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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kieth Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Utter Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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212 lbs
0 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieth Jardine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Utter Bum!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jardine closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bum quickly recovers to half guard.
Jardine stops Bum from getting back to his feet.
Bum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jardine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bum is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bum is trying to control but can't.
Bum wants to get back to full guard.
Jardine is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jardine works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jardine landing strikes from the mount and Bum is in trouble!
Jardine content just to control the position here.
Bum is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardine is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Jardine extends the arm and Bum is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kieth Jardine!
A less than humble Kieth Jardine misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheer Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong Po had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.2lbs, 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. Sheer Bum acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheer Bum!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po stalks Bum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bum's face. Bum staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Sheer Bum has been cut.
Po cracks Bum with a good jab.
Po closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Po is trying to work for a kimura but Bum is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po working the head and body with strikes.
Po is working for a kimura but Bum is defending it quite comfortably.
Po prevents Bum from improving his position.
Po is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po is working for a kimura but Bum is defending it quite comfortably.
Bum trying to control here.
Po scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Po is working for a kimura but Bum is defending it quite comfortably.
Po prevents Bum from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Po lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bum trying to hold on to Po's head to control him but Po postures up.
Po is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bum is just riding it out for now. Po eventually gives up the hold.
Po missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po seems to be working for a kimura but Bum defends the submission attempt.
Po is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bum is staying active underneath Po, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Po seems to be looking for submissions.
Po is working for a kimura but Bum is defending it quite comfortably.
Po is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bum has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po escapes and gets back to his feet.
Po scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po is trying to work for a kimura but Bum is defending well.
Bum taking some punishment here, with Po in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Po is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bum is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sheer Bum's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Po closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bum gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Po working the ground and pound effectively.
Po working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Po is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bum is on top in guard.
Bum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Po. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Po is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Po is keeping the position for now.
Po 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.
Po is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bum can do to turn this around?
Bum trying to control but Po is working from the bottom.
Po working for a triangle but Bum defends it easily.
Po had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bum defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Po had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bum defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bum controlling from the top position.
Po throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bum uses it to pass to side control.
Bum trying to control the position but Po is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Po gets the takedown into side control.
Po goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bum has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Po but great work by Bum.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Po gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Po gets full guard.
Bum is breathing heavily.
Po is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bum trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bum wants to stand but Po is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po 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.
Po bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bum's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Po trying to control but Bum is working from the bottom.
Bum scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Po gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Po tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Po has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Po is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bum is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Po dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sheer Bum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Po closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bum did well to prevent Po getting side control.
Bum moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Po stopping the sweep attempt from Bum.
Po advances to half guard.
Po scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bum keeping control of the position.
Po is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po slips a nice elbow through Bum's hands, connecting with Bum's forehead.
Bum flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Po is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bum is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kong Po!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between You Suck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, You Suck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme stuffs the takedown attempt from Suck. Suck gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Damme closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Damme misses with a punch to the body.
Van Damme scores with a hook to the body.
Van Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick there by Van Damme.
Suck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Damme.
Van Damme feints a jab promting Suck to slip. Van Damme then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suck slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like You Suck has been cut.
Suck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Van Damme counters with a head kick. That will keep Suck thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Damme uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suck has time to react.
Suck is rocked!
Van Damme lands a brutal head kick. Suck looks out on his feet and Van Damme throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jean Claude Van Damme!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totally Stink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay Guida had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.9lbs, 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. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Totally Stink!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stink tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guida drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stink is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guida controls the position from side control.
Stink is looking for a sweep.
Stink really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Stink struggling a bit here.
Stink is looking for a sweep.
Guida is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Stink will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stink wants to control but Guida postures up.
Stink throws an elbow that doesn't really do any damage.
Stink is pushing Guida's head away, looking to escape. Guida manages to hold on to the position though.
Guida scoring with punches from side control.
Stink trying to remain calm as Guida controls from the top position.
Stink can't do much from the bottom here.
Stink takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee asks Guida politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Guida prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stink is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Guida asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida trying to control the position but Stink is working away.
Guida slows the pace down.
Guida lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guida tries for a kimura but Stink is defending well.
Guida content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stink on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stink sneaks back into half guard.
Guida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stink blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guida.
Guida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Guida moves into full mount! Stink won't be happy about that!
Guida goes for an armbar but Stink turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stink.
Guida pulls Stink in close to his closed guard and prevents Stink from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stink stays in close to Guida's body and controls the position.
Stink wants to pass the guard but Guida is keeping the position.
Stink stopping the sweep attempt from Guida.
Stink looking to sit in guard and control but Guida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stink looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Guida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stink swats away the attempt to clinch by Guida.
Guida is looking to clinch but Stink is avoiding it.
Guida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stink but Stink pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stink tries to clinch up
and Guida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stink avoids the body shot from Guida.
Horrible takedown by Guida or perhaps it was just good defense by Stink which made him look bad.
Guida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stink avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Guida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stink checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stink tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clay Guida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stink tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stink somewhat.
Stink fails to land with a series of punches.
Stink is looking to clinch but Guida is avoiding it.
Stink shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guida takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Clay Guida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stink goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guida prevents it.
Stink breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Guida forces Stink back against the cage and clinches.
Guida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guida forces Stink back against the cage and clinches.
Guida breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stink scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stink laying and praying for a moment but Guida takes advantage and regains half guard.
Guida pushes Stink off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stink is fending him off so far but Guida persists. Nope, Stink circles away and we're back to standing.
Stink tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stink forces Guida back against the cage and clinches.
Stink tries for a takedown. No joy.
Guida tries to pull guard but Stink holds him up against the cage and eventually Guida drops back down to his feet.
Guida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stink tries to clinch there but Guida circles away.
Stink shoots in looking for a takedown. Guida tries to sprawl out of it but Stink keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guida is defended easily by Stink.
Stink gets caught napping as Guida dives in and scores a takedown. Stink manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida preventing the sweep.
Stink is trying to control the position but Guida postures up.
Guida trying to control but Stink is working from the bottom.
Stink has momentary wrist control but Guida slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guida slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Guida 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guida drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stink dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clay Guida will probably get the nod.
That's time! Guida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Guida shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stink manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stink controls Guida momentarily but Guida frees himself.
Stink tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guida is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Guida postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stink keeping moving, preventing Guida from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guida sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Clay Guida just wasn't active enough.
Guida looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Guida drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stink manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Guida has Stink in his guard.
Clay Guida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stink trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guida's guard.
Guida has Stink pulled in close to control his posture.
Guida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stink wants to control from the top but Guida keeps moving.
Stink looking to pass the guard.
Guida trying to keep a closed guard but Stink is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Clay Guida wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stink throws a low kick, looking for Guida's leg but Guida calmly moves out of range.
Guida manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stink on his heels. He'll look to pass Stink's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stink avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Guida drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Stink's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Guida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stink keeps working.
Guida is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stink regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stink is refusing to be controlled, as Guida sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Guida in particular looking to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Clay Guida wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stink is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stink sprawls well. Stink wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guida gets slowly back to his feet.
Guida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stink as he avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stink throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Totally Stink has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clay Guida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guida misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Guida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guida has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Guida!
After winning the bout, Clay Guida 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Starstryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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217 lbs
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219 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steffan Bonnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cosmo Starstryder!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnar throws a sloppy head kick
and Bonnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Starstryder drops his hands momentarily and Bonnar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Starstryder throws a leg kick but Bonnar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonnar gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bonnar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Starstryder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bonnar controls the position.
Bonnar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bonnar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bonnar lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Starstryder is trying to control Bonnar's posture but Bonnar avoids it.
Starstryder is trying to get back to half guard.
Bonnar scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Starstryder's face as Bonnar controls the position.
Bonnar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Starstryder is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonnar stands up and beckons Starstryder to his feet.
Starstryder misses with a head kick.
Bonnar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Starstryder working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder keeping moving, preventing Bonnar from controlling successfully.
Bonnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Starstryder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Starstryder trying to control the position.
Starstryder looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bonnar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bonnar is working for a kimura but Starstryder is defending it quite comfortably.
Bonnar stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Starstryder wants to control but Bonnar is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steffan Bonnar.
Starstryder looks to land a left hand but Bonnar moved out of range nicely.
Starstryder misses with a head kick.
Starstryder lands a nice hook to Bonnar's body. Bonnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonnar misses with a double jab.
Bonnar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Starstryder!
Bonnar controlling from the full mount.
Bonnar tries to control but Starstryder wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starstryder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bonnar content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Bonnar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bonnar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Starstryder to the mat! Starstryder manages to get full guard.
Bonnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Steffan Bonnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starstryder is keeping the position for now.
Bonnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Starstryder keeping moving, preventing Bonnar from controlling successfully.
Starstryder being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Steffan Bonnar just wasn't active enough.
Bonnar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starstryder is looking for a sweep. Bonnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bonnar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bonnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Starstryder defending well though.
Bonnar stalling away here and it's allowed Starstryder to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bonnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bonnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bonnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar won't allow Starstryder to sweep him here.
Starstryder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bonnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starstryder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bonnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Starstryder working a defensive guard here.
Bonnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starstryder is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder wants to control the position but Bonnar says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bonnar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Starstryder wants to control but Bonnar is keeping busy.
Starstryder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bonnar.
Bonnar stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bonnar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Starstryder on his heels. He'll look to pass Starstryder's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar stands up from Starstryder's guard - Bonnar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bonnar avoids the head kick by Starstryder.
Starstryder scores with a spinning back kick!
Some wild striking there from Starstryder.
Starstryder lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Starstryder is looking to clinch but Bonnar is avoiding it.
Steffan Bonnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonnar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Starstryder.
Bonnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starstryder can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starstryder is looking to land body kicks.
Bonnar feints and as Starstryder raises his hands in defense, Bonnar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bonnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Bonnar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bonnar throws a head kick that misses.
Bonnar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Starstryder throws a hook but Bonnar avoids it easily.
Bonnar drives through with a takedown into Starstryder's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bonnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bonnar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bonnar preventing the sweep.
Bonnar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Starstryder keeping moving, preventing Bonnar from controlling successfully.
Bonnar postures up and lands a big shot to Starstryder's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starstryder is looking to stand back up but Bonnar counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Starstryder.
Starstryder wants to control but Bonnar is keeping busy.
Bonnar stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Starstryder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonnar. Bonnar obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonnar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Starstryder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonnar trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar is looking to take a break and control but Starstryder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if Bonnar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We're going to have a standup here because Steffan Bonnar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Starstryder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonnar.
Cosmo Starstryder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar gets a takedown into half guard.
Bonnar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bonnar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Starstryder is just riding it out for now. Bonnar eventually gives up the hold.
Starstryder is trying to maintain the position but Bonnar is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bonnar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Starstryder flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bonnar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Starstryder sees it coming and defends easily.
Bonnar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Starstryder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bonnar pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonnar is looking for a kimura but Starstryder is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bonnar to get the leverage.
Steffan Bonnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonnar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steffan Bonnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonnar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steffan Bonnar!
After the big win, Steffan Bonnar made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlos Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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217 lbs
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215 lbs
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Brawler
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karlos Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Falcao is out of range.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Jones tries to clinch there but Falcao circles away.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Falcao moves his leg out of the way.
Jones throws a body punch but Falcao moves out of range.
Falcao stuffs the takedown.
Falcao cracks Jones with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jones looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Falcao finish him?
Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Falcao comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Jones falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Jones was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karlos Falcao!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddy Li!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li scores with a nice strike.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Li showed some decent athleticism there.
Li moves nicely into side control.
Sapp tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Li presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Li prevents Sapp from getting the reversal.
Li with shots to the head and body - Sapp looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sapp is trying to escape the mount.
Li controlling the position easily from mount.
Li has control of Sapp's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sapp regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sapp is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to control but Sapp wriggling away.
Sapp tries to reverse the position but Li maintains control.
Li working Sapp over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sapp's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Li cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Li wants to control the pace but Sapp is squirming around nicely.
Li scoring with strikes but Sapp is staying in there.
Sapp tries to hold on but Li postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp wants to try and get back to his feet.
Li lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Li tries to control but Sapp wriggling away.
Sapp taking shots to the head.
Li tries to control but Sapp wriggling away.
Li is landing with some decent strikes but Sapp is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sapp wants to control but Li is having none of it.
Li wants to control the pace but Sapp is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp is bucking up trying to escape but Li cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sapp really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Li.
Li is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sapp has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Li sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Li.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Li dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sapp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sapp tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Li sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Li slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sapp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sapp trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sapp 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.
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!
Li uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sapp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sapp to the mat! Sapp manages to get full guard.
Li wants to control from the top but Sapp keeps moving.
Sapp keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
Li pushing down on Sapp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Li is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Li is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Li in particular looking to stall.
Li is trying to control the action in half guard but Sapp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sapp wants to control but Li is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Li is looking for a kimura here.
Sapp won't allow Li to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Li. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sapp wants to sweep but Li has passed to side control!
Sapp is looking for a sweep.
Sapp manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Li moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sapp won't allow Li to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Li looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sapp is defending well. Li quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sapp has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Li celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freddy Li!
During a confident post fight interview, Freddy Li 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Trig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Staunton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Trig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Staunton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trig throws the kick towards the body but Staunton avoids it.
Staunton shoots in for a takedown but Trig shows good takedown defense.
Trig just misses with a punch to the body.
Trig throws a nice head kick!
Trig misses with a double jab.
Trig stuffs the takedown.
Trig shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Staunton's guard.
Trig 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.
Staunton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Staunton keeping moving, preventing Trig from controlling successfully.
Trig with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staunton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trig defends it easily.
Staunton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Staunton keeping full guard, as Trig tries to pass.
Trig throws a big elbow that misses.
Staunton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Staunton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Staunton looking for a sweep. Not yet Staunton, not yet.
Trig has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Staunton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trig gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trig throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staunton keeping moving, preventing Trig from controlling successfully.
Trig stands up and waves to Staunton to follow him.
Staunton scores with a kick to the body.
Trig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staunton has Trig up against the cage in a clinch.
Staunton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staunton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frank Trig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Staunton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staunton jumps guard and drags Trig to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Trig with a flurry of punches that miss.
Staunton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Staunton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trig trying to control but Staunton is working from the bottom.
Trig throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trig's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staunton looking for a sweep. Not yet Staunton, not yet.
Staunton has control of Trig's left arm, preventing Trig from doing any damage.
Trig stands up from Staunton's guard - Trig perhaps looking for a knockout.
Trig tries for a takedown but Staunton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Staunton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trig.
Staunton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trig decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Trig not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Trig 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.
Trig fails with a takedown attempt.
Trig fails with the takedown.
Staunton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Staunton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trig but Trig pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trig doesn't manage to clinch there - Staunton circles away.
Trig shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Staunton pinned against the cage. Staunton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Trig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staunton dives in and grabs Trig's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trig pushes down on Staunton's head and hops out.
Staunton fails with a takedown attempt.
Staunton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trig lands with a thumping leg kick.
Staunton tries to clinch but Trig moves out of range.
Staunton swats away the attempt to clinch by Trig.
Trig dodges the punch combination from Staunton.
Frank Trig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trig shoots for a double leg takedown but Staunton sprawls well. He's pushed Trig's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staunton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Staunton shoots in looking for a takedown but Trig manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Staunton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Staunton throws a sloppy head kick and Trig moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Staunton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staunton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trig swivels and escapes.
Trig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Staunton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Staunton.
Trig closes this distance looking for a takedown but Staunton circles away.
Trig throws a nice looking combination but Staunton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staunton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trig is defended easily by Staunton.
Trig shoots in for a takedown but Staunton shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Staunton. Beautiful body shot.
Staunton wants to clinch.
Trig shoots in but Staunton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trig misses with a two punch combination.
Staunton clinches up with Trig and pushes him back against the cage.
Trig drags the fight down to the ground.
Staunton passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trig is looking to control Staunton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trig avoid being mounted?
Staunton is looking to advance position but Trig won't allow it.
Trig is not content to let Staunton control the position.
Trig won't allow Staunton to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trig is looking to control Staunton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trig avoid being mounted?
Trig moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Staunton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Staunton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frank Trig is winning the standup battle so far.
Staunton gets caught flat footed, as Trig shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Trig stands up and waves to Staunton to follow him.
Staunton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Staunton tries a head kick but it misses.
Staunton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Staunton.
Staunton gets a double leg takedown into Trig's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staunton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trig 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.
Staunton trying to control the position from guard on top but Trig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staunton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frank Trig overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Staunton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Trig changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Staunton tries to avoid it but Trig manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Staunton to the ground. Staunton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Staunton slips a jab and a cross from Trig.
Trig defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Staunton.
Frank Trig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Staunton.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Staunton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Trig has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trig and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Staunton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trig just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Staunton as Trig shoots in.
Trig shoots in for a takedown but Staunton shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Staunton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Staunton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trig sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staunton tries for a takedown but Trig sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Frank Trig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trig tries for a takedown but Staunton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Staunton misses with a body kick.
Trig stuffs the takedown attempt from Staunton. Staunton gets slowly back to his feet.
Staunton misses with a takedown attempt - Trig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trig scores with a nice right hand.
Staunton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Trig closes the distance and clinches.
Trig tightens his grip and picks Staunton up, before dumping him to the ground. Staunton manages to land in guard.
Trig got a little sloppy there for a moment and Staunton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trig has managed to get both his arms back between Staunton's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staunton keeping full guard, as Trig tries to pass.
Trig drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trig jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trig wants to control from the top but Staunton keeps moving.
Staunton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trig trying to control but Staunton is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Trig showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Trig 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Trig!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mousassi Gegard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Beavis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Beavis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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, Mousassi Gegard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Beavis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beavis misses with a double jab.
Beavis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Beavis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gegard wants to get back to his feet but Beavis drags him back down.
Beavis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Beavis tries to advance to mount but Gegard denies him.
Beavis slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gegard is looking to get back to his feet here but Beavis is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gegard's back.
Beavis has good solid back control here.
Beavis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gegard defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gegard is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gegard wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beavis biding his time, looking for the opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beavis has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gegard has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gegard defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Beavis's arms.
Beavis really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gegard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beavis gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beavis really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gegard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Beavis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gegard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beavis.
Gegard catches Beavis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Kevin Beavis has been cut.
Gegard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gegard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gegard throws a low kick, looking for Beavis's leg but Beavis calmly moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Beavis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beavis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gegard defends it nicely.
Beavis moves out of range as Gegard throws a body kick.
Gegard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beavis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beavis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gegard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gegard thuds his right hand into Beavis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beavis.
Mousassi Gegard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Beavis.
Gegard scores with a three punch combo!
Gegard tries to clinch but Beavis is having none of it.
Gegard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gegard misses with a combination
and Beavis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beavis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beavis passes into half guard.
Beavis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Beavis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gegard has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Beavis punches the canvas rather than the man.
Beavis scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Beavis is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Gegard taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Beavis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Beavis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moorehead's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew. This should be a great matchup!
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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
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craven Moorehead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Miller!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorehead cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
Moorehead connects with a single shot there.
Danga de danga de dang - Moorehead scores with a four punch combination!
Moorehead throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Miller misses
and Moorehead counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
Miller tries to clinch
and Moorehead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moorehead lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moorehead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moorehead instigates a clinch.
Moorehead ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moorehead no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Moorehead seems keen to control Miller's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Miller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Miller shoots and misses
and Moorehead counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moorehead looking to score a takedown here. Miller is defending well but Moorehead drives through and ends up in Miller's guard.
Moorehead stays in close to Miller's body and controls the position.
Moorehead pushes down on Miller's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moorehead working over Miller with some ground and pound. Miller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moorehead drops an elbow to the side of Miller's head.
Miller is defending against the submission attempts here by Moorehead.
Moorehead is looking for a kimura but Miller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moorehead to get the leverage.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller trying to control but Moorehead postures up.
Miller is refusing to be controlled, as Moorehead sits in half guard.
Moorehead not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moorehead.
Moorehead is working for a kimura but Miller is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to escape.
Moorehead is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller trying to control from the bottom.
Moorehead is trying to control. Miller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moorehead throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miller trying to control here.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Moorehead is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miller sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moorehead is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miller sees it coming and defends easily.
Moorehead working the head and body with strikes.
Moorehead will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moorehead working Miller over with strikes.
Moorehead wants to take a breather but Miller is having none of it.
Miller looking for submissions off his back.
Miller looks gassed!
Moorehead trying to control from half guard but Miller is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moorehead is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Moorehead moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Moorehead dominated that round.
That's time! Moorehead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moorehead chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miller has managed to clinch.
Moorehead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moorehead jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Moorehead saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moorehead fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Moorehead is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moorehead throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Moorehead drops Miller with a beautiful combination! Miller stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Moorehead is looking for the KO!
Miller is rocked!
Jim Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moorehead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Moorehead finish him?
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moorehead counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Miller crumples to the floor! Moorehead milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Craven Moorehead!
Craven Moorehead retains his lightweight title!
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