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DBC: Sunday Night Anarchy 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevak Magakian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magakian has chosen Sevak Magakian Highlights as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sevak Magakian was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sevak Magakian!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Magakian lands an overhand right.
Magakian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Magakian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Magakian misses.
Magakian rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Magakian tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Magakian manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Magakian wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Magakian's head.
Magakian kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Magakian is rocked!
Magakian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magakian is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Magakian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Magakian's ribcage. Magakian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magakian looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Magakian's ribcage. Magakian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva cracks Magakian with a nice body shot.
Silva works on Magakian's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magakian up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Magakian in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva digs a right hand into Magakian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Magakian's gas tank.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Magakian up against the cage.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Magakian regains guard.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Magakian, up you get!
Silva digs a good body shot into Magakian's ribs.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva stands up from Magakian's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Magakian.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcus Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sevak Magakian.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Magakian's ribcage. Magakian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva just leaning against Magakian, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva has clasped his hands together around Magakian's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Magakian some visible discomfort.
Magakian takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva controls the position.
Silva lands an elbow.
Magakian is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Magakian is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Silva can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Silva!
A pretty intense looking Marcus Silva took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Cragen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cragen comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Cragen. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Cragen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cragen has his takedown stuffed
and Lesnar counters with a low kick, right behind Cragen 's knee.
Cragen tries to keep at a distance but Lesnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cragen misses with a takedown attempt - Lesnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lesnar slaps away a takedown attempt from Cragen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cragen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cragen shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Cragen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Cragen is avoiding it.
Lesnar throws a series of strikes that have Cragen backpedaling.
Lesnar wants to clinch up but Cragen keeps it at a distance.
Lesnar has managed to clinch.
Cragen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lesnar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
Cragen misses with a double jab.
Lesnar scores with a nice body kick.
Cragen is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Lesnar.
Lesnar clinches up with Cragen and pushes him back against the cage.
Cragen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cragen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lesnar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cragen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar lands an elbow inside.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cragen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cragen shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Cragen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Cragen or perhaps it was just good defense by Lesnar which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cragen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lesnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cragen shoots in but no luck this time.
Brian Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cragen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesnar pushes Cragen up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar breaks the clinch.
Cragen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Lesnar.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown.
Lesnar darts in and clinches Cragen up against the cage.
Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Cragen is avoiding it.
Cragen looks to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lesnar slaps away a takedown attempt from Cragen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lesnar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar darts in and clinches Cragen up against the cage.
Cragen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Don Cragen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar darts in and clinches Cragen up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lesnar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cragen shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Cragen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lesnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Cragen circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar lands a head kick. Cragen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lesnar cracks Cragen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cragen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to clinch up.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cragen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lesnar pushes Cragen up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cragen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Cragen shoots in looking for a takedown. Lesnar tries to sprawl out of it but Cragen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lesnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cragen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar wants to clinch up but Cragen keeps it at a distance.
Lesnar staying out of range there.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Lesnar 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.
Cragen swinging wildly here.
Lesnar takes the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cragen backwards.
Cragen wants a takedown but no success here.
Lesnar pushes off an throws an elbow but Cragen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lesnar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cragen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lesnar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cragen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cragen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cragen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar moves into range and clinches up with Cragen.
Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Brian Lesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lesnar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cragen.
Don Cragen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cragen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cragen tries to keep at a distance but Lesnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar is working Cragen over against the cage.
Cragen is working for takedown but Lesnar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lesnar lands an elbow just above Cragen 's eye.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cragen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lesnar blocks it with crossed arms.
Lesnar breaks the clinch.
Lesnar moves into range and clinches up with Cragen.
Cragen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lesnar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cragen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lesnar after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Lesnar.
Cragen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lesnar has Cragen up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lesnar throws an elbow that misses.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar clinches up against the cage.
Cragen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lesnar prevents it.
Cragen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lesnar just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lesnar.
Cragen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar works on Cragen's body with a couple of short punches.
Lesnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cragen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cragen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar avoids it really well and circles away.
Lesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Cragen circles away.
Lesnar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Cragen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lesnar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lesnar working Cragen over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cragen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cragen.
Cragen misses with a takedown attempt - Lesnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cragen keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Cragen moves out of range.
Lesnar closes the distance and pushes Cragen back into the cage.
Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cragen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cragen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lesnar sprawls well. Lesnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cragen gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cragen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Cragen is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lesnar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cragen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cragen has a takedown stuffed.
Lesnar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Cragen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Lesnar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cragen takes one to the side of the head.
Lesnar pushes Cragen up against the cage in a clinch.
Cragen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lesnar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cragen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cragen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cragen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lesnar.
Lesnar moves into range and clinches up with Cragen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cragen avoiding damage as Lesnar throws knees to the body.
Cragen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lesnar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lesnar looking to throw knees to the head but Cragen is blocking nicely.
Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Cragen circles away.
Cragen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lesnar.
Cragen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cragen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cragen keeps the fight on the outside.
Cragen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lesnar swivels and escapes.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lesnar throws a sloppy head kick and Cragen moves out of range easily.
Lesnar clinches with his opponent.
Lesnar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cragen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar lands with a kick to the temple. Cragen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar scores with a head kick. Cragen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cragen is rocked!
Cragen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oh Cragen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lesnar clinches.
Cragen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cragen seems to have got his legs back now.
Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cragen avoids the elbow strike from Lesnar, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lesnar throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Lesnar.
Brian Lesnar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cragen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lesnar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Cragen is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Cragen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Lesnar.
Lesnar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cragen. Cragen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cragen tries to clinch up.
Lesnar scoring well with a low kick there.
Cragen avoids the head kick by Lesnar.
Lesnar has closed the distance and engaged Cragen in a clinch.
Lesnar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cragen shoots in but no luck this time.
Lesnar drives through and clinches with Cragen against the cage.
Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Lesnar. No joy for Cragen on that attempt.
Lesnar lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Lesnar darts in and clinches Cragen up against the cage.
Cragen managing to block the knees to the body from Lesnar.
Cragen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lesnar misses with a knee strike.
Cragen takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Cragen moves out of range.
Don Cragen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lesnar 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 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Bob 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristian Florian!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florian swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Florian scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Florian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Florian gets a double leg takedown into Bob's guard.
Bob manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bob fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob avoids the attempt from Florian to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Bob! Florian is hurt baaadly! Bob is firing away with more strikes - Florian is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bob!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by LiL B: Beat The Odds. Kai Greene is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Greene!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Greene misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Greene.
Greene tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter drives through with a takedown into Greene's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Greene wants to stand and escape but Carter is having none of it.
Greene working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.
Greene bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carter's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Carter dives on top into guard.
Carter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Greene wants to get back to his feet but Carter passes into half guard.
Greene keeping hold of Carter's head, controlling as best he can.
Greene looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Greene trying to control but Carter postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene pushes Carter off looking to stand but Carter dives back in and keeps control.
Greene is defending against the submission attempts here by Carter.
Greene blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greene makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Greene.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene looking for subs off his back but Carter has passed one foot through into half guard.
Carter prevents Greene from standing back up.
Greene pushes Carter off but Carter dives into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greene tries to bench press Carter off him but Carter keeps the position.
Carter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kai Greene will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Carter is controlling him.
Carter jumps guard but Greene turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Greene pulls Carter into guard.
Greene had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Greene had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but Greene blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Carter stacks Greene on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Carter!
Carter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Greene knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Greene wants to control but Carter postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene is trying to get back to his feet.
Brandon Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sloppy strikes there by Carter.
Carter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Greene is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carter is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greene manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Carter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Greene is looking to advance position but Carter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Greene defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carter.
Greene is trying to reverse the position but instead Carter has taken his back - oops!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Carter throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Greene controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Greene is breathing heavily.
Greene trying to control the hands but Carter won't let him.
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 Brandon Carter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Greene has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Greene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Greene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Greene pinned against the cage. Greene gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Greene misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.
Greene misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Greene shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene misses with a head kick.
Greene misses with a head kick.
Carter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Greene avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greene falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Greene defends it well.
Greene wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter is looking for a kimura but Greene is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carter to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Greene with the active half guard here but Carter passes nicely into side control.
Greene is trying to improve his position.
Carter prevents Greene from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter landing strikes.
Greene tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Greene really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Greene is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Carter is trying to get an arm triangle but Greene is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cornholio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Master of Puppets. Great Cornholio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Travis Price's chin.
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159 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Great Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Price!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price has closed the distance and engaged Cornholio in a clinch.
Price lands an elbow inside.
Price lands an elbow inside that Cornholio shrugs off.
Cornholio is looking for a takedown.
Price creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cornholio's defenses.
Price stops a takedown attempt from Cornholio.
Cornholio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Price fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price moves to clinch but Cornholio breaks away
and Cornholio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cornholio throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cornholio is one step ahead there.
Cornholio tries to stand but Price is controlling from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cornholio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Price wants to sweep here but Cornholio controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornholio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cornholio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cornholio is sitting in close to Price's body. Price has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cornholio is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cornholio is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Price.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Travis Price!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrosh Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellscream has chosen War March as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bobby Jennings has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Jennings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garrosh Hellscream!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jennings shoots for a takedown but Hellscream saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hellscream throws a leg kick but Jennings moved away.
Some wild striking there from Hellscream.
Jennings fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jennings looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jennings checks a leg kick.
Hellscream ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jennings takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jennings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garrosh Hellscream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellscream lands a jab to the head.
Jennings fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hellscream avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Jennings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jennings with a poor takedown
and Hellscream counters with a straight right hand.
Jennings shoots in but no luck this time.
Jennings shoots in but Hellscream avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hellscream is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jennings is breathing heavily.
Hellscream pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jennings, pushing him back against the cage.
Hellscream lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hellscream scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hellscream gets through Jennings's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hellscream.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hellscream creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hellscream lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jennings backwards.
A short left from Hellscream.
Jennings misses with the head strike.
Jennings drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jennings is looking to break free of the clinch but Hellscream has double underhooks.
Hellscream lands a body punch.
Hellscream lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jennings tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jennings drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hellscream pulls his leg out and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hellscream. That's going to slow Jennings down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jennings.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellscream throws a head kick that half lands.
Hellscream connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garrosh Hellscream is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Jennings.
Hellscream is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hellscream swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hellscream explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hellscream lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hellscream!
Hellscream moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jennings is rocked!
Hellscream is looking to slow Jennings down with leg kicks.
Oh Jennings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hellscream finds Jennings's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Jennings flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hellscream lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Jennings will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garrosh Hellscream!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Drapeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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149 lbs
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154 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Drapeau!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drapeau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drapeau counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Black!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Black is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Black is looking to get to half guard.
Drapeau looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drapeau sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drapeau avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Drapeau controlling his opponent.
Drapeau throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drapeau with a couple of short strikes.
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
Drapeau with a couple of short strikes.
Drapeau sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
Drapeau wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
Drapeau prevents Black from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to hold on but Drapeau postures up.
Drapeau is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Black is surviving well by controlling Drapeau's body position as best he can.
Black gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drapeau is working away from the top position though.
Drapeau trying to control from Black's half guard. Black has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Drapeau postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drapeau trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands with a cross.
Drapeau throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drapeau off to one side.
Drapeau sizes up Black with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drapeau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Black.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Drapeau on that attempt.
Drapeau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drapeau ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Drapeau throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Drapeau shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drapeau is rocked!
Jack Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Drapeau.
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!
Black throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Drapeau crashing down! Drapeau tries to stagger back to his feet but Black just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Drapeau asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Black!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butler comes to the cage accompanied by Krawl. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
145 lbs
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144 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxwell Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Butler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Butler tries to move into range but Hardy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Butler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Butler connects with a crisp jab.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butler was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Butler.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. Butler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hardy throws a body kick that misses.
Hardy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Butler throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Butler counter with a right hand.
Butler takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Hardy is predictable there
and Butler counters with a nice body shot.
Hardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Butler misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy throws the kick towards the body but Butler avoids it.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butler.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Jab by Hardy.
Butler looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Butler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardy can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Butler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Butler is out of range.
Butler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Butler misses with a wild body shot.
Butler checks the leg kick.
Butler is looking to wear down Hardy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butler throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Butler misses with a double jab
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy motions for Butler to come forward. Hardy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardy scores with a spinning back kick!
Butler slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
Butler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Hardy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Butler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Butler tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Hardy.
Hardy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Butler misses with a looping right.
Butler throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butler ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Butler throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Butler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook but Butler blocks it.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy slips under a jab from Butler.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
Butler looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy wants to clinch
and Butler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Butler on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy rushes Butler and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Butler.
Butler looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Hardy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardy throws a hook but Butler avoids it easily.
Butler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Butler takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
Hardy tries to move into range but Butler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Hardy fakes the leg kick and cracks Butler in the body.
Hardy tries to clinch but Butler moves away
and Butler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy cracks Butler with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Hardy throws the kick towards the body but Butler avoids it.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Butler walks into a jab.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Butler is able to avoid easily.
Butler looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy misses the jab.
A slow jab from Butler misses its intended target.
Butler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a hook. Butler ducked under it nicely.
Butler walks into a straight right hand from Hardy.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butler.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Butler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Butler down.
Butler misses with a looping right.
Butler ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hardy tries to clinch but Butler moves out of range.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
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!
Butler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Butler is out of range and Hardy settles back down.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butler moves away.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butler counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butler.
Butler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butler. That did some damage!
Butler thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
Butler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy is looking to slow Butler down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves out of range as Butler strikes.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Butler ducks down to avoid it.
Butler moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardy.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardy misses with a left hand
and Butler counters with a series of strikes. Hardy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardy.
Hardy throws a good cross that connects.
Butler moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Butler throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Butler knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardy motions for Butler to come forward. Hardy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Butler. Beautiful body shot.
Hardy slips a straight right by Butler.
Hardy misses with a hook. Butler ducked under it nicely.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butler.
Butler connects with a nice looking jab.
Butler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hardy throws a sloppy body shot
and Butler counters with a straight right hand.
Butler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Butler moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Butler.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Butler's body.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Butler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Butler knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardy misses with a jab to the body
and Butler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Butler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Butler misses with a wild body shot.
Butler lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butler throws out the jab.
Hardy misses with a hook to the body
and Butler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Butler throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Hardy throws a low kick but Butler moves out of range easily.
Butler slips under a jab.
Hardy cracks the inside of Butler's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Butler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Butler's calf.
Paul Butler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Butler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Butler throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Butler checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Butler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Butler lands a jab.
Butler misses the jab.
Hardy clobbers Butler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maxwell Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Butler is rocked!
Butler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Butler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butler walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardy can pounce on him.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butler was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy tests Butler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Butler looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Butler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Butler takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Butler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Butler on the side of the head.
Butler looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Hardy.
Hardy scores with a decent looking hook.
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Hardy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Lighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Desmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for David Lighty has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Lighty!
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, Ian Desmond!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desmond looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Desmond tries to clinch up but Lighty circles away and keeps his distance.
Lighty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Desmond.
Lighty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Desmond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lighty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Lighty scores with a four punch combination!
Desmond shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lighty as he jumps to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lighty takes a swing at Desmond's ribcage but misses.
Desmond misses with a double jab.
Lighty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lighty scores with a shot to the body.
Lighty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Lighty. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lighty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Desmond manages to avoid it.
Lighty shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Desmond eats them both and turns towards Lighty to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Desmond on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Desmond tries to clinch but Lighty is having none of it.
Desmond shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lighty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lighty uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Desmond has time to react.
Desmond takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from Lighty misses.
Desmond misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
David Lighty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Desmond.
Desmond misses with a takedown attempt - Lighty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
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!
Lighty swinging wildly here.
Desmond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lighty looks to land a combination but Desmond avoids it well.
Desmond dodges the punch combination from Lighty.
Lighty throws a jab when Desmond was well out of range.
Lighty throws a series of punches but Desmond avoids them all with ease.
Desmond is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lighty sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lighty throws a head kick but Desmond moves out of range.
Desmond fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lighty lands a nice looking body shot.
Desmond closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lighty is being controlled here.
Desmond swings around for an armbar but Lighty sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Desmond's guard.
Desmond looking to control but Lighty passes into half guard.
Lighty tries to stand and escape but Desmond is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desmond preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Let's hope that Desmond has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ian Desmond has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lighty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lighty cracks Desmond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
David Lighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lighty lands with a good body shot.
Desmond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lighty tries to sprawl but Desmond drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lighty dominated that round.
That's time! Lighty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Desmond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lighty counters with a right hand to the body.
David Lighty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Desmond throws out a powerful jab.
Lighty bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Desmond slips a jab and a cross from Lighty.
Desmond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lighty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lighty closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lighty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lighty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Desmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lighty is looking to wear down Desmond with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lighty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lighty is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lighty scores with a body shot.
Desmond scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Lighty.
Desmond rushes Lighty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lighty is trying to maintain a safe position but Desmond gets an underhook and turns Lighty into the cage.
Desmond has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lighty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Desmond gets control of Lighty's arms and successfully pulls guard. Desmond will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lighty is looking to stand up but Desmond won't let him.
Desmond is pulling down on Lighty's head to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lighty won't allow Desmond to sweep him here.
We're going to have a standup here because David Lighty wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lighty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Desmond at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lighty gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Desmond to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Desmond throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lighty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Desmond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lighty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Desmond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmond wants to pass the guard but Lighty is keeping the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Desmond is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
David Lighty has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lighty misses with a jab to the body
and Desmond counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Desmond.
Lighty breaks the clinch.
Lighty walks into a straight right hand from Desmond.
Desmond shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lighty napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lighty parries the strikes from Desmond easily there. Desmond is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lighty to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desmond working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desmond controls the position from side control.
The ground and pound from Desmond seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desmond happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Desmond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Desmond fails to land the takedown.
Desmond fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lighty avoids it really well and circles away.
Lighty moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Desmond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lighty.
Desmond shoots in for a takedown but Lighty shows good takedown defense.
David Lighty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Desmond.
Lighty misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmond has his takedown stuffed
and Lighty counters with a nice body kick.
Desmond gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Desmond displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lighty up against the cage.
Desmond breaks from the clinch.
Desmond tries to clinch up.
Lighty moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lighty scores with a nice right hand.
Lighty misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desmond throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lighty's waist but Lighty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Desmond off to one side.
Lighty is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Desmond looks to land a combination but Lighty avoids it well.
Desmond is looking to clinch but Lighty is avoiding it.
Lighty throws a nice looking combination but Desmond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lighty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Desmond.
Lighty tests Desmond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Desmond.
Desmond dodges the punch combination from Lighty.
Desmond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lighty as Desmond shoots in.
Desmond tries to clinch but Lighty moves out of range.
Desmond misses with a looping left.
Lighty lands with an uppercut that bounces Desmond off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Desmond.
Lighty keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lighty cracks Desmond with an open hand slap.
Desmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lighty.
No joy there for Desmond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lighty cracks Desmond with a good jab.
Lighty keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desmond moves in looking to clinch but Lighty pushes him off.
Lighty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Desmond.
Desmond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lighty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lighty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lighty throws a right hand that Desmond ducks under and follows up with a left that Desmond also avoids with ease.
Desmond changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lighty tries to avoid it but Desmond manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lighty to the ground. Lighty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Desmond tries to clinch up.
Desmond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lighty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Desmond tries for a takedown but Lighty circles away easily
and Lighty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Desmond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lighty scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lighty connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Lighty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lighty 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Lighty!
David Lighty decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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