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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Will (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Will has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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144 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Will!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Sarian!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarian shoots in but Will avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sarian has his takedown stuffed
and Will counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sarian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sarian has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Will is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sarian.
Sarian is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sarian tries to get to full guard but Will has control of the leg.
Sarian makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sarian.
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!
Will works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarian looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sarian looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sarian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Will pulls his head out easily.
Sarian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Will will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Will seems to be working for a kimura but Sarian defends the submission attempt.
Sarian gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarian looking for a triangle here. Will is fighting it but it looks tight! Sarian pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Will is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Robert Sarian!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes to the cage accompanied by go coors!. Silverback Lesnar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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287 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silverback Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arnold Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Palmer misses with a body shot.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Lesnar moves out of range as Palmer strikes.
Lesnar slips a jab from Palmer.
Palmer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmer throws a shot from downtown. Lesnar moves away and avoids it.
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
Palmer blocks a low kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palmer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesnar misses with a straight left.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesnar.
Palmer misses with an uppercut.
Palmer throws a hook but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar misses with a straight left.
Palmer blocks a jab.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
Palmer works over Lesnar's head and body with a nice combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Palmer as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palmer tries to land a leg kick but Lesnar saw it coming and moves away.
Palmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Palmer.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lesnar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Lesnar. That snapped Palmer's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Lesnar avoids them all with ease.
Lesnar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Palmer throws a push kick but Lesnar slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lesnar, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a lazy right hand but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lesnar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer misses with a looping left.
Palmer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lesnar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lesnar.
Lesnar clinches up against the cage.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body.
Palmer looks gassed!
Lesnar prevents a body shot from Palmer.
Lesnar has Palmer pressed against the cage, preventing Palmer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Lesnar controls the action.
Palmer tries to circle away but Lesnar has him pinned against the cage.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Arnold Palmer has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Lesnar - that landed with a thud.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Palmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lesnar.
Lesnar scores with a shot to the side of Palmer's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silverback Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Palmer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lesnar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Palmer misses.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Palmer misses with a left hand
letting Lesnar counter with a right hand.
Palmer is rocked!
Lesnar looks to land a right hand but Palmer moved out of range.
Palmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Lesnar finish him?
Palmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesnar swinging wildly here.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Lesnar catches Palmer with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Palmer forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Silverback Lesnar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Owen Camas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DSVDcw6iW8. Owen Camas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
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145 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Owen Camas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Rizal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camas has a takedown stuffed.
Rizal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Camas to the mat! Camas manages to get full guard.
Camas keeping full guard, as Rizal tries to pass.
Rizal passes Camas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Camas is pressing down on Rizal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rizal wants to control from the top but Camas keeps moving.
Rizal won't allow Camas to sweep him here.
Rizal trying to control the position from guard on top but Camas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rizal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Camas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rizal controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jose Rizal hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Camas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rizal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Camas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Camas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rizal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Camas has managed to get both his arms back between Rizal's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camas wants to control from the top but Rizal keeps moving.
Camas is looking to work some ground and pound but Rizal has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rizal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rizal working a defensive guard here.
Camas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rizal keeping moving, preventing Camas from controlling successfully.
Rizal trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rizal is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizal keeping moving, preventing Camas from controlling successfully.
Rizal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rizal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rizal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Camas!
Camas tries to hold on but Rizal postures up.
Camas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Camas tries to lock up and control but Rizal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Camas can't escape the position.
Camas is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizal raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rizal looking to secure an arm triangle but Camas defends it well.
Rizal stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Camas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Camas is trying to control Rizal's posture but Rizal avoids it.
Camas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizal is trying to control. Camas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rizal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Camas tries to clinch but Rizal moves out of range.
Rizal looks to land a combination but Camas avoids it well.
Rizal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rizal dives in and scores a takedown into Camas's guard.
Camas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Camas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rizal.
Rizal postures up.
Rizal looking to pass the guard.
Camas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rizal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal has gone for a leg lock! Camas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rizal's guard.
Camas looking to sit in guard and control but Rizal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Camas keeping moving, preventing Rizal from controlling successfully.
Rizal stopping the sweep attempt from Camas.
Rizal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Camas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal being controlled here momentarily.
Rizal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camas is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rizal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rizal wants to control from the top but Camas keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Camas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rizal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rizal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rizal trying to control but Camas is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jose Rizal.
Rizal gets the takedown into side control.
Camas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rizal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rizal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camas keeps working.
Rizal working away.
Rizal goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Camas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rizal's guard! Nice work there by Camas!
Camas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizal rushes Camas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rizal lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camas keeping moving, preventing Rizal from controlling successfully.
Camas wants to sweep here but Rizal controlling him for the moment.
Camas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rizal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camas is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Camas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rizal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Camas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rizal is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rizal 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!
Rizal fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Camas to the ground. Rizal is now in Camas's guard.
Rizal trying to control the position from guard on top but Camas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rizal.
Camas has his foot on Rizal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rizal works his way back into a safe position though.
Rizal throws a big right hand that misses.
Camas throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rizal stopping the sweep attempt from Camas.
Camas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rizal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rizal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rizal decides to stand back up. Rizal steps back and let's Camas get back to his feet.
Rizal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camas shoots in looking for a takedown but Rizal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Camas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rizal closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Camas's guard.
Rizal wants to control from the top but Camas keeps moving.
Jose Rizal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Camas kicks Rizal off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal shoots in and bounces Camas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Camas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Camas throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rizal can't escape the position.
Rizal tries to hold on but Camas postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Camas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rizal is looking to escape.
Rizal wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Camas is throwing strikes by Rizal counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Rizal regains half guard.
Rizal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camas tries to stand and escape but Rizal actually recovers to full guard.
Camas tries to stand but Rizal is controlling from the bottom.
Rizal keeping full guard, as Camas tries to pass.
Camas is in close to Rizal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rizal keeping full guard, as Camas tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Camas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Rizal.
Well Rizal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Rizal!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sorgi Kartov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kreese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Coal Chamber - Loco. Kreese comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Saw Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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148 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sorgi Kartov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Kreese!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreese is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kartov's half guard.
Kartov wants to get back to full guard.
Kartov tries to kick Kreese off but Kreese keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kreese wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kartov keeps working.
Kreese not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kreese scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartov wants to control but Kreese is keeping busy.
Kartov is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreese thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kartov is trying to control but can't.
Sorgi Kartov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A good leg kick by Kartov.
Kreese shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kartov pinned against the cage. Kartov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreese shoots in for a takedown but Kartov shows good takedown defense.
Kartov scores with a nice head shot.
Kartov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John Kreese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreese looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kartov is fending him off so far but Kreese persists. Nope, Kartov circles away and we're back to standing.
Sorgi Kartov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kreese.
Kreese changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kartov tries to avoid it but Kreese manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kartov to the ground. Kartov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kreese closes the distance and clinches up with Kartov, looking for a takedown. Kreese pushes Kartov against the cage but Kartov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kreese misses with a hook. Kartov ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kartov.
Kreese looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kreese walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kartov.
Donk. Kartov catches Kreese right on the button with a cross.
Kartov pushes Kreese away with a front kick.
Kreese blocks a head kick by Kartov.
Kreese walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kartov.
Kreese fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kartov!
Kartov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreese looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sorgi Kartov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kreese steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kartov. That one must have hurt.
Kartov scores with a leg kick.
Kartov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kartov lands a big head kick that sends Kreese tumbling to the mat! Kartov takes a step backwards and waves Kreese back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kreese is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Kartov engages and cracks Kreese with a massive lead left hook - Kreese tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Kartov is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sorgi Kartov!
After the big win, Sorgi Kartov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kappi Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman comes to the cage accompanied by 20th century boy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Durham's choice of entrance music: Mac Miller - Smile Back. Mike Durham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kappi Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Durham!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham misses with a hook. Bateman ducked under it nicely.
Durham misses with a two punch combination.
Bateman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bateman staying out of range there.
Bateman fails to land with a series of punches.
Durham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bateman circles away quickly and effectively.
Bateman staying out of range there.
Durham shoots in and drives through. Bateman sprawls well.
Durham shoots for a double leg takedown but Bateman sprawls well. He's pushed Durham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Durham swings widly with a right hand
and Bateman counters by moving into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bateman.
Bateman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman misses with an elbow over the top.
Bateman stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kappi Bateman.
A slow jab from Durham misses its intended target.
Bateman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durham.
Durham swings widly with a right hand
and Bateman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bateman.
Bateman misses with some punches.
Bateman'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.
Durham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bateman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kappi Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Durham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham with a poor takedown
and Bateman counters with a thumping low kick.
Durham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bateman on the side of the head.
Durham misses with a straight left.
Durham swings for the body but Bateman moves out of range.
Bateman tries to clinch but Durham is having none of it.
Durham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bateman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Durham misses the target.
Bateman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bateman stops a takedown attempt from Durham.
Bateman is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durham avoids it.
Bateman scores with a hook to the body.
Bateman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bateman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durham.
Bateman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kappi Bateman.
Bateman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durham.
Durham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bateman as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is looking to clinch.
Durham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bateman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bateman explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mike Durham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durham loads up on a big right hand but Bateman slips the punch.
Durham takes a swing at Bateman's ribcage but misses.
Durham misses with an uppercut.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch but Durham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durham shoots in for a takedown but Bateman shows good takedown defense.
Durham throws a poor cross that misses
and Bateman counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bateman tries to clinch but Durham is having none of it.
Durham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bateman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bateman is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kappi Bateman dominated that round.
That's time! Bateman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bateman rushes Durham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bateman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Durham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Durham looking for a takedown.
Bateman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Durham is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kappi Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Durham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bateman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Durham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bateman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Durham throws a series of punches but Bateman avoids them all with ease.
Kappi Bateman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bateman clinches.
Bateman slows down the pace here.
Durham is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bateman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bateman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman gets underhooks to prevent Durham's takedown attempt.
Durham tries for a takedown but Bateman manages to get underhooks.
Bateman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bateman stalling the fight.
Durham can't get the takedown.
Bateman trying to land knees to the body.
Durham is trying to drag Bateman to the mat but Bateman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bateman taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kappi Bateman.
Durham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bateman as he jumps to the side.
Bateman misses with a head kick.
Durham fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bateman to the ground. Durham is now in Bateman's guard.
Bateman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bateman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bateman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bateman stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman clinches.
Bateman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Durham up against the cage.
Bateman gets underhooks to prevent Durham's takedown attempt.
Durham letting Bateman take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kappi Bateman dominated that second round.
That's time! Bateman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Durham uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bateman tries to clinch up but Durham circles away and keeps his distance.
Bateman scores with a head kick. Durham tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bateman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Durham tries to score a body lock takedown but Bateman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bateman tries to stall but Durham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bateman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durham is defending well for now.
Durham is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Durham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kappi Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Durham.
Bateman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bateman.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kappi Bateman.
Bateman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bateman darts in trying to clinch
and Durham counters with a nice uppercut.
Durham fails with the takedown
and Bateman counters with a good low kick that Durham was not able to check.
Bateman closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bateman can't fight it off and eventually Durham manages to take the fight to the floor. Bateman looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bateman is looking to stand up but Durham isn't so interested in that idea.
Durham wants to control from the top but Bateman keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Durham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet but Durham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Durham trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Bateman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Durham is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman keeping moving, preventing Durham from controlling successfully.
Bateman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durham trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Mike Durham has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Durham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Durham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durham scores a takedown into full mount!
Durham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durham working Bateman over with strikes here.
Bateman blocking the ground and pound.
Kappi Bateman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Durham lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bateman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bateman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bateman blocking the ground and pound.
Bateman is bucking up trying to escape but Durham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Durham trying to control but Bateman is having none of it.
Durham cracks Bateman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durham breaks from Bateman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mike Durham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bateman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Durham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bateman 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kappi Bateman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walker Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaster comes to the cage accompanied by The Number of The Beast - Iron Maiden. Walker Patton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Master Blaster's chin.
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32
178 lbs
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29
183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walker Patton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton pushes Blaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Patton obliges.
Patton misses with a knee to the head.
Patton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Patton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blaster avoids it.
Blaster is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Patton receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A hook to the body from Patton.
Patton trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Blaster controls the action.
Patton stalls.
Patton lands a nice knee to the body.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Knees to the body from Patton.
Patton lands a good knee to the midsection. Blaster won't want to take too many of those.
Blaster is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Blaster avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Patton.
Patton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Patton throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Patton to work.
Patton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patton lands a nice knee to the body.
Patton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Blaster avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patton leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton gets underhooks to prevent Blaster's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Blaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patton scores with a knee to the head.
Blaster is trying to drag Patton to the mat but Patton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Patton landing knees to the head.
Patton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walker Patton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
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.
Blaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patton.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaster moves away.
Blaster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patton. Patton obviously looking to wear him down.
Patton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patton breaks the clinch.
Master Blaster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaster manages to avoid it.
Blaster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blaster shoots in for a double leg but Patton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaster shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blaster was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blaster looking to secure an arm triangle but Patton defends it well.
Blaster is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Patton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton is working to get back to half guard.
Patton wants to hold on but Blaster pushes him away.
Blaster working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Patton tries to reverse the position but Blaster maintains control.
Blaster has control of Patton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Patton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blaster is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Patton is surviving well by controlling Blaster's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patton has given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton turns into Blaster and is now in his guard.
Blaster is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Patton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaster keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully.
Blaster looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Patton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Patton cracks Blaster with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blaster is looking to regain half guard here but Patton keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blaster manages to get back to half guard.
Patton winds up and cracks Blaster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Master Blaster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaster tries to get to full guard but Patton has control of the leg.
Blaster actively working from the bottom here.
Patton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Patton controlling the action here.
Blaster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blaster taking some punishment here, with Patton in his half guard.
Patton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaster with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Patton wants to work for an arm triangle but Blaster is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blaster tries to roll over but Patton keeps him under control.
Patton tries to pass to full mount but Blaster defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaster wants to get back to full guard.
Blaster is refusing to be controlled, as Patton sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walker Patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
That's time! Blaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Patton throws out a powerful jab.
Patton throws a hook to the side of Blaster's head but Blaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patton tries to clinch there but Blaster circles away.
Blaster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Master Blaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blaster.
Patton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaster moves out of range as Patton strikes.
Horrible takedown by Blaster or perhaps it was just good defense by Patton which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Blaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaster shoots for a double leg takedown but Patton sprawls well. He's pushed Blaster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Patton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaster doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaster has his takedown stuffed
and Patton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Blaster down.
Blaster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patton connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Patton.
Patton feints and then cracks Blaster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaster down.
Patton scores with a leg kick.
Patton fakes the leg kick and cracks Blaster in the body.
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!
Blaster moves forwards but Patton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Patton misses.
Patton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walker Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaster dives in and grabs Patton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patton pushes down on Blaster's head and hops out.
Patton thumps Blaster with a low kick.
Patton stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster walks into a left hand.
Patton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patton moves into range and clinches up with Blaster.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Patton lands a nice uppercut.
Patton scores a nice knee to the body.
Patton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton missing with knees to the body.
Patton stalling.
Patton tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaster avoids the damage to the body.
Patton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blaster being controlled against the cage.
Walker Patton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaster controls his hands.
Walker Patton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Patton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blaster.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Master Blaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Patton to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walker Patton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walker Patton!
Our winner, Walker Patton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jiro Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Wilson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Caustic Are The Ties That Bind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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197 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiro Chiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson lands a high kick!
Chiba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wilson throws a body punch but Chiba moves out of range.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Chiba moves out of range easily.
Chiba shoots in and drives through. Wilson sprawls well.
Wilson connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson connects with an inside leg kick.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiba shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilson sprawls well. He's pushed Chiba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiro Chiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chiba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chiba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chiba there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Wilson does it's job there.
Wilson lands a nice looking body kick.
Chiba blocks a head kick by Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba avoids the head kick by Wilson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Wilson misses.
Chiba shoots for a takedown but Wilson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chiba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chiba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilson throws a hook but Chiba blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses Chiba's front leg but catches the back leg as Chiba tries to avoid it.
Chiba blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson scores with a nice right hand.
Chiba is rocked!
Wade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiba is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Wilson Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Chiba is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wade Wilson!
After the fight, Wade Wilson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Fan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francois Duvalier is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francois Duvalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jun Fan!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvalier misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Duvalier as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Jun Fan has been cut.
Duvalier lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duvalier connects with a body shot.
Fan slips a jab and a cross from Duvalier.
Duvalier lands a slapping body shot.
Fan looks gassed!
Duvalier stuns Fan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duvalier lands a big uppercut and Fan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fan looks OK. Duvalier waves Fan back to his feet!
Fan walks straight into a right hand from Duvalier - that's dropped him! Duvalier jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Fan from any more punishment! Fan complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Francois Duvalier!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu comes to the cage accompanied by Phil Collins - Against All Odds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
Karhu works Manhoef's body with a nice hook.
Manhoef throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Manhoef walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karhu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karhu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manhoef fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
Karhu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manhoef misses with a series of wild punches.
Karhu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Manhoef on his heels. He'll look to pass Manhoef's guard now, I'm sure.
Karhu distracts Manhoef with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karhu throwing strikes from guard but Manhoef blocks nicely.
Karhu cracks Manhoef with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karhu wants to pass the guard but Manhoef is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef trying to keep a closed guard but Karhu is proving a slippery customer.
Karhu slips nicely into half guard.
Karhu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karhu is keen to just control but Manhoef is a slippery customer.
Manhoef keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manhoef tries to roll over but Karhu keeps him under control.
Karhu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karhu working over Manhoef with some ground and pound. Manhoef looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manhoef taking some punishment here, with Karhu in his half guard.
Karhu is trying to work for a kimura but Manhoef is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karhu.
Karhu 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.
Karhu is looking to take a break and control but Manhoef is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef is trying to stand.
Karhu is controlling the pace.
Manhoef is looking for a sweep. Karhu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karhu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Karhu slips a nice elbow through Manhoef's hands, connecting with Manhoef's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef is trying to stand up here but Karhu is controlling him well.
Karhu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Manhoef knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karhu slows the pace down in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Karhu connects with a nice short shot to Manhoef's temple.
Karhu prevents Manhoef from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Karhu.
Karhu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Manhoef!
Karhu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Karhu looking to finish Manhoef with some ground and pound. This is bad for Manhoef!
Karhu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Karhu with the ground and pound from mount.
Manhoef is in a horrible position here. Karhu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karhu breaks from Manhoef's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Karhu is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Manhoef can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Karhu tries to control but Manhoef wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nalle Karhu dominated that round.
That's time! Karhu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manhoef.
Karhu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karhu scores with a shot to the body.
Karhu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manhoef's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karhu under the eye.
Karhu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Manhoef did well to prevent Karhu getting side control.
Karhu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Karhu wants to control but Manhoef is keeping him busy.
Karhu working over Manhoef with some ground and pound. Manhoef looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Karhu is looking to take a break and control but Manhoef is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karhu passes the guard and advances to mount!
Karhu wants to control the pace but Manhoef is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef wants to try and get back to his feet.
Karhu trying to control but Manhoef is having none of it.
Karhu with good strikes from the mount here!
Karhu looking to secure an arm triangle but Manhoef defends it well.
Karhu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karhu controlling the pace for now.
Manhoef is in a horrible position here. Karhu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nalle Karhu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karhu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manhoef can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu scoring with strikes but Manhoef is staying in there.
Karhu lands a nice shot to the head.
Karhu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manhoef is looking to escape.
Manhoef is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Karhu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manhoef is looking to escape.
Karhu is really struggling to control Manhoef but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu controlling from the full mount.
Karhu cracks Manhoef with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Manhoef is trying to stand up.
Manhoef is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karhu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manhoef can do to turn this around?
Manhoef is breathing heavily.
Manhoef is in a horrible position here. Karhu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Karhu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Karhu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karhu cracks Manhoef with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Manhoef is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Manhoef is still in real trouble! Can Karhu finish him?
Karhu content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Manhoef that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Karhu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karhu lands a big elbow.
Karhu lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Manhoef! Karhu sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Manhoef and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nalle Karhu!
Nalle Karhu gave a mention to Resistance in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Havvik Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Bitonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by UGK - Murder. Bitonti has chosen Brave New World as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Havvik Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Bitonti!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Bitonti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitonti shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bitonti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Bitonti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bitonti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Havvik Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bitonti.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitonti was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Bitonti shoots in but no luck this time.
Bitonti dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Bitonti's head and hops out.
Good work by Bitonti as he checks the leg kick.
Bitonti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown throws a leg kick but Bitonti checks it.
Bitonti moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Anthony Bitonti has been cut.
Bitonti looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Bitonti misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown wants to slow Bitonti down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Bitonti misses.
Bitonti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bitonti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bitonti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bitonti throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown looks to land a combination. Bitonti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bitonti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Havvik Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bitonti blocks a head kick by Brown.
Bitonti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bitonti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown motions for Bitonti to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bitonti shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bitonti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bitonti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitonti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown slips under a jab from Bitonti.
Brown works Bitonti's body with a nice hook.
Bitonti looks gassed!
Bitonti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Bitonti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Brown has control of Bitonti's left arm, preventing Bitonti from doing any damage.
Brown wants to stand up but Bitonti is controlling him.
Bitonti won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Bitonti has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bitonti wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is doing well to control the position and prevent Bitonti from advancing to side control.
Bitonti trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bitonti on the ground.
Bitonti is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti passes to full mount!
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown tries to hold on but Bitonti pushes him away.
Brown prevents Bitonti from taking his back.
Bitonti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitonti tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Havvik Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bitonti feints and as Brown raises his hands in defense, Bitonti changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bitonti from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitonti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bitonti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Bitonti not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Bitonti is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bitonti is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anthony Bitonti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brown slips under a jab from Bitonti.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bitonti.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Bitonti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Havvik Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bitonti on the side of the head.
Brown takes a swing at Bitonti's ribcage but misses.
Bitonti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Havvik Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bitonti.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Bitonti counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brown's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitonti wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Bitonti looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitonti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitonti controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitonti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bitonti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bitonti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown is trying to stand back up but Bitonti is controlling him
Anthony Bitonti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bitonti seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
Bitonti trying to advance position but Brown counters by regaining guard.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bitonti from controlling successfully.
Bitonti is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Bitonti has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is looking to control Bitonti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Well, if Bitonti is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bitonti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bitonti tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown jabs at Bitonti's body.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Bitonti's knee but Bitonti avoids it well.
Bitonti shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Bitonti.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bitonti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bitonti throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Bitonti fails to land the takedown.
Bitonti throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti misses with a body shot.
Brown is looking to slow Bitonti down with leg kicks.
Bitonti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
letting Bitonti counter with a right hand.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bitonti.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Brown is looking to wear down Bitonti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bitonti shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Havvik Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bitonti.
A solid body kick from Brown.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bitonti throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Bitonti's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitonti 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.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown cracks the inside of Bitonti's front leg.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown lands a high kick!
Anthony Bitonti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitonti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
A big left from Bitonti misses.
Bitonti misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown punishes Bitonti's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bitonti gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown punishes Bitonti's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitonti scores with a jab.
Bitonti throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Bitonti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bitonti is able to avoid easily.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitonti was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Bitonti is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Bitonti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Bitonti down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Bitonti's knee but Bitonti avoids it well.
Bitonti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bitonti somewhat.
Brown catches Bitonti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Bitonti misses.
Bitonti shoots in but no luck this time.
Bitonti avoids the head kick by Brown.
Bitonti throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Bitonti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown throws a series of punches but Bitonti moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Havvik Brown clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
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.
Bitonti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown throws a nice head kick!
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Bitonti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bitonti throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bitonti.
Bitonti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Bitonti throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Bitonti shoots in.
Havvik Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bitonti is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bitonti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
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!
Bitonti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries a low kick but Bitonti avoids it.
Bitonti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bitonti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Bitonti checks it.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bitonti.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bitonti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Bitonti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bitonti is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitonti trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitonti wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Bitonti has control of the leg.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
Bitonti looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown has his feet on Bitonti's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bitonti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bitonti wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bitonti is controlling the pace.
Bitonti working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Bitonti is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitonti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bitonti wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Havvik Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bitonti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bitonti misses with a hook.
Brown staying out of range there.
Bitonti misses with a looping left.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bitonti loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Bitonti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bitonti wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bitonti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bitonti looking to pass the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bitonti sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bitonti throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws the left hand but Bitonti avoids the punch easily.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bitonti is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Bitonti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Bitonti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bitonti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bitonti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bitonti somewhat.
Havvik Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bitonti.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bitonti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bitonti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Bitonti controlling the position.
Bitonti tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bitonti tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anthony Bitonti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bitonti wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitonti uses his free foot to push down on Brown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brown.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Bitonti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Havvik Brown!
Havvik Brown is the new middleweight champion!
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