Roza has been cut.
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!
Roza looks to throw the jab but Shield is out of range.
Shield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roza cracks Shield with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shield throws a head kick that Roza semi-blocks.
Shield avoids the body shot from Roza.
Roza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shield defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roza.
Roza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A combination from Roza does no damage.
Roza avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield stuffs the takedown attempt from Roza. Roza gets slowly back to his feet.
Sam Shield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Roza.
Roza moves out of range as Shield throws a body kick.
Roza looks to land a left hand but Shield moved out of range nicely.
Shield tries to clinch there but Roza circles away.
Shield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shield. Shield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shield misses with a head kick.
Roza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shield throws a sloppy head kick and Roza moves out of range easily.
Roza takes a swing at Shield's ribcage but misses.
Roza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shield throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roza.
Roza is rocked!
Roza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roza is still on wobbly legs! Can Shield finish him?
Roza looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shield thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roza if he has to take too many more of those.
Crack! A monster head kick from Shield and Roza falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Shield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sam Shield!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karen Darabedyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Gusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darabedyan comes into the arena with KDB Highlights blaring out of the sound system. Gusto has chosen ........ as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karen Darabedyan!
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, Mc Gusto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darabedyan shoots in for a double leg but Gusto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darabedyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gusto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darabedyan's knee momentarily.
Darabedyan rushes Gusto and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gusto.
Gusto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gusto has Darabedyan pressed against the cage.
Gusto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darabedyan tries to break the clinch but Gusto is controlling the position.
Darabedyan breaks from the clinch.
Gusto lands a leg kick that knocks Darabedyan off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Darabedyan. Those never looked like landing.
Gusto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Gusto.
A low kick from Darabedyan misses
and Gusto counters with a good low kick that Darabedyan was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darabedyan scores with a one two! Gusto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darabedyan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Darabedyan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gusto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darabedyan 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.
Gusto lands a nice shot that snaps Darabedyan's head back.
Darabedyan forces Gusto back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Gusto as the two fighters clinch.
Darabedyan is breathing heavily.
Gusto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darabedyan.
Gusto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darabedyan backwards.
Gusto is stalling here.
Gusto tries a body shot but Darabedyan blocks it.
Gusto tries a body shot but Darabedyan blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gusto.
Darabedyan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gusto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darabedyan's elbow.
Gusto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darabedyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Gusto has double underhooks.
Gusto pushes Darabedyan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gusto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusto has Darabedyan pressed against the cage, preventing Darabedyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gusto lands an uppercut.
Darabedyan tries to break the clinch but Gusto is controlling the position.
Darabedyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karen Darabedyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gusto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gusto misses with a punch to the body.
Gusto blocking some punches.
Darabedyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gusto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gusto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Darabedyan fails to land.
Gusto slows down the pace here.
Gusto trying to stall but Darabedyan improves his position.
Gusto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusto has Darabedyan pressed against the cage, preventing Darabedyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gusto can't find room to land a body shot as Darabedyan controls the action.
Darabedyan prevents a body shot from Gusto.
Darabedyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gusto lands with a light punch inside.
Darabedyan wants to break free but Gusto has control.
Gusto is pressed up against the cage. Darabedyan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gusto down to the mat. Gusto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Darabedyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gusto.
Gusto scoring well with a low kick there.
Darabedyan clinches up against the cage.
Gusto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darabedyan backwards.
Darabedyan tries to break free but Gusto pushes him back against the cage.
Gusto stops a takedown attempt from Darabedyan.
Gusto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darabedyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gusto tries to throw a body punch but Darabedyan avoids it by throwing Gusto back against the cage.
Gusto lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darabedyan looking to slow down the pace here.
Gusto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Gusto.
Gusto stops a takedown attempt from Darabedyan.
Gusto lands a body shot.
Darabedyan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The referee calls for Gusto to work.
Gusto can't find room to land a body shot as Darabedyan controls the action.
Darabedyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gusto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gusto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gusto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gusto keeps control of Darabedyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darabedyan misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mc Gusto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gusto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Darabedyan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gusto taking punishment in the form of punches.
Darabedyan is trying to ground and pound but Gusto uses the momentary lack of control by Darabedyan to regain half guard.
Darabedyan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gusto to get to his feet.
Karen Darabedyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gusto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darabedyan. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Gusto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gusto.
Darabedyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gusto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darabedyan has Gusto up against the cage in a clinch.
Darabedyan is trying to break the clinch but Gusto has him pressed against the cage.
Gusto lands with a short shot to the head.
Darabedyan lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Gusto.
Darabedyan is trying to force a seperation but Gusto has the dominant position.
Gusto tries a body shot but Darabedyan blocks it.
Darabedyan blocks a body shot from Gusto.
Mc Gusto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gusto lands a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gusto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darabedyan stalling in the clinch but Gusto improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gusto can't find room to land a body shot as Darabedyan controls the action.
Darabedyan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Darabedyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gusto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Gusto.
Gusto lands a shot to the body.
Gusto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gusto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gusto lands a body punch.
Gusto can't find room to land a body shot as Darabedyan controls the action.
Gusto trying to land knees to the body.
Darabedyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gusto walks away with a smile on his face. Darabedyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gusto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gusto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mc Gusto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Gusto tenderised Darabedyan's leg. Darabedyan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gusto clinches with his opponent.
Gusto lands a body shot.
Gusto lands a shot to the body.
Gusto misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darabedyan backwards.
Gusto misses with a punch to the body.
Gusto looking to throw knees to the head but Darabedyan is blocking nicely.
Gusto digs a right hand underneath Darabedyan's ribcage. Darabedyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darabedyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Gusto has double underhooks.
Gusto lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Gusto.
Gusto tries to work over Darabedyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gusto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gusto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darabedyan's elbow.
Gusto lands a body punch.
Gusto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gusto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darabedyan backwards.
Gusto misses with a body punch.
Darabedyan is trying to force a seperation but Gusto has the dominant position.
Gusto digs a right hand into Darabedyan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darabedyan's gas tank.
Darabedyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Gusto has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusto blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gusto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darabedyan takes a shot to the head.
Gusto struggles to land a body shot inside as Darabedyan controls his hands.
Gusto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gusto struggles to land a body shot inside as Darabedyan controls his hands.
Gusto tries to throw a body punch but Darabedyan avoids it by throwing Gusto back against the cage.
Gusto misses with a punch to the body.
Gusto controlling the action here for a moment.
Gusto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darabedyan avoids it.
Darabedyan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gusto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gusto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gusto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darabedyan's elbow.
Darabedyan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gusto smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karen Darabedyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gusto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darabedyan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mc Gusto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gusto.
Darabedyan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Gusto as Darabedyan shoots in.
Darabedyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gusto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mc Gusto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Gusto.
Gusto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gusto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gusto lands a leg kick that knocks Darabedyan off balance momentarily.
Darabedyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gusto can pounce on him.
Darabedyan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darabedyan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gusto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Gusto there.
Gusto scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darabedyan. That did some damage!
Gusto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darabedyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gusto feints and then cracks Darabedyan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darabedyan down.
Gusto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gusto with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gusto.
Gusto thuds his right hand into Darabedyan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A good leg kick by Gusto.
Gusto throws a head kick that Darabedyan semi-blocks.
Darabedyan is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gusto connects with a combination that backs up Darabedyan into the cage. Gusto lands a flurry of punches that gets past Darabedyan's guard. Darabedyan is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Gusto bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mc Gusto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilan Rotberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro has chosen My Hero as his entrance music. Hiroshimo Hiro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilan Rotberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiroshimo Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Rotberg is just out of range.
Horrible takedown by Rotberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Hiro which made him look bad.
Hiro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rotberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiro.
Rotberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rotberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rotberg misses with a right hand
and Hiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiro slips under a jab.
Rotberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rotberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hiro counters with a left to the body.
Rotberg misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rotberg throws out the jab.
Hiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiro thows a body shot but no joy.
Rotberg throws a jab when Hiro was well out of range.
Hiro tries to clinch up but Rotberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Hiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rotberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hiro looks to land a combination but Rotberg avoids it well.
Ilan Rotberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiro drives through and clinches with Rotberg against the cage.
Rotberg gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hiro regains guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rotberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rotberg advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiro trying to control but Rotberg postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rotberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Hiro is looking to control Rotberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hiro avoid being mounted?
Hiro won't allow Rotberg to pass to mount.
Hiro trying to control but Rotberg postures up.
Rotberg is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hiro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rotberg.
Rotberg is looking to take a break and control but Hiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotberg prevents Hiro from improving his position.
Hiro controlling the position well.
Rotberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiro's head.
Hiro tries to get to full guard but Rotberg has control of the leg.
Hiro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rotberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rotberg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rotberg blocks the strikes from Hiro.
Rotberg seems to be looking for submissions.
Rotberg moves nicely into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rotberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rotberg creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hiro sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilan Rotberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Rotberg is just out of range.
Rotberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Hiro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rotberg rather than just go for the knockout.
Rotberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Rotberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiro thuds a left hand into Rotberg's body.
Rotberg shoots in for a takedown but Hiro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rotberg shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilan Rotberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rotberg throws a right and a left that Hiro avoids nicely.
A combination from Rotberg does no damage.
No joy there for Rotberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ilan Rotberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Rotberg with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro throws a body punch but Rotberg moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rotberg. Those never looked like landing.
Hiro closes the distance and clinches.
Hiro trying to control the position but instead, Rotberg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hiro into the cage.
A short uppercut from Hiro.
Hiro lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rotberg.
Hiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiro looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hiro misses with a body shot.
Rotberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rotberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hiro throws a series of punches but Rotberg avoids them all with ease.
Hiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rotberg.
Hiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rotberg scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Rotberg looks to land a left hand but Hiro moved out of range nicely.
Hiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rotberg shoots in for a double leg but Hiro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hiro lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rotberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Rotberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rotberg takes one to the chin there.
Hiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hiro misses with a two punch combination.
Rotberg shoots in but Hiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Hiro.
Sloppy strikes from Hiro. Those never looked like landing.
Rotberg lands a jab to Hiro's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotberg misses with a two punch combination.
Rotberg avoids the body shot from Hiro.
Rotberg misses with a straight right.
Rotberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiro.
Rotberg throws a jab when Hiro was well out of range.
Hiro throws a right hand that Rotberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Rotberg also avoids with ease.
Hiro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rotberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiro.
Rotberg scores with a takedown into Hiro's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rotberg wants to control from the top but Hiro keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilan Rotberg dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rotberg misses with a takedown
and Rotberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rotberg looks to throw the jab but Hiro is out of range.
Hiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rotberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Hiro's head.
Rotberg gets tackled into the cage by Hiro. Hiro maintains the clinch.
Hiro misses with a punch to the body.
Hiro is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hiro tries to throw a body punch but Rotberg avoids it by throwing Hiro back against the cage.
Hiro tries to work over Rotberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rotberg's efforts to push away.
Hiro lands a body shot.
Hiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiro.
Hiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Rotberg.
Hiro stalling the fight.
A hook to the body from Hiro.
Ilan Rotberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro lands with a light punch inside.
Hiro has Rotberg pressed against the cage, preventing Rotberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rotberg tries to break free but Hiro pushes him back against the cage.
Rotberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rotberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rotberg has had enough of the clinch but Hiro keeps him there for the moment.
Rotberg breaks the clinch.
Rotberg scores with a jab.
Rotberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rotberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hiro tries to avoid it but Rotberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hiro to the ground. Hiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rotberg throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rotberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hiro gets a clinch.
Hiro can't find room to land a body shot as Rotberg controls the action.
Hiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rotberg manages to break the clinch.
Hiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Hiro misses.
Rotberg slips a jab and a cross from Hiro.
Rotberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hiro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilan Rotberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rotberg misses.
Rotberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiro swings for the body but Rotberg moves out of range.
Rotberg throws a jab when Hiro was well out of range.
Rotberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiro.
Rotberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Hiro throws a big shot that misses.
Hiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hiroshimo Hiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiro lands with a straight right. Rotberg didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiro lands a body shot.
Hiro misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshimo Hiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rotberg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilan Rotberg!
After winning the bout, Ilan Rotberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Doolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Another Specialist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Doolan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Another Specialist's chin.
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146 lbs
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169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Doolan!
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, Another Specialist!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolan pushes Specialist up against the cage in a clinch.
Doolan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Specialist avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doolan letting Specialist take a breather here.
Specialist misses with the head strike.
Specialist dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Specialist gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Specialist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Specialist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Specialist chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Specialist is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Specialist throws a big elbow that misses.
Specialist with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Specialist content to stall in guard here.
Specialist stands up over Doolan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Specialist postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Specialist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Specialist content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Specialist is in close to Doolan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Specialist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Specialist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Specialist is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doolan is rocked!
Doolan wants to get back to his feet but Specialist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oh Doolan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Specialist lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Specialist's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Specialist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doolan's head.
Specialist is working Doolan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Specialist postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Specialist won't allow Doolan to get back to his feet.
Specialist postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Specialist with a nice head shot there.
Specialist arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Doolan's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Another Specialist!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bearinstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Roberts struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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31
200 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Bearinstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Roberts!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Bearinstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Bearinstein.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bearinstein.
Bearinstein lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bearinstein throws a leg kick which misses Roberts's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberts tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Bearinstein tenderised Roberts's leg. Roberts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roberts looks gassed!
Bearinstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bearinstein lands a big head kick that sends Roberts tumbling to the mat! Bearinstein takes a step backwards and waves Roberts back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jon Roberts has been cut.
Bearinstein lands a big right hand that sends Roberts crashing to the mat! Bearinstein stays standing though and waves Roberts back to his feet!
Roberts is rocked!
Bearinstein connects with a superb combination that knocks Roberts out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Bearinstein before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Roberts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Bearinstein!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nameless One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furious Styles (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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290 lbs
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272 lbs
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nameless One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furious Styles!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Styles misses
and One counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
One takes a swing at Styles's ribcage but misses.
One lands a lovely overhand right.
Styles misses with a shot to the body
and One counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Styles is trying to stand up here but One is controlling him well.
One working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Styles's thigh. Styles counters though and makes it back to full guard.
One makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Styles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
One prevents Styles from getting back to his feet.
One cracks Styles with a solid left hand.
One throwing strikes from guard but Styles blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as One accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
One with a flurry of punches that miss.
One stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Styles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Styles wants to sweep but no luck.
Styles wants to stand up but One is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One throws a big elbow that misses.
One throws a big elbow that misses.
Styles 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
One is looking to work some ground and pound but Styles has wrist control.
One lands a couple of elbows.
Styles wants to get back to his feet but One is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as One accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
One is looking to work some ground and pound but Styles has wrist control.
One throws an elbow that misses. Styles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in One's guard. Nice move by Styles!
One 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.
Styles wants to stand but One has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
One avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nameless One dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
One moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Styles thows a left - swing and a miss!
One uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Styles.
One ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styles misses the body punch
and One counters with a single leg into guard. Styles didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles wants to stand up but One is controlling him.
One is in close to Styles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
One lands a couple of digs.
Styles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from One.
Styles wants to stand and escape but One is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One is looking to work some ground and pound but Styles has wrist control.
One thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Styles is retaining full guard.
One missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
One pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Styles is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst One is controlling him.
One passes Styles's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
One lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
One not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from One.
One working Styles over with strikes.
One looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Styles scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but One manages to mount him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles avoids a series of strikes thrown by One.
One goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Styles turns into him and now he's in One's guard.
Styles throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
One has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Styles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nameless One dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Styles misses with a straight right.
Styles throws a sloppy body shot
and One counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Styles lands with a good body shot.
Styles throws a hook to the side of One's head but One sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but One was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.
Styles throws a hook but One avoids it easily.
One misses with a looping right.
One looks for a takedown but Styles sprawls well.
One blocks a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Styles throws an overhand right that lands on One's shoulder, as One tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Styles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but One was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles misses with a right hand
and One counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Furious Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but One manages to avoid it.
One avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Styles fails in his attempt to clinch.
One closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Styles managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by One.
One tries to score with some ground and pound. Styles controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Styles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Styles regains half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
One works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One with the ground and pound but Styles regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Styles blocking the ground and pound attempt from One.
Nice strikes from One there.
Styles is defending against the submission attempts here by One.
Styles wants to get back to his feet.
Furious Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Styles is looking to escape.
Nameless One is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
One wants to pass the guard but Styles is defending well.
One performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Styles missing with punches from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
One is taking a breather. Styles says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nameless One showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for One, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nameless One!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Morbid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Penn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Loser. The crowd seem to be enjoying Morbid's choice of entrance music: Duran Duran - Wild Boys. Doc Morbid struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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26
142 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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30
148 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Doc Morbid!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morbid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morbid. Morbid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penn has managed to clinch.
Morbid blocks an elbow strike.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Penn.
Penn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morbid blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Penn.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morbid or not.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morbids head.
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!
Morbid blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Penn is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Penn.
Morbid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Morbid controls his hands.
Penn tries to work over Morbid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morbid is trying to stall.
Morbid is trying to break free.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morbid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morbid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Penn.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morbid throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Morbid throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morbid drops his hands momentarily and Penn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Penn lands the left hand.
Morbid is rocked!
Morbid looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn lands with a hook. Morbid tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Morbid tried to score with a low kick but Penn checks it.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn works Morbid's body with a nice hook.
Penn cracks Morbid with an open hand slap.
Morbid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morbid is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Morbid tries a head kick but it misses.
Morbid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penn checks it well.
Morbid seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with a hook.
Penn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morbid quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Penn is looking for a kimura but Morbid is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.
Penn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morbid looks gassed!
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morbid keeps working.
Morbid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn is trying to control. Morbid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morbid sees it coming and defends easily.
Penn wants to control but Morbid is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn is taking a breather. Morbid says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Penn.
Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Penn uses his free foot to push down on Morbid's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morbid.
Morbid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morbid avoids a series of strikes thrown by Penn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morbid taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Penn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morbid throws a leg kick but Penn checks it.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn moves into range and clinches up with Morbid.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morbid can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morbid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn moves nicely into side control.
Penn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Penn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morbid some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn cracks Morbid with a big right hand but Morbid just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Morbid is breathing heavily.
Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morbid has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morbid is not content to let Penn control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morbid takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Penn slows the pace down.
Morbid is not content to let Penn control the position.
Penn tries for a kimura but Morbid is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morbid is avoiding damage well.
Penn grinds an elbow into Morbid's temple.
Penn lands some shots froms side control.
Morbid avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Penn.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
Penn slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Penn content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Check out the look on Penn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Penn trying to control the action but Morbid is working from the bottom.
Penn working the head with strikes.
Paul Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Penn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Morbid is not content to let Penn control the position.
Penn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morbid is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Penn lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn trying to control the action but Morbid is working from the bottom.
Penn working the ground and pound but Morbid is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Penn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morbid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Penn throws a head kick but Morbid moves out of range.
Morbid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Penn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morbid at a distance.
Penn tests Morbid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morbid!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morbid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn controlling from the full mount.
Penn with good strikes from the mount here!
Penn dominating with strikes here.
Penn wants to control the pace but Morbid is squirming around nicely.
Penn cracks Morbid with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Penn!
A determined Paul Penn didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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276 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Bova!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bova tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bova throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Bova lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Bova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bova slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones forces Bova back against the cage and clinches.
Bova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bova takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bova shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is keen to just control but Bova is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bova!
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bova holds of for dear life.
Bova wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Bova really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bova tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bova's face.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Bova is in trouble!
Jones avoids the attempt from Bova to control.
Jones working for a submission but Bova is keeping him at bay.
Jones wants to control the pace but Bova is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones looking to control but Bova is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones 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.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bova's face.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with strikes but Bova is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bova in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bova is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bova tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bova wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bova is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones connects with a jab.
Bova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anthony Bova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bova moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones scores with the left hand. Bova knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bova.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bova, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bova is defending well for now.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands a body punch.
Bova drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bova after a bit of a struggle.
Bova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bova tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Conan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bova.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bova can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Bova is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bova letting Jones take a breather here.
Bova drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Bova misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bova gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bova is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones jumps guard.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bova defends well.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bova is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bova is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones trying to control the position.
Bova trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones misses with a left hand
and Bova counters with an outside leg kick.
Conan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bova is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Good work by Bova as he checks the leg kick.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bova.
Bova looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Bova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bova manages to avoid it.
Bova throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Bova only half commits.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bova manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bova to the ground. Jones is now in Bova's guard.
Bova is looking to stand back up but Jones counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bova.
Bova manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bova misses with a hook
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bova is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bova misses with a punch to the body.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bova avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bova backwards.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bova regains guard immediately.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones trying to control but Bova is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bova keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Bova is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones postures up in Bova's guard and throws a big left but Bova blocks it.
Jones prevents Bova from getting back to his feet.
Bova controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Bova.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones avoids the head kick by Bova.
Bova misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bova knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bova defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Conan Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hezekiah Stoltfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoltfus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Chase kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rusty Halo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hezekiah Stoltfus!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoltfus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stoltfus throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Halo scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo moves out of range of the leg kick from Stoltfus.
Halo throws a leg kick which misses Stoltfus's front leg but catches the back leg as Stoltfus tries to avoid it.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stoltfus throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Stoltfus misses
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
Stoltfus blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoltfus lands with a nice body kick.
Stoltfus misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Halo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stoltfus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Stoltfus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Halo.
A low kick from Stoltfus misses
and Halo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stoltfus's knee momentarily.
Halo wants to land a leg kick but Stoltfus is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Halo as Stoltfus shoots in.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoltfus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo blocks the body kick.
Stoltfus throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stoltfus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halo connects with a solid leg kick.
Halo swings for the body but Stoltfus moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoltfus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stoltfus tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Stoltfus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stoltfus's head.
Halo connects with the punch.
Halo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stoltfus blocks a head kick by Halo.
Stoltfus scores with a nice head shot.
Halo throws a nice head kick!
Stoltfus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stoltfus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Rusty Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoltfus avoids the head kick by Halo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoltfus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoltfus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halo is out of range and Stoltfus settles back down.
Stoltfus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Stoltfus to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo is breathing heavily.
Stoltfus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo checks a low kick from Stoltfus.
Stoltfus moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
Rusty Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoltfus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Stoltfus lands with an uppercut that bounces Halo off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoltfus lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Halo stuffs the takedown.
Stoltfus lands an overhand right.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoltfus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoltfus lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stoltfus.
Halo walks into a stiff left hand from Stoltfus.
An inside leg kick from Stoltfus misses.
Halo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stoltfus delivers a nice body kick.
Stoltfus knocks Halo to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Halo is rocked!
Stoltfus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Halo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oh Halo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stoltfus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Halo seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoltfus working the ground and pound but Halo is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hezekiah Stoltfus 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.
A shot to the liver by Stoltfus. Beautiful body shot.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo misses the jab.
Halo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stoltfus jabs Halo right on the nose. Halo blinks but takes it well.
Stoltfus sizes up Halo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Stoltfus lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Halo falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hezekiah Stoltfus!
Hezekiah Stoltfus is the new light heavyweight champion!
Hezekiah Stoltfus managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Who Dat by Young Jeezy. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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270 lbs
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279 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jones tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Burns is in Jones's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
Burns might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burns postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Curtis Jones.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Burns takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones lands with a cross.
It looks like Carl Burns has been cut.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Burns misses with a hook
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Burns checks a leg kick.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones cracks the inside of Burns's front leg.
Burns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones avoids the body shot from Burns.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones drives through and clinches with Burns against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones thumps Burns with a low kick.
Jones throws a leg kick but Burns moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns checks a low kick from Jones.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Burns shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones lands a nice hook to Burns's body. Burns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Burns checks a low kick from Jones.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Burns.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Burns's knee but Burns avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Burns's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Carl Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Burns looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones is trying to control the position but Burns postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Curtis Jones.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Burns is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burns is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Burns missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones won't allow Burns to pass to mount.
Burns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Burns forces his way into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones trying to control 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!
Burns not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Burns is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.
Burns not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carl Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burns working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burns doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burns manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones working a defensive guard but Burns passes into half guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Burns control the position.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Carl Burns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carl Burns's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jones throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Burns throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Carl Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burns doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the cage.
Burns is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Burns into the cage.
Jones cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Jones looking to stall.
Burns is looking for a takedown.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burns is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jones's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Burns misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Burns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns misses with some punches.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burns blocks a body shot from Jones.
Burns tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Burns drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Burns won't want to take too many of those.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burns turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Burns manages to end up in side control.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Burns throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones has Burns pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Burns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burns preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones working for a triangle but Burns defends it easily.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burns defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Jones!
Curtis Jones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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