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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Essien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pohjanala comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hard as a Rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Essien!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pohjanala scores with a jab to the jaw.
Essien gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pohjanala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pohjanala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Essien's hands.
Pohjanala lands a nice hook to Essien's body. Essien takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pohjanala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Pohjanala there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Essien tries for a takedown but Pohjanala circles away easily
and Pohjanala counters with an inside leg kick.
Pohjanala throws a hook to the side of Essien's head but Essien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Essien has his takedown stuffed
and Pohjanala moves into the clinch.
Kustaa Pohjanala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Essien.
Pohjanala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Essien takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Pohjanala on the inside.
Pohjanala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Essien.
Pohjanala comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pohjanala.
Pohjanala lands a good knee to the midsection. Essien won't want to take too many of those.
Essien looks gassed!
Pohjanala just leaning against Essien, taking a breather.
Pohjanala gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pohjanala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Essien is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pohjanala fails to land.
Essien is still on wobbly legs! Can Pohjanala finish him?
Pohjanala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pohjanala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pohjanala misses with a knee strike.
Pohjanala pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pohjanala pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pohjanala misses with a knee strike.
Pohjanala misses with a knee to the head.
Pohjanala misses with some punches.
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!
Pohjanala throws a knee to the head but misses.
Essien dodges an elbow strike from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala tries to land a knee to the head but Essien blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Essien.
Pohjanala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Essien blocks an elbow strike from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pohjanala misses with an elbow strike.
Pohjanala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Essien blocks an uppercut.
Pohjanala misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pohjanala.
Pohjanala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pohjanala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pohjanala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pohjanala misses with a knee to the head.
Essien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pohjanala throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pohjanala throws an elbow but misses.
Pohjanala has a couple of punches blocked by Essien.
Pohjanala misses with some punches.
Pohjanala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Pohjanala misses.
Essien blocks a head kick by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pohjanala tries a head kick but it misses.
Essien blocks a head kick by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pohjanala throws a head kick that misses.
Pohjanala misses with a straight right.
Essien tries for a takedown but Pohjanala circles away easily
and Pohjanala counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kustaa Pohjanala!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lj Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs comes to the cage accompanied by LJ Gibbs. Alcano has chosen Three Stars & A Sun as his entrance music. Lj Gibbs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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164 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lj Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Alcano!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs shoots in for a takedown but Alcano shows good takedown defense.
Alcano tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Alcano.
Gibbs gets a takedown into half guard.
Gibbs controlling the action here.
Alcano is looking to control Gibbs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alcano avoid being mounted?
Alcano is looking for a sweep. Gibbs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gibbs passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alcano!
Gibbs trying to control but Alcano is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gibbs is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Alcano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lj Gibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alcano wants it to stay on the feet.
Alcano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibbs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Alcano!
Alcano tries to hold on but Gibbs pushes him away.
Gibbs looking to secure an arm triangle but Alcano defends it well.
Alcano tries to lock up and control but Gibbs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gibbs controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gibbs takes Alcano's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Alcano is in trouble.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcano manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Gibbs shoots in but Alcano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lj Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alcano throws a wild body kick that Gibbs sees coming a mile off.
Gibbs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alcano counters with a left to the body.
Alcano stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibbs. Gibbs gets slowly back to his feet.
Gibbs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alcano scores with a punch to the head.
Alcano throws a front kick that sends Gibbs stumbling back into the cage.
Alcano tries to bum rush Gibbs with a series of wild strikes but Gibbs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alcano checks a low kick from Gibbs.
Gibbs misses with a body shot.
Gibbs closes the distance and pushes Alcano back into the cage.
Gibbs works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gibbs looking to sit in guard and control but Alcano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gibbs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcano trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alcano is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibbs scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gibbs shoots in but no luck this time.
Gibbs with a poor takedown
and Alcano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Alcano.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbs throws a push kick but Alcano slaps the foot to one side.
Jose Alcano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alcano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lj Gibbs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gibbs shoots in but no luck this time.
Alcano misses with a hook.
Gibbs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gibbs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alcano's waist but Alcano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gibbs off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lj Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alcano tries to bum rush Gibbs with a series of wild strikes but Gibbs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Alcano is avoiding it.
Alcano tries to score with a low kick but Gibbs moves his leg out of the way.
Alcano connects with an inside leg kick.
Alcano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gibbs.
Lj Gibbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gibbs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alcano counters with a solid body kick.
Gibbs shoots for a double leg takedown but Alcano sprawls well. He's pushed Gibbs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donk. Alcano catches Gibbs right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibbs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alcano is fending him off so far but Gibbs persists. Nope, Alcano circles away and we're back to standing.
Alcano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcano jabs Gibbs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gibbs blocks the body kick.
Gibbs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alcano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gibbs shoots and misses
and Alcano counters with a low kick, right behind Gibbs 's knee.
Alcano connects with a high kick.
Nice takedown defense from Alcano. No joy for Gibbs on that attempt.
Alcano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gibbs.
Alcano stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibbs. Gibbs gets slowly back to his feet.
Alcano 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.
Gibbs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alcano.
Alcano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gibbs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alcano stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibbs. Gibbs gets slowly back to his feet.
Alcano lands a front kick.
Alcano feints a jab promting Gibbs to slip. Alcano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gibbs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alcano keeps Gibbs at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body kick from Alcano.
Alcano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gibbs is rocked!
Alcano steps in with a hook that catches Gibbs right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Alcano follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Gibbs looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Alcano!
Jose Alcano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralph O Briar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Briar comes to the cage accompanied by The Boys of the Old Brigade. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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168 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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162 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Powerful |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph O Briar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Fraser!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraser fails with the takedown.
Fraser lands with a shot to the body.
Fraser swings and misses with a shot to the body
and O Briar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Briar throwing strikes from guard but Fraser blocks nicely.
Fraser looking to control.
Fraser throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
O Briar has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Fraser to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! O Briar is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Fraser pulls down on the head and he's put O Briar to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tim Fraser!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Gatez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Tony is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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218 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Link Gatez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gatez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tony uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gatez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tony tries a head kick but it misses.
Tony ducks right into an uppercut from Gatez.
Tony moves out of range of the strikes.
Tony tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gatez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gatez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tony stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tony throws a sloppy head kick and Gatez moves out of range easily.
Tony throws out a loose jab but Gatez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tony misses with a looping left.
Tony throws a head kick but Gatez moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatez misses with an uppercut. Tony saw that one coming.
Tony throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony lands with an overhand left.
Tony swings for the body but Gatez moves out of range.
Gatez connects with a single shot there.
Tony shoots in and drives through. Gatez sprawls well.
Gatez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gatez with a jab.
Tony misses with a head kick.
Gatez swings for the body but Tony moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Gatez.
Tony is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatez throws a sloppy head kick and Tony moves out of range easily.
Gatez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gatez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tony stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gatez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gatez throws a leg kick which misses Tony's front leg but catches the back leg as Tony tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Gatez.
Link Gatez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez connects with a solid leg kick.
Gatez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tony.
Gatez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gatez misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gatez. That's going to slow Tony down.
Jab, jab by Gatez - just one landing.
Gatez throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Tony's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Gatez dives in looking to finish as Tony flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Gatez's strikes! Gatez is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Tony's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Tony was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Link Gatez!
Our winner, Link Gatez, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Bagato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Bagato!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bagato clinches up with Shields and pushes him back against the cage.
Bagato gets underhooks to prevent Shields's takedown attempt.
Bagato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bagato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bagato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shields closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shields closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bagato circles away.
Shields takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bagato defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shields.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bagato lands a nice shot that snaps Shields's head back.
Bagato's corner calls for a 1-2. Bagato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shields dives in and grabs Bagato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bagato pushes down on Shields's head and hops out.
Bagato swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bagato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bagato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jimmy Bagato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shieldss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Bagato.
A punch combination from Bagato misses.
Nice sprawl there from Bagato as Shields shoots in.
Shields takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bagato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shields drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shields is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bagato has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bagato can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bagato tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shields wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bagato prevents Shields from moving into mount.
Shields connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bagato some visible discomfort.
Shields is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bagato has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bagato taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Shields are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bagato wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shields trying to control the position but Bagato is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bagato is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bagato prevents Shields from moving into mount.
Shields is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bagato is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bagato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shields. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Bagato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries to score with some ground and pound. Bagato controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shields tries to move to mount but Bagato blocks the move with his legs.
The ground and pound from Shields 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.
Bagato is trying to improve his position.
Shields in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Bagato will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bagato connects with a crisp jab.
Bagato tests Shields's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shields is defended easily by Bagato.
Bagato throws a shot to the body.
Bagato lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Bagato.
Bagato rushes Shields and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shields prevents Bagato from breaking the clinch.
Shields is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagato lands an uppercut.
Come on Bagato - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shields has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bagato after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bagato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shields closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shields working the ground and pound but Bagato is defending the strikes.
Shields scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shields creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bagato sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Shields seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bagato is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bagato!
Shields lands a big shot there that rocks Bagato but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields dominating with strikes here.
Shields looking to isolate an arm here. Bagato doesn't see it coming and as Shields extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Shields!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Shields!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Shields thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebediah Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with Ballroom Blitz blaring out of the sound system. Stewart has chosen Momma Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Jebediah Stewart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeff Williams's chin.
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jebediah Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart tries to clinch up.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stewart wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stewart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stewart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stewart tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Williams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stewart's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stewart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stewart wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams advances position into side control!
Stewart is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Williams has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stewart!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to finish this one by submission but Stewart is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Williams.
Williams is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Stewart is in real trouble.
Stewart wants to get back to his feet.
Stewart manages to escape to his feet.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stewart. That did some damage!
Stewart wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stewart defending well though.
Williams in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Stewart tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeff Williams!
Jeff Williams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billa Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong comes to the cage accompanied by Bite Marks - Screeching Weasel. Ryan Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billa Bong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bong stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Bong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Billa Bong has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bong throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Bong misses.
Bong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bong.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Bong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bong. Bong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bong connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bong.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bong napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bong is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bong avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bong is controlling Gracie's trapped leg to prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bong keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bong is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Billa Bong has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Bong.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bong.
Bong throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Bong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bong throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Bong misses with the combination.
Bong throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bong stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Gracie tests Bong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bong throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Bong could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gracie has cracked it and Bong is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Gracie!
Ryan Gracie is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ryan Gracie made sure he mentioned [CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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