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Bushido 14: Stone vs Garelli PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Zenkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Zenkowski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zenkowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zenkowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zenkowski duly obliges.
It looks like Adam White has been cut.
Zenkowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White slips a jab and a cross from Zenkowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White tries to clinch up
and Zenkowski counters with a nice body shot.
White is breathing heavily.
White shoots in and drives through. Zenkowski sprawls well.
Oooooh!!! Zenkowski has knocked White down with a huge combo! Zenkowski steps away and waves a wobbly White back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
White is rocked!
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zenkowski.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White switches off momentarily and Zenkowski cracks him with a monster right hand! White topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Zenkowski dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Zenkowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brutus Zenkowski!
Brutus Zenkowski took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I had a stick of CareFree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Double Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Double Burger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aaron Anderson's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Double Burger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson blocks a head kick by Burger.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burger tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Burger.
Burger doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Burger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Burger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson leaves Burger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burger stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Burger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Burger tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Burger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burger tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Burger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aaron Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Double Burger.
Burger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burger is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Burger misses
and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Burger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson postures up in Burger's guard and throws a big left but Burger blocks it.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Burger's brow.
Anderson cracks Burger with a solid left hand.
Anderson is working Burger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Burger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson is in close to Burger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Burger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Burger manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Burger's temple.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burger tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burger gets back to full guard.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Anderson stands and throws Burger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anderson lands a few punches from side control.
Burger gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burger looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Anderson 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.
Burger tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Burger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
Aaron Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
Burger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burger tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burger is rocked!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Anderson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Anderson trying to control the action but Burger is working from the bottom.
Burger is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson lands a big elbow - Burger is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Anderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Anderson!
A very excited looking Aaron Anderson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws out a loose jab but Sparrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparrow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sparrow lands a jab-cross combination.
Sparrow throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Sparrow. Those never looked like landing.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow closes the distance and clinches.
Sparrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
letting Sparrow counter with a right hand.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Sparrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Sparrow throws a head kick that misses.
Davis swings for the body but Sparrow moves out of range.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Sparrow's head back.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Sparrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis misses with a body shot
and Sparrow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sparrow connects with a single shot there.
Sparrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davis has time to react.
Sparrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Sparrow.
Sparrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sparrow forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sparrow.
Sparrow with a knee to the head.
Sparrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sparrow works on Davis's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparrow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Sparrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davis or not.
Sparrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sparrow. That snapped Davis's head back.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sparrow staying out of range there.
Sparrow is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Davis's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sparrow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis is trying to maintain the position but Sparrow is very close to passing his half guard.
Sparrow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sparrow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davis moves forwards but Sparrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jack Sparrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sparrow counter with a right hand.
Sparrow cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Davis misses with a hook
and Sparrow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jack Sparrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparrow staying out of range there.
Davis swings for the body but Sparrow moves out of range.
Sparrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Sparrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Sparrow.
Sparrow lands a head shot.
Sparrow throws a series of strikes that have Davis backpedaling.
Davis misses with a hook. Sparrow ducked under it nicely.
Sparrow takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davis blocks a head kick by Sparrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Sparrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sparrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sparrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Sparrow's head but Sparrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis blocks a jab.
Sparrow throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sparrow misses the shot to the body.
Sparrow feints a jab promting Davis to slip. Sparrow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Davis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sparrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davis on the side of the head.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Sparrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow cracks Davis with a good jab.
Davis misses with an uppercut
enabling Sparrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Sparrow pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Davis back to the cage. Sparrow follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Davis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sparrow connects with the punch.
Sparrow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Davis's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparrow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sparrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sparrow as he avoids it easily.
Sparrow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davis to score with a decent uppercut.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Sparrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sparrow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Davis is trying to defend but Sparrow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparrow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Davis tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sparrow has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Davis taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sparrow controlling from the full mount.
Davis can't escape the position.
Davis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sparrow landing strikes from the mount.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sparrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis is working to get back to half guard.
Sparrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sparrow thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sparrow on the ground.
Davis wants to hold on but Sparrow pushes him away.
Davis is trying to escape the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davis wants to control but Sparrow is having none of it.
Sparrow putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Michael Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow throws some wild stikes that Davis manages to avoid easily.
Davis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sparrow.
Sparrow throwing strikes here but Davis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Davis is trying to escape the mount.
Sparrow controlling the pace for now.
Sparrow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sparrow controlling from the full mount.
Jack Sparrow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sparrow working for a submission but Davis is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow looking to finish Davis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davis!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparrow lands with some strikes.
Davis is rocked!
Davis is looking to get to half guard.
Sparrow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
Sparrow controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Let's hope that Sparrow has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jack Sparrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sparrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sparrow 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... Jack Sparrow!
Jack Sparrow made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Jack Sparrow...Captain Jack Sparrow'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes into the arena with Maino-All the above blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Sparks!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green misses the shot to the body.
Sparks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sparks misses with a straight left.
Sparks avoids the body shot from Green.
Sparks lands a really nice looking cross but Green seems unphased.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
Sparks misses with a hook.
Green slips a straight right by Sparks.
Sparks lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Sparks does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sparks doesn't seem phased though.
Sparks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Green on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparks works the jab nicely.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sparks lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sparks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Green doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Sparks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sparks misses the jab.
Green misses the jab.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparks.
Sparks ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Sparks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sparks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sparks cracks Green with a right hand to the side of the head.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparks manages to avoid it.
Sparks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparks misses the jab.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green drops his hands momentarily and Sparks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sparks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sparks misses.
Sparks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Green on the side of the head.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green throws a right and a left that Sparks avoids nicely.
Sparks throws a one two combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Sparks. That snapped Green's head back.
Green misses the jab.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Sparks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green throws a combination. Sparks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sparks fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Green had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sparks throws a combination. Green tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparks is just out of range.
Sparks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws a one two combo.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Sparks misses with a straight left.
Green paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sparks misses with a looping right.
Sparks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sparks throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Green misses with a hook. Sparks ducked under it nicely.
Sparks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sparks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Green is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sparks.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparks is just out of range.
A combination from Sparks does no damage.
Green is looking to wear down Sparks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparks was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Sparks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparks.
Sparks lands a nice shot to the body.
Sparks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sparks slips a straight right by Green.
Sparks slips under a jab.
Sparks avoids the body shot from Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Sparks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Green lands a right hook to the body.
Sparks scores with a three punch combo!
Green misses the shot to the body.
Sparks throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Sparks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Sparks scores with a jab to the head.
Sparks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green lands a really nice looking cross but Sparks seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Sparks.
Sparks moves out of range of the leg kick from Green.
Sparks connects with a body shot.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparks was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparks tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks lands a nice looking body shot.
Green digs a good hook to Sparks's body.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Green connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sparks scrambles back to his feet.
Green takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sparks blocks a jab.
Green throws a right hand that Sparks ducks under and follows up with a left that Sparks also avoids with ease.
Sparks jabs Green right on the nose. Green blinks but takes it well.
Sparks misses with a looping left.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Sparks.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Sparks. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks misses the jab.
Green takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Green misses with a hook. Sparks ducked under it nicely.
Sparks throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Sparks.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks takes one to the chin there.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparks is just out of range.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Sparks misses.
Zack Sparks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sparks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sparks just misses with a punch to the body.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparks is just out of range.
Sparks misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Sparks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green throws a jab when Sparks was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Sparks as he connects with a hook.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
Sparks jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Green takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses.
Green lands with a good body shot.
Sparks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sparks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sparks looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Sparks connects with a right hand. Green shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sparks throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green is looking to chop away at Sparks's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Green both land. Nice combination.
Sparks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparks.
Green takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Sparks.
Green throws a chopping leg kick but Sparks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Green misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sparks connects with a nice looking jab.
Sparks throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Sparks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sparks scores with a shot to the body.
Sparks looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Sparks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Green misses with a body shot
letting Sparks counter with a right hand.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparks was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Green tries to bum rush Sparks with a series of wild strikes but Sparks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Green throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sparks counters with a two punch combo.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sparks lands a lovely overhand right.
Sparks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sparks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sparks throws an off balance right hand
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparks misses with a straight right.
Sparks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sparks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparks moves away.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Sparks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sparks dodges the punch combination from Green.
Sparks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Sparks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sparks throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sparks misses with a straight right.
Green ducks right into an uppercut from Sparks.
Sparks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Sparks looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Sparks misses with a right hand
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Sparks.
Jorge Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a body shot.
Sparks misses the shot to the body.
Green takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Sparks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparks scores with a hook to the body. Green takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Green works Sparks's body with a nice hook.
Sparks lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Sparks misses with a body punch
and Green counters with a left to the body.
Sparks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sparks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sparks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparks.
Green slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sparks takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green misses with a body punch
and Sparks counters with a series of strikes. Green will be more careful next time no doubt.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparks manages to avoid it.
Green takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green digs a good body shot into Sparks's ribs.
Sparks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Sparks thuds a left hand into Green's body.
Sparks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparks lands a body shot.
Green takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Sparks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green drops his hands momentarily and Sparks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sparks swinging wildly here.
Sparks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sparks throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
Green misses with a body punch
and Sparks counters with a left to the body.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Sparks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sparks scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses.
Sparks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sparks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Green misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparks clobbers Green with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Green swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sparks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Sparks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sparks 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Sparks!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camden Brooking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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162 lbs
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23
162 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Morrow!
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, Camden Brooking!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooking tries for a takedown but Morrow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morrow throws out a loose jab but Brooking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Morrow. Those never looked like landing.
Morrow swinging wildly here.
Brooking drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brooking wants to control from the top but Morrow keeps moving.
Morrow wants to stand but Brooking is controlling the position.
Morrow wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Brooking manages to pass to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brooking lands a nice short elbow.
Morrow is trying to stand.
Brooking not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brooking throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooking passes to full mount!
Morrow is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Brooking avoids the attempt from Morrow to control.
Morrow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brooking pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brooking loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Morrow scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Brooking land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Brooking stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Camden Brooking!
Camden Brooking gave a mention to El Zoido's Feeble Fightwear *** ROUPA DOS BROTHER* in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiro Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Malik might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't Be Touched. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waleed Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ichiro Kosugi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik tries a head kick but it misses.
Kosugi fails with the takedown.
Malik moves to clinch but Kosugi breaks away
and Kosugi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Malik gets a clinch.
Malik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kosugi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kosugi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kosugi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malik swivels and escapes.
Malik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kosugi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Malik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malik dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kosugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kosugi is trying to break the clinch but Malik is controlling him.
Kosugi misses with some punches.
Kosugi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Kosugi to work.
Kosugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Malik controls his hands.
Kosugi trying to stall but Malik improves his position.
Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malik connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ichiro Kosugi has been cut.
Malik moves into the clinch.
Malik breaks from the clinch.
Kosugi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malik but Malik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Waleed Malik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichiro Kosugi.
Malik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Malik avoids the body shot from Kosugi.
Malik has Kosugi up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Kosugi lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kosugi on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kosugi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kosugi.
Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kosugi avoids the head kick by Malik.
Kosugi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kosugi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malik doesn't manage to clinch there - Kosugi circles away.
Kosugi lands with a nice body punch.
Malik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kosugi digs a good hook to Malik's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malik closes the distance but Kosugi moves to the side
so Kosugi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kosugi stops Malik from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosugi pushing down on Malik's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kosugi wants to free his trapped foot but Malik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kosugi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kosugi stops Malik from getting back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosugi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Malik is defending against the submission attempts here by Kosugi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Malik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Malik tries to get out of the position.
Kosugi wants to free his trapped foot but Malik is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kosugi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kosugi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Kosugi's cut.
That's time! Malik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Malik moves in looking to clinch but Kosugi pushes him off.
Malik stuffs the takedown attempt from Kosugi. Kosugi gets slowly back to his feet.
Malik moves into the clinch.
Malik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kosugi has him pressed against the cage.
Kosugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kosugi breaks from the clinch.
Malik moves to clinch but Kosugi breaks away
and Kosugi counters with a single leg into guard. Malik didn't expect that.
Kosugi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malik keeping moving, preventing Kosugi from controlling successfully.
Kosugi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malik has his feet on Kosugi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kosugi.
Waleed Malik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malik tries to clinch up
and Kosugi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kosugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kosugi instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Malik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kosugi fails to land.
Kosugi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malik blocks a body shot from Kosugi.
Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ichiro Kosugi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kosugi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kosugi keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malik, as that shot connected.
No luck for Kosugi with that takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kosugi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malik's efforts to push away.
Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malik stuffs the takedown.
Waleed Malik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichiro Kosugi.
Kosugi slips under a jab.
Kosugi looks to land a combination but Malik avoids it well.
Malik misses with a head kick.
Kosugi fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi misses with a body shot.
Kosugi circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Kosugi to counter with a crisp jab.
Malik throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kosugi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Malik moves to clinch but Kosugi breaks away
and Kosugi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kosugi blocks a jab.
Malik lands a nice shot that snaps Kosugi's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malik throws a head kick but Kosugi moves out of range.
Malik tries to clinch but Kosugi moves away
and Kosugi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Malik's guard.
Kosugi throws an elbow that misses. Malik uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kosugi's guard. Nice move by Malik!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik is looking to stand up but Kosugi won't let him.
Kosugi is trying to keep Malik in close.
Malik has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kosugi is proving hard to escape from.
Malik trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kosugi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Malik!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Kosugi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kosugi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malik scores with a leg kick.
Waleed Malik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kosugi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Malik defends it nicely.
Nice jab there from Kosugi.
Kosugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malik tries to clinch up
and Kosugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kosugi counters with a one-two to the body.
Malik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kosugi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malik tries to clinch but Kosugi moves away
and Kosugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malik closes the distance but Kosugi moves to the side
enabling Kosugi to counter with a crisp jab.
Malik closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kosugi counter with a right hand.
Kosugi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Waleed Malik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichiro Kosugi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik wants to clinch.
Kosugi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malik wants to clinch
and Kosugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Malik connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Kosugi to the floor! Malik dives in looking for the finish!
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!
Kosugi gets back to full guard.
Malik tries to stand but Kosugi is controlling from the bottom.
Waleed Malik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi kicks Malik off and gets to his feet.
Malik is looking to clinch.
Malik wants to clinch but Kosugi slips to the side
letting Kosugi counter with a right hand.
Malik throws a front kick that sends Kosugi stumbling back into the cage.
Malik has closed the distance and engaged Kosugi in a clinch.
Kosugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kosugi 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.
Malik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malik drives through and clinches with Kosugi against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosugi lands a shoulder strike.
Kosugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Malik controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik keeps control of Kosugi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malik takes a shot to the head.
Kosugi works on Malik's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kosugi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kosugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malik manages to break the clinch.
Malik tries to clinch but Kosugi moves away
and Kosugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Malik throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kosugi is defended easily by Malik.
Kosugi jabs at Malik's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malik wants to clinch but Kosugi slips to the side
and Kosugi counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kosugi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Waleed Malik.
I think Kosugi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichiro Kosugi!
Ichiro Kosugi made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Straight Outta Compton. Sparky Probert has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Josh Johnson's chin.
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138 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Probert!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert misses the shot to the body.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Probert sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Probert throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Probert lands a jab.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probert takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Probert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Probert chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Probert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Probert moves away.
Probert cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Probert sprawls well.
Probert connects with a body shot.
Probert leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Probert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Probert lands a body shot.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Probert keeps it at a distance.
Probert lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut lands for Probert. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Probert's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probert pushes Johnson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Probert lands a jab to the head.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Probert had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson checks a low kick from Probert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert connects with a body shot.
Probert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Probert.
Probert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Probert fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Probert manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Probert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Probert. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Probert sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Probert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sparky Probert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Probert bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Probert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Probert wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Probert scores with a nice head shot.
Probert fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left lands for Probert.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Probert digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Probert scores with a body shot.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Probert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Probert misses with a low kick.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Probert as he avoids it easily.
Probert scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Probert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Probert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Probert works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Probert's corner calls for a 1-2. Probert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Probert stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Probert does it's job there.
Good exchange - Probert coming out on top.
Probert lands a body shot.
Probert scores with a hook.
Jab from Probert.
Probert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Probert connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Probert, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Probert defends it nicely.
Probert lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Probert dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Probert lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Probert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Probert throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Probert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Probert lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Probert dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Probert scores with a shot to the body.
Probert lands a head shot.
Probert fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Probert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Probert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Probert.
Nice shot lands for Probert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Probert had a free shot at his head there.
Probert connects with a body shot.
Probert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Probert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Probert pinned against the cage. Probert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Probert is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Probert circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Probert scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Probert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Probert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Probert keeps the fight on the outside.
Probert lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Probert lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Probert.
Probert scores with a punch to the head.
Probert throws a shot to the body.
Probert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Probert counters with a straight right hand.
Probert lands with a shot to the body.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
Probert lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Probert cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Probert connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Probert lands a jab-cross combination.
Probert fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Probert had a free shot at his head there.
Probert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Probert moves into range and connects with a jab.
Probert lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Probert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Probert moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Probert lands a nice looking body shot.
Probert connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Sparky Probert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probert lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Probert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson throws a jab when Probert was well out of range.
Probert thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Probert lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Probert lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Probert throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
Josh Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Probert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Probert tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Probert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Probert scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Probert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Probert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Probert lands with an overhand left.
Probert uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Probert cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Probert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Probert throws a shot to the body.
Probert sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Probert lands a slapping body shot.
Probert wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert lands a jab.
Probert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Probert punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Probert darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Probert is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Probert is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Probert circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Probert scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Probert punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Probert.
Probert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Probert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Probert cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Probert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson checks a low kick from Probert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Probert throws a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Probert bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Probert lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Probert looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Probert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Probert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Probert moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Probert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Probert works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Probert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Probert digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Probert jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Probert misses with a low kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Probert cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Probert getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Probert.
Probert digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Probert with a nice cross.
Probert dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
A left lands for Probert.
Probert scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Probert lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Probert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Probert cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Probert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Probert slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Probert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Probert lands a slapping body shot.
Probert misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Probert.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Probert to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Probert.
Josh Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Probert lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Probert lands a lovely overhand right.
Sparky Probert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Probert sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparky Probert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Probert winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparky Probert!
After the fight, Sparky Probert was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Flux Pavilion – I Can't Stop . Chavo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rico Sauve by Girardo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eddie Chavo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Chavo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ribeiro thows a huge punch but Chavo dodges it nicely.
Ribeiro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ribeiro trying to mount his opponent but Chavo defends it.
Ribeiro looks to land a strike but Chavo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ribeiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chavo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chavo is looking to stand up but Ribeiro isn't so interested in that idea.
Chavo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro passes Chavo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ribeiro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo is defending against the submission attempts here by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro trying to control the action but Chavo is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ribeiro is looking to take a break and control but Chavo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chavo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ribeiro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chavo is trying to stand up here but Ribeiro is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chavo pushes Ribeiro off and gets back to his feet.
Ribeiro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chavo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ribeiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ribeiro controls Chavo momentarily but Chavo frees himself.
Ribeiro managing to control the position.
Ribeiro is trying to keep Chavo in close.
Ribeiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chavo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chavo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavo with a nice head shot there.
Chavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribeiro keeping full guard, as Chavo tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavo wanted to stand there but Ribeiro had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavo trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Ribeiro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ribeiro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chavo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ribeiro is in Chavo's guard.
Ribeiro looking to sit in guard and control but Chavo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ribeiro trying to keep a closed guard but Chavo is proving a slippery customer.
Chavo wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Chavo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ribeiro kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ribeiro working a defensive guard here.
Chavo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eddie Chavo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No joy there for Ribeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chavo sprawls well. Chavo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Chavo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chavo prevents Ribeiro from improving his position.
Chavo drops an elbow to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Marcelo Ribeiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ribeiro is looking to improve his position.
Chavo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chavo breaks from Ribeiro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chavo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro tries to hold on but Chavo postures up.
Ribeiro is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chavo looking to finish Ribeiro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ribeiro!
Ribeiro is rocked!
Chavo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ribeiro is looking to escape.
Oh Ribeiro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chavo with shots to the head and body - Ribeiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chavo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ribeiro is looking to escape.
Chavo lands a big shot to the head and Ribeiro winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eddie Chavo!
Eddie Chavo very nearly forgot to thank El Zoido's Feeble Fightwear *** ROUPA DOS BROTHER* amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JJ Kamahawe Ole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Fergisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamahawe Ole comes to the cage accompanied by E ala E by Israel . Fergisson has chosen Legion of Doom as his entrance music. The key to victory for JJ Kamahawe Ole has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JJ Kamahawe Ole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turd Fergisson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamahawe Ole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamahawe Ole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fergisson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fergisson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kamahawe Ole still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kamahawe Ole has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kamahawe Ole working away.
Fergisson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kamahawe Ole asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kamahawe Ole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fergisson is looking to regain half guard here but Kamahawe Ole keeps moving and retains side control.
Fergisson regains half guard.
Fergisson is looking for a sweep. Kamahawe Ole is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fergisson works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fergisson controls Kamahawe Ole momentarily but Kamahawe Ole frees himself.
Kamahawe Ole gets to his feet. Fergisson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Turd Fergisson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamahawe Ole lands a jab to Fergisson's midsection.
Fergisson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kamahawe Ole is trying to defend but Fergisson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fergisson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kamahawe Ole is staying active underneath Fergisson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kamahawe Ole tries to get to full guard but Fergisson has control of the leg.
Fergisson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kamahawe Ole is in trouble now - Fergisson has advanced to mount!
Fergisson wants to control the pace but Kamahawe Ole is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Kamahawe Ole tries to hold on but Fergisson pushes him away.
Kamahawe Ole keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fergisson has control of Kamahawe Ole's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kamahawe Ole regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fergisson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fergisson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kamahawe Ole can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fergisson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kamahawe Ole is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kamahawe Ole and Fergisson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kamahawe Ole has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fergisson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kamahawe Ole, who protects the arm well.
Kamahawe Ole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fergisson working away.
Kamahawe Ole is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fergisson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kamahawe Ole knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kamahawe Ole has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fergisson but great work by Kamahawe Ole.
Fergisson regains half guard.
Kamahawe Ole is thwarting Fergisson's attempts to control the position.
Fergisson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kamahawe Ole is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fergisson defends it well.
Fergisson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fergisson actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Fergisson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kamahawe Ole pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fergisson back to the cage. Kamahawe Ole follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kamahawe Ole misses with a double jab.
Kamahawe Ole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kamahawe Ole scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fergisson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fergisson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kamahawe Ole won't allow Fergisson to pass to mount.
Fergisson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fergisson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kamahawe Ole keeps working.
Fergisson wants to pass the guard but Kamahawe Ole is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergisson is thwarting Kamahawe Ole's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fergisson is working for a kimura but Kamahawe Ole is defending it quite comfortably.
Fergisson wants to free his trapped foot but Kamahawe Ole is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fergisson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kamahawe Ole has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fergisson is working for a kimura but Kamahawe Ole is defending it quite comfortably.
Fergisson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson trying to advance position but Kamahawe Ole counters by regaining guard.
Fergisson looking to pass the guard.
Kamahawe Ole keeping moving, preventing Fergisson from controlling successfully.
Kamahawe Ole is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fergisson dives into side control.
Fergisson trying to control the position but Kamahawe Ole is working away.
Fergisson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kamahawe Ole is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole tries to buck Fergisson off but Fergisson is having none of it.
Fergisson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kamahawe Ole has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kamahawe Ole regains half guard.
Kamahawe Ole trying to control from the bottom.
Fergisson is looking to advance position but Kamahawe Ole won't allow it.
Well, if Fergisson 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.
Fergisson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kamahawe Ole reverses the position - he's now on top in Fergisson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kamahawe Ole defends well.
Fergisson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fergisson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamahawe Ole trying to control the position from guard on top but Fergisson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fergisson managing to control the position.
Kamahawe Ole wants to control from the top but Fergisson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Fergisson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kamahawe Ole with a hook.
Fergisson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fergisson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fergisson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kamahawe Ole is working to get back to half guard.
Fergisson unloading with bombs!
Fergisson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fergisson controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fergisson tries to control but Kamahawe Ole wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergisson has hold of Kamahawe Ole's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kamahawe Ole manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fergisson wants to control but Kamahawe Ole has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Kamahawe Ole tries to roll over but Fergisson keeps him under control.
Kamahawe Ole looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Turd Fergisson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fergisson trying to pass the guard but Kamahawe Ole defending well.
Fergisson is looking to take a break and control but Kamahawe Ole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kamahawe Ole is looking to control Fergisson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kamahawe Ole avoid being mounted?
JJ Kamahawe Ole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fergisson in particular looking to stall.
Fergisson trying to mount his opponent but Kamahawe Ole defends it.
Fergisson winds up and cracks Kamahawe Ole with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fergisson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kamahawe Ole does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kamahawe Ole blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fergisson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kamahawe Ole knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kamahawe Ole wants to improve his position but Fergisson is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fergisson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fergisson is looking to take a break and control but Kamahawe Ole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fergisson wants to advance to full mount but Kamahawe Ole doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kamahawe Ole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kamahawe Ole has his foot on Fergisson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fergisson works his way back into a safe position though.
Fergisson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamahawe Ole is keeping the position for now.
Fergisson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fergisson trying to control but Kamahawe Ole is working from the bottom.
Kamahawe Ole is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fergisson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Turd Fergisson 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.
Fergisson wants to control from the top but Kamahawe Ole keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turd Fergisson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fergisson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turd Fergisson!
Turd Fergisson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, El Zoido's Feeble Fightwear *** ROUPA DOS BROTHER* for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Garelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SMALL AXE. Garelli has chosen Patriarch on a Vespa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Garelli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garelli misses with a straight right.
Garelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
Garelli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garelli gets the takedown into side control.
Garelli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stone tries to bench press Garelli off him but Garelli keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garelli controlling the position from side mount.
An elbow from Garelli crashes against the mat.
Stone tries to buck Garelli off but Garelli is having none of it.
Garelli tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garelli is trying to get an arm triangle but Stone is defending well.
Garelli trying to control the position but Stone is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
Garelli working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garelli is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone holding on.
Garelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
Garelli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Stone is right now.
Garelli moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garelli trying to control the position but Stone is working away.
Stone is trying to improve his position.
Garelli creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stone sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garelli is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garelli tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garelli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stone, who protects the arm well.
Garelli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garelli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Garelli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garelli misses the jab.
A big left from Garelli misses.
Garelli misses with a hook
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garelli's calf.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Garelli.
A jab from Garelli misses.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick
and Garelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Garelli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
Garelli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Garelli lands.
Garelli throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stone tries to sprawl but Garelli drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stone trying to hold on to Garelli's head to control him but Garelli postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garelli is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Garelli is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garelli controlling the action here.
Stone keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Garelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
Stone has his hands clasped together around Garelli's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stone is adopting a defensive guard.
Stone keeping full guard, as Garelli tries to pass.
Garelli throws a big elbow that misses.
Garelli throws a strike but Stone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Garelli is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garelli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garelli had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stone defends it easily.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garelli is keeping the position for now.
Stone trying to control but Garelli is working from the bottom.
Garelli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone trying to control but Garelli is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Garelli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garelli takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stone throws a right and a left that Garelli avoids nicely.
Garelli shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stone is trying to defend but Garelli finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Joe Garelli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
Stone trying to hold on to Garelli's head to control him but Garelli postures up.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Garelli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garelli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garelli is working for a submission of some sort.
Stone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garelli wants to pass the guard but Stone is defending well.
Garelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
Stone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garelli trying to control from half guard but Stone is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe Garelli has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Garelli fails with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garelli closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stone to the mat! Stone manages to get full guard.
Garelli wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garelli content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone has Garelli pulled in close to control his posture.
Garelli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garelli is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Garelli was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Garelli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Garelli really dominated that round.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stone slips under a jab from Garelli.
Garelli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stone's waist but Stone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garelli off to one side.
Joe Garelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone lands the left hand.
Garelli misses the jab.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garelli with a poor takedown
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone works over Garelli's head and body with a nice combination.
Garelli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garelli is rocked!
Garelli gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Stone points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Garelli wakes up just in time to hear Stone thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Stone!
Ben Stone retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Ben Stone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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