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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Grisham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes into the arena with California Love blaring out of the sound system. John Grisham struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Grisham!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grisham doesn't manage to clinch there - Faber circles away.
Grisham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grisham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grisham wants to clinch.
Grisham scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Grisham misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grisham tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Faber avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Grisham.
Grisham in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber can't do much from the bottom here.
Grisham in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Faber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Faber takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Faber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grisham staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grisham is trying to get an arm triangle but Faber is defending well.
Grisham working the head with strikes.
Grisham looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Grisham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Faber takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Grisham trying to control the position but Faber is working away.
Grisham decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grisham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grisham's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grisham duly obliges.
Grisham shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense.
Grisham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber looks for a takedown but Grisham sprawls well.
Grisham misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Grisham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Faber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grisham to the mat! Grisham manages to get full guard.
Grisham keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Grisham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Faber is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Faber wants to control from the top but Grisham keeps moving.
Faber looking to sit in guard and control but Grisham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grisham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grisham has managed to get both his arms back between Faber's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grisham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grisham landing some decent shots from guard.
Grisham postures up in Faber's guard and throws a big left but Faber blocks it.
Faber on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Faber tries to get out of the position.
Grisham gets to his feet - Faber follows without any prompting.
Grisham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Faber's head.
Grisham throws a series of punches but Faber avoids them all with ease.
Grisham darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grisham throwing shots but Faber is blocking nicely.
Grisham seems to be working for a kimura but Faber defends the submission attempt.
Grisham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grisham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grisham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grisham throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Faber to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grisham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Faber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Grisham from controlling successfully.
Grisham throws a big right hand that misses.
Grisham throwing strikes from guard but Faber blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Grisham from controlling successfully.
Grisham throws a strike but Faber rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Faber is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grisham is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grisham has escaped and now he's on top!
Grisham throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Grisham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grisham throws a leg kick but Faber moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grisham.
Grisham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faber misses with a takedown attempt - Grisham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grisham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grisham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grisham fails to land the takedown.
Urijah Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Grisham.
Faber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grisham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grisham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Faber gets the takedown into side control.
Grisham sneaks back into half guard.
Faber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grisham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grisham wants to get back to his feet.
Grisham works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grisham keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Grisham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grisham keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Grisham pushes Faber off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grisham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fabers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grisham moves into the clinch.
Faber tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grisham pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grisham looking to slow down the pace here.
Grisham manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Faber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Grisham keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urijah Faber.
Grisham fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grisham shoots for a double leg takedown but Faber sprawls well. He's pushed Grisham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Grisham.
Grisham scores with a three punch combo!
Grisham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grisham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faber wants it to stay on the feet.
Urijah Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Grisham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grisham closes the distance and clinches up with Faber, looking for a takedown. Grisham pushes Faber against the ropes but Faber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Grisham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grisham 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Grisham!
John Grisham took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Broken Halo Pride Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Magellan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Scillia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Brawler
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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, Ricky Magellan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Scillia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scillia misses with a takedown attempt - Magellan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Magellan misses with a takedown
so Scillia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Scillia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scillia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magellan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magellan trying to control the position here.
Magellan trying to control the position.
Scillia trying to control but Magellan is working from the bottom.
Scillia postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ricky Magellan.
Magellan shoots in but Scillia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scillia swings for the body but Magellan moves out of range.
Scillia wants to clinch up but Magellan keeps it at a distance.
Magellan shoots and misses
and Scillia counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Magellan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scillia stuffs the takedown.
Scillia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the liver by Scillia. Beautiful body shot.
Magellan shoots and misses
and Scillia counters with a three punch combo that has Magellan backing up. Magellan nods at Scillia to acknowledge the strikes.
Magellan is breathing heavily.
Scillia closes the distance and clinches.
Scillia can't break the clinch.
Magellan is trying to drag Scillia to the mat but Scillia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magellan is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scillia breaks the clinch.
Magellan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Magellan tries to sprawl but Scillia drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Scillia wants to take a breather but Magellan is having none of it.
Magellan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Magellan.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Scillia throwing strikes from guard but Magellan blocks nicely.
Magellan keeping moving, preventing Scillia from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scillia postures up.
Magellan keeping moving, preventing Scillia from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Magellan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scillia is one step ahead there.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joshua Scillia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Scillia throws a series of punches but Magellan avoids them all with ease.
Scillia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magellan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Scillia is looking to improve his position but Magellan isn't that keen on the idea.
Magellan tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Magellan tries to control but Scillia wriggling away.
Magellan prevents Scillia from getting the reversal.
Scillia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Scillia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magellan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Scillia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Scillia keeping moving, preventing Magellan from controlling successfully.
Scillia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magellan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Magellan slips nicely into half guard.
Magellan is working for a submission of some sort.
Scillia is trying to stand up here but Magellan is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magellan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scillia keeps working.
Scillia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Scillia is trying to stand.
Magellan wants to control but Scillia is keeping him busy.
Scillia is trying to get back to full guard.
Scillia wants to get back to his feet.
Magellan wants to work for an arm triangle but Scillia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Magellan is trying to work for a kimura but Scillia is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magellan trying to mount his opponent but Scillia defends it.
Scillia trying to hold on to Magellan's head to control him but Magellan postures up.
Scillia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Magellan seems to be working for a kimura but Scillia defends the submission attempt.
Scillia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magellan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Magellan seems content to control.
Magellan is keen to just control but Scillia is a slippery customer.
Scillia trying to hold on to Magellan's head to control him but Magellan postures up.
Scillia looking for submissions off his back.
Scillia is breathing heavily.
Magellan seems to be looking for submissions.
Scillia wants to improve his position but Magellan is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Magellan uses his free foot to push down on Scillia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Scillia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scillia regains half guard.
Scillia is looking to improve his position.
Magellan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Scillia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Magellan.
Scillia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magellan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magellan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Magellan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scillia is defended easily by Magellan.
Magellan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Scillia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Magellan slips nicely into half guard.
Magellan is looking for a kimura here.
Scillia wants to control but Magellan passes into side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magellan scores with punches from side control.
Scillia is looking to reverse the position.
Magellan decides to stand back up. Magellan steps back and let's Scillia get back to his feet.
Magellan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scillia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magellan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Scillia counters with a shoot takedown. Magellan fights it but they end up in guard.
Scillia postures up in Magellan's guard and throws a big left but Magellan blocks it.
Scillia tries to free his leg and advance position but Magellan is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scillia wants to control from the top but Magellan keeps moving.
Magellan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scillia throws an elbow that misses. Magellan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Scillia's guard. Nice move by Magellan!
Scillia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magellan's guard.
Scillia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Magellan keeping moving, preventing Scillia from controlling successfully.
Scillia preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scillia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magellan is looking to stand up but Scillia isn't so interested in that idea.
Scillia advances to half guard.
Magellan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Still in half guard, Scillia seems content to control.
Scillia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Magellan defends it well.
Scillia looks to land a strike but Magellan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Magellan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scillia trying to control but Magellan is working from the bottom.
Scillia is looking to advance position but Magellan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Magellan controlling the position easily from mount.
Magellan manages to capitalize on a mistake by Scillia to take his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magellan working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Scillia just trying to survive but Magellan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joshua Scillia.
Well Scillia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Scillia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bj Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Probert (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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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bj Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Probert!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert cracks Ferguson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Probert lands with a straight right. Ferguson didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Probert does it's job there.
Ferguson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Probert's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Probert wants to stand but Ferguson is controlling the position.
Ferguson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ferguson shoots for a double leg takedown but Probert sprawls well. He's pushed Ferguson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Probert misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferguson shoots in and gets a takedown into Probert's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson passes into half guard.
Ferguson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Probert wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Probert knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ferguson drops an elbow to the side of Probert's head.
Probert wants to control but Ferguson is keeping busy.
Ferguson is taking a breather. Probert says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sparky Probert hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Probert goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scores with a takedown into Probert's guard.
Probert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferguson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferguson throwing strikes from guard but Probert blocks nicely.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Probert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferguson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson content to control rather than advance.
Ferguson wants to stand but Probert has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ferguson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bj Ferguson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Probert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Probert bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferguson's head backwards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ferguson.
Probert stuns Ferguson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Probert throws a shot to the body.
Ferguson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Probert throws a low kick, looking for Ferguson's leg but Ferguson calmly moves out of range.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Ferguson closes the distance but Probert moves to the side
and Probert counters with a right hand to the body.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Probert.
Probert digs a good body shot into Ferguson's ribs.
Ferguson checks a low kick from Probert.
Ferguson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Probert to score with a decent uppercut.
Probert getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Probert stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bj Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferguson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Probert closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferguson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson with a poor takedown
and Probert counters with a big right hand! Oh Ferguson is in trouble here! Probert follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparky Probert!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Essien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fury has chosen Beast ! as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Essien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Fury!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury stuffs the takedown attempt from Essien. Essien gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Fury misses.
Fury misses with a hook
and Essien counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fury keeping full guard, as Essien tries to pass.
Essien won't allow Fury to get back to his feet.
Essien passes into half guard.
Fury wants to get back to his feet.
Essien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fury keeps working.
Essien is looking to advance position but Fury won't allow it.
Fury wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Essien is looking for a kimura but Fury is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Essien to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury pushes Essien off looking to stand but Essien dives back in and keeps control.
Fury looks gassed!
Fury wants to stand back up but Essien manages to pass into side control.
Fury is trying to get back to his feet.
Essien tries for a kimura but Fury is defending well.
Essien tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Essien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fury keeps working.
Fury prevents Essien from moving into mount.
Fury wants to get back to his feet.
Essien tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fury wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Essien tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Essien has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fury is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Essien looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Essien working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fury is trying to buck Essien off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essien tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Essien has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Essien thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fury is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fury really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Essien. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Essien tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fury is trying to buck Essien off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Essien is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fury knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Essien tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Essien tries for a kimura but Fury is defending well.
Fury pushes Essien away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Essien gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Essien wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fury, who protects the arm well.
Fury pushes Essien away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Essien gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Essien advances nicely into full mount.
Essien is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fury has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Essien dominated that round.
That's time! Essien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Essien shoots in but no luck this time.
Essien shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fury sprawls well. Fury wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Essien gets slowly back to his feet.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Essien slips the punch.
Fury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Essien slips a straight right by Fury.
Fury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Essien.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Essien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Essien shoots in looking for a takedown. Fury tries to sprawl out of it but Essien keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Fury manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Essien ducks down to avoid it.
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Essien.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Essien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Fury misses.
Essien is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fury sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury misses with a straight left.
Fury smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fury might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Essien ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Essien shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fury pinned against the ropes. Fury gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Essien in his tracks.
Fury is breathing heavily.
Essien shoots in and drives through. Fury sprawls well.
Fury misses with a hook. Essien ducked under it nicely.
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Essien.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Essien moves away and avoids it.
Xavier Essien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Essien fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fury avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Essien or perhaps it was just good defense by Fury which made him look bad.
Essien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Essien.
Fury moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fury misses with a straight left.
Essien defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Essien with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Essien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Essien saw that one coming.
Fury misses with a hook. Essien ducked under it nicely.
Bryan Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Essien moves forwards but Fury connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Essien is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Oh Essien is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Essien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fury throws out the jab.
Fury throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Essien moves away and avoids it.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horrible takedown by Essien or perhaps it was just good defense by Fury which made him look bad.
Essien tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fury swivels and escapes.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Essien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fury looks to throw the jab but Essien is out of range.
A big left from Fury misses.
Fury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Essien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Essien defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Essien.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
Essien ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Essien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Essien moves out of range of the strikes.
Essien has a takedown stuffed.
Fury looks to throw the jab but Essien is out of range.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Essien's head but Essien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury misses with a looping left.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Essien moved out of range nicely.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Essien's head but Essien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury misses with a looping left.
Essien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Essien moves away and avoids it.
Essien ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Bryan Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Essien moves out of range of the strikes.
Fury throws out a loose jab but Essien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury throws a hook but Essien avoids it easily.
Essien defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Essien ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Essien shoots for a double leg takedown but Fury sprawls well. He's pushed Essien's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Essien staying out of range there.
Essien blocks a jab.
Essien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Essien ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Bryan Fury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Essien ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Essien defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Fury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Essien slips the punch.
Fury misses with a hook.
Essien slips a jab from Fury.
Essien shoots in looking for a takedown but Fury manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Essien's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Essien staying out of range there.
Essien ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Fury misses with a hook. Essien ducked under it nicely.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Essien ducks down to avoid it.
Fury misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Essien slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Fury throws a hook but Essien avoids it easily.
Fury looks to throw the jab but Essien is out of range.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a jab when Essien was well out of range.
Fury throws a jab when Essien was well out of range.
Fury throws a hook but Essien blocks it.
Fury misses with a hook.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Essien ducks down to avoid it.
Essien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Essien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Essien.
Fury throws a jab when Essien was well out of range.
Essien staying out of range there.
Fury throws out a loose jab but Essien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Essien moves away and avoids it.
Fury throws a hook but Essien avoids it easily.
Fury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Essien moves away and avoids it.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Essien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Essien.
Horrible takedown by Essien or perhaps it was just good defense by Fury which made him look bad.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Essien moved out of range nicely.
Fury throws a hook but Essien blocks it.
Fury throws a hook but Essien blocks it.
Fury misses with a hook.
Essien slips under a jab from Fury.
Fury looks to throw the jab but Essien is out of range.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Essien.
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fury throws a lazy right hand but Essien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury leaves Essien with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Essien moved out of range.
Essien slips under a jab from Fury.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
Fury looks to throw the jab but Essien is out of range.
Essien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury misses with a hook.
Essien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Essien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Essien slips under a jab from Fury.
Essien ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Essien slips the punch.
Essien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fury throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
A big right from Fury misses.
Essien defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Essien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Essien fails with a takedown attempt.
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Essien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Essien shoots in looking for a takedown but Fury manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Essien's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Essien seems to have got his legs back now.
Fury throws a big shot that misses.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
and Essien counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Essien advances position into side control!
Fury prevents Essien from moving into mount.
Fury is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Essien asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Essien wants to control but Fury is keeping him busy.
Fury is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Essien has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Essien with a couple of short strikes.
Fury is squirming around, avoiding Essien's attempts to control the action.
Essien fails to advance to Fury's back.
Fury is trying to stand up.
Essien controlling from mount.
Essien can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fury is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Essien fails to advance to Fury's back.
Fury defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Essien.
Fury squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Essien lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Essien looking for a guillotine from mount but Fury is having none of it.
Essien won't let Fury get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Essien is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fury to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fury shrugs it off.
Essien with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essien working for a guillotine from mount but Fury is in no mood to give up.
Fury really wants to buck Essien off and get back to his feet.
Essien looking to control but Fury is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Essien won't let Fury get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Essien can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fury is looking to escape.
Fury is bucking up trying to escape but Essien cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fury takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Essien is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fury can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fury wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury stops Essien from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Essien looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fury is trying to stand.
Essien looking for a guillotine from mount but Fury is having none of it.
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!
Fury bucks up and throws Essien to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Essien shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Essien blocks a jab.
Essien fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Essien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Essien showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Essien has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Essien!
After winning the bout, Xavier Essien thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dinozzo comes to the ring accompanied by Dinozzo the Womanizer. Anthony Dinozzo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinozzo clinches up with Bundy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dinozzo throws a head punch that misses.
Dinozzo breaks the clinch.
Bundy throws an off balance right hand
and Dinozzo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bundy's guard now.
Dinozzo wants to stand but Bundy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bundy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dinozzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dinozzo 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.
Dinozzo trying to control but Bundy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dinozzo wants to control from the top but Bundy keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bundy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dinozzo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dinozzo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ted Bundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dinozzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dinozzo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bundy swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy looks to land a right hand but Dinozzo moved out of range.
Dinozzo fails with the takedown.
Bundy leaves Dinozzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Dinozzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bundy.
Bundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinozzo manages to avoid it.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bundy as he jumps to the side.
Bundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dinozzo defending well as Bundy loads up on a big left hand.
Bundy with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bundy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bundy.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bundy as he avoids it easily.
Dinozzo tries to clinch but Bundy is having none of it.
Dinozzo staying out of range there.
Bundy misses with a looping left.
Dinozzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundy.
Dinozzo gets a double leg takedown into Bundy's guard.
Dinozzo looking to sit in guard and control but Bundy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dinozzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bundy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bundy is looking to stand up but Dinozzo won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Dinozzo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Bundy.
Bundy misses with a few strikes there.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bundy but Bundy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bundy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dinozzo back to the ropes. Bundy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bundy swings widly with a right hand
and Dinozzo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dinozzo has gone for a leg lock! Bundy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dinozzo's guard.
Bundy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundy trying to control but Dinozzo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bundy won't allow Dinozzo to sweep him here.
Dinozzo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dinozzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy trying to control but Dinozzo is working from the bottom.
Dinozzo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anthony Dinozzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dinozzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dinozzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bundy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ted Bundy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dinozzo dodges the punch combination from Bundy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bundy misses with a left hand
and Dinozzo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bundy's guard now.
Bundy keeping moving, preventing Dinozzo from controlling successfully.
Dinozzo stops Bundy from standing up.
Dinozzo stands up and waves to Bundy to follow him.
Bundy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dinozzo 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.
Bundy throws a nice looking combination but Dinozzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Dinozzo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Bundy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Bundy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ted Bundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dinozzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bundy.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bundy sprawls well. Bundy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dinozzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Dinozzo shoots in and drives through. Bundy sprawls well.
Dinozzo closes the distance and clinches up with Bundy, looking for a takedown. Dinozzo pushes Bundy against the ropes but Bundy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Dinozzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinozzo rushes Bundy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bundy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bundy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dinozzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo misses with a head kick.
Bundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Dinozzo walks into a jab.
Dinozzo slips a straight right by Bundy.
Bundy connects with a body shot that sends Dinozzo's belly button to the back.
Bundy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
An inside leg kick from Dinozzo misses.
Bundy looks to land a combination but Dinozzo avoids it well.
Dinozzo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bundy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dinozzo scrambles back to his feet.
Bundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dinozzo.
Dinozzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dinozzo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bundy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dinozzo somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dinozzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundy wants to get back to his feet but Dinozzo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bundy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dinozzo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dinozzo throws a strike but Bundy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dinozzo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bundy has picked Dinozzo up and slammed him! Dinozzo can't keep hold of the triangle and Bundy manages to pass to side control!
Dinozzo struggling a bit here.
Ted Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Dinozzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dinozzo is not content to let Bundy control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinozzo taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ted Bundy.
I think Dinozzo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Dinozzo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Anthony Dinozzo made sure he mentioned Das Labor, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Melton Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Martele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melton Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem. Martele has chosen If Looks Could Kill By Dying Fetus as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rick Martele enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Melton Jr!
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, Rick Martele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martele shoots in but no luck this time.
Melton Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martele shoots for a double leg takedown but Melton Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Martele's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Melton Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martele throws a hook but Melton Jr avoids it easily.
Martele on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Melton Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martele.
Mike Melton Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Martele.
Melton Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Martele's shoulder, as Martele tries to avoid the shot.
Martele misses with an uppercut. Melton Jr saw that one coming.
No luck for Martele with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martele.
Nice defenses there by Martele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Melton Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Melton Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martele was well out of range. Poor timing from Melton Jr.
Martele fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Melton Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Martele misses.
Melton Jr punishes Martele's body with a nice straight punch.
Martele throws a right hand that misses
and Martele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Melton Jr jabs Martele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martele looks gassed!
Melton Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton Jr connects with a body shot.
Melton Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martele's head backwards.
Melton Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martele was well out of range. Poor timing from Melton Jr.
The fighters circling - Martele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martele fails to land the takedown.
Melton Jr stuns Martele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Melton Jr connects with a body shot that sends Martele's belly button to the back.
Melton Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Melton Jr - just one landing.
Melton Jr misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melton Jr thuds a left hand into Martele's body.
Melton Jr cracks Martele with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Martele looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Melton Jr finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Melton Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martele in his tracks.
Melton Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Melton Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martele moves away.
Martele fails with the takedown
letting Melton Jr counter with a right hand.
Melton Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Melton Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martele gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Melton Jr gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Melton Jr!
Mike Melton Jr took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kobra Clothing Inc. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nero Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilford Pure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilford Pure will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilford Pure!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pure scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Nero Zero has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Pure.
Nero Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pure pinned against the ropes. Pure gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pure throws a right and a left that Zero avoids nicely.
Pure misses with a series of wild punches.
Zero drives through with a takedown into Pure's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pure working a defensive guard here.
Zero drops back looking for a leg! Pure is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pure manages to kick Zero off! Zero jumps back into Pure's guard.
Zero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pure dives on top into guard.
Pure would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zero has a closed guard, preventing Pure from standing up.
Zero is looking for a triangle but Pure pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pure missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pure is looking to stand up but Zero won't let him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pure defends well.
Pure postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pure has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Zero to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Pure is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Zero pulls down on the head and he's put Pure to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nero Zero!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemieux comes to the ring accompanied by Sliwa. Ron Lemieux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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144 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lemieux throws a nice looking combination but Mendes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Omar Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
Lemieux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendes.
Lemieux misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendes counters with a straight right hand.
Lemieux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendes misses the target.
Mendes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lemieux is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendes drops his hands momentarily and Lemieux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendes tries to bum rush Lemieux with a series of wild strikes but Lemieux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
Lemieux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lemieux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendes as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Lemieux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Lemieux moves out of range.
Omar Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes throws a nice looking combination but Lemieux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lemieux has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Mendes. Those never looked like landing.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
Lemieux swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lemieux's head.
Lemieux fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendes lands a really nice looking cross but Lemieux seems unphased.
Lemieux throws out a loose jab but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mendes.
Lemieux shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mendes pinned against the ropes. Mendes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Mendes misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a straight left.
Lemieux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Lemieux misses.
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendes stalks Lemieux and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lemieux's face. Lemieux staggers backwards, shaken.
Lemieux throws a nice looking combination but Mendes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendes throws a right hand that Lemieux ducks under and follows up with a left that Lemieux also avoids with ease.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
Mendes swinging wildly here.
Lemieux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Lemieux moves out of range.
Lemieux closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendes circles away.
Mendes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mendes, as that shot connected.
Lemieux ducks right into an uppercut from Mendes.
Lemieux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendes.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Lemieux avoids them all with ease.
Mendes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lemieux.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Mendes 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.
Mendes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lemieux is defended easily by Mendes.
Mendes misses with a left hand
and Lemieux counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lemieux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lemieux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lemieux throwing strikes but missing.
Lemieux trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Lemieux wants to pass the guard but Mendes is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lemieux throws an elbow that misses. Mendes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lemieux's guard. Nice move by Mendes!
Lemieux had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mendes defends it easily.
Mendes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lemieux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lemieux looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mendes slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Lemieux.
Lemieux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lemieux has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mendes postures up.
Lemieux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lemieux had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mendes defends it easily.
Lemieux working for submissions but it's allowed Mendes to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is controlling Mendes's trapped leg to prevent Mendes from advancing to side control.
Lemieux gets back to full guard.
Mendes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lemieux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lemieux tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mendes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lemieux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mendes trying to control but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
Lemieux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lemieux is tightening it up a little... Mendes has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Mendes reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Mendes taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lemieux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ron Lemieux!
After winning the bout, Ron Lemieux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Greco is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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198 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Greco!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Greco's half guard.
Horton is trying to work for a kimura but Greco is defending well.
Horton is thwarting Greco's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Horton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Horton has control of Greco's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Greco regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Horton avoids the attempt from Greco to control.
Greco is trying to escape the mount.
Horton raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Horton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Greco manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton tries to advance to mount but can't.
Horton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Greco keeps working.
Horton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Horton working the ground and pound but Greco is defending the strikes.
Horton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Greco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Horton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Greco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Horton working away.
Greco stops Horton from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Greco knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Greco can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Greco is looking to regain half guard here but Horton keeps moving and retains side control.
Horton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Greco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Horton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Greco tries to improve position but can't.
Horton tries to move into full mount but can't pass Greco's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horton trying to control the position but Greco is working away.
You can see the frustration on Greco's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco has one of Horton's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Greco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Horton has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Greco is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Horton yanks on the arm and Greco is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Horton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tim Horton!
Tim Horton managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Payne Stewart Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Slamen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Cam'ron - Motivation. Slamen has chosen Jaws Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
156 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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163 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Payne Stewart Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Slamen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart Jr 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.
Payne Stewart Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart Jr throws a head kick that Slamen semi-blocks.
Stewart Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stewart Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stewart Jr scores with a leg kick.
Stewart Jr cracks Slamen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stewart Jr digs a good body shot into Slamen's ribs.
Stewart Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slamen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stewart Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Payne Stewart Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stewart Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slamen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stewart Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Slamen wants a takedown but no success here.
Stewart Jr is working Slamen over against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stewart Jr as Slamen tries to tie him up.
Stewart Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slamen backwards.
Stewart Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slamen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Slamen backwards.
Slamen is still on wobbly legs! Can Stewart Jr finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stewart Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slamen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stewart Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Stewart Jr lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Slamen to his knees! Stewart Jr keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Payne Stewart Jr!
Payne Stewart Jr retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Payne Stewart Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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pop
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RATING
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