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Wednesday Wars 43: LA PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beach Party Vietnam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Spiller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiller misses with a head kick.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spiller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as Giap blocks the leg kick.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spiller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Giap.
Spiller moves out of range as Giap strikes.
Giap avoids the head kick by Spiller.
Spiller throws a solid leg kick but Giap takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spiller.
Giap throws a body punch but Spiller moves out of range.
Giap changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spiller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiller keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap tries to clinch there but Spiller circles away.
Spiller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spiller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spiller moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giap checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spiller with a nice cross.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spiller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap moves away from the strike by Spiller.
Spiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giap.
Giap looks to clinch
letting Spiller counter with a right hand.
Giap tries to clinch there but Spiller circles away.
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller is having none of it.
Spiller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiller throws a shot from downtown. Giap moves away and avoids it.
Spiller connects with a leg kick. Giap looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spiller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spiller.
Spiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiller scoring well with a low kick there.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Spiller circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giap wants to clinch.
Spiller thumps Giap with a low kick.
Spiller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spiller thows a leg kick but Giap checks it
and Giap counters with a right hand to the body.
Spiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap moves into the clinch successfully.
Giap is trying to maintain a safe position but Spiller gets an underhook and turns Giap into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giap throws an elbow that misses.
Giap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spiller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spiller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giap avoids it.
Spiller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spiller breaks from the clinch.
Giap is looking to wear down Spiller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spiller lands a leg kick that knocks Giap off balance momentarily.
Spiller ducks under a wild hook from Giap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Giap checks a leg kick.
Spiller connects with a right hand. Giap shakes it off.
Giap is looking to clinch but Spiller is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Giap blocks the low kick.
Spiller misses with a straight left.
Spiller tries to score with a low kick but Giap moves his leg out of the way.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spiller throws a hook to the side of Giap's head but Giap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spiller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Giap wants to clinch.
Spiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller is having none of it.
Spiller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giap.
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller is having none of it.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spiller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spiller jabs at Giap's body.
Spiller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Giap is out of range and Spiller settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiller throws a leg kick but Giap sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Spiller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spiller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Spiller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Giap scores with a nice right hand.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spiller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spiller misses with a low kick.
Spiller throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Giap to counter with a crisp jab.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap connects with a nice looking jab.
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller is having none of it.
Spiller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giap.
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Spiller to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Giap misses with some punches.
Spiller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap is working Spiller over against the cage.
Giap misses with a punch on the inside.
Giap wants to stall.
Spiller is trying to force a seperation but Giap has the dominant position.
Giap lands with a left to the head.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap trying to stall but Spiller improves his position.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spiller misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Giap there.
Spiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giap moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giap keeps control of Spiller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giap throws a head punch that misses.
Spiller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by Giap's head coaches at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spiller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giap checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spiller throws an overhand right that lands on Giap's shoulder, as Giap tries to avoid the shot.
Spiller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spiller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spiller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spiller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spiller keeps the fight on the outside.
Spiller misses the shot to the body.
Spiller throws a hook but Giap blocks it.
Spiller tried to score with a low kick but Giap checks it.
Spiller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spiller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giap.
Giap stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spiller.
Spiller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giap.
Giap checks the leg kick nicely there.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giap staying out of range there.
Giap is looking to clinch but Spiller is avoiding it.
Giap lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spiller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giap avoids the body shot from Spiller.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spiller is looking to chop away at Giap's legs.
Spiller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giap was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiller.
Spiller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giap.
Spiller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller is having none of it.
Giap ducks under a wild hook from Spiller.
Giap rushes Spiller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiller is trying to break the clinch but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Giap.
It looks like Brandon Spiller has been cut.
Giap throws an elbow but it misses.
Giap landing knees to the body.
Spiller avoids the elbow strike from Giap, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Spiller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Giap scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spiller connects with a high kick.
Giap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spiller keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Giap has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Giap.
Spiller misses with some punches.
Giap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spiller has had enough of the clinch but Giap keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap swings wildly with an uppercut but Spiller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Spiller.
Giap is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spiller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
Spiller tries to circle away but Giap has him pinned against the cage.
Giap keeps control of Spiller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spiller tries to circle away but Giap has him pinned against the cage.
Giap throws a punch but it's blocked by Spiller.
Giap pushes off an throws an elbow but Spiller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spiller avoiding damage as Giap throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap throws a head punch that misses.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Giap misses.
Giap ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giap moves into the clinch successfully.
Giap is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Giap prevents a body shot from Spiller.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giap.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giap.
Spiller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spiller backwards.
Giap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spiller backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giap is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spiller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Giap seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spiller can turn it around.
Spiller breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller throws a hook to the side of Giap's head but Giap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spiller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Giap thows a body shot but no joy.
Giap looks to throw the jab but Spiller is out of range.
Giap wants to clinch up but Spiller keeps it at a distance.
Spiller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giap circles away quickly and effectively.
Spiller tries a low kick but Giap avoids it.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spiller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spiller throws a hook but Giap blocks it.
Spiller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Giap blocks the leg kick.
Giap wants to clinch.
Giap moves to clinch but Spiller breaks away
and Spiller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giap's knee momentarily.
Spiller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Giap moves into the clinch.
Giap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spiller is trying to break the clinch but Giap is controlling him.
Giap manages to break the clinch.
Spiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spiller thuds his right hand into Giap's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spiller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vo Nguyen Giap showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giap has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vo Nguyen Giap!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vo Nguyen Giap waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dontae Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burer Mutant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheldon's entrance music is Salmon Song. A fine choice. 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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149 lbs
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135 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dontae Sheldon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burer Mutant!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutant looks to throw the jab but Sheldon is out of range.
Sheldon misses with a wild body shot.
Mutant has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sheldon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mutant throws a right hand that Sheldon ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheldon also avoids with ease.
Mutant tries to bum rush Sheldon with a series of wild strikes but Sheldon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sheldon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mutant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutant misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sheldon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sheldon throws a chopping leg kick but Mutant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Mutant misses.
Mutant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sheldon to counter with a crisp jab.
Sheldon misses with an uppercut. Mutant saw that one coming.
Mutant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mutant misses with a two punch combination.
Mutant ducks under a wild hook from Sheldon.
Mutant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sheldon.
Mutant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutant misses with a combination
and Sheldon counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon wants to land a leg kick but Mutant is out of range.
Mutant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheldon tries to score with a low kick but Mutant moves his leg out of the way.
Sheldon tries to score with a low kick but Mutant moves his leg out of the way.
Sheldon is looking to score with low kicks.
Mutant is looking to clinch.
Mutant tries to clinch but Sheldon moves out of range.
Mutant misses with a series of wild punches.
Mutant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A good leg kick by Sheldon.
Sheldon wants to land a leg kick but Mutant is out of range.
Sheldon scores with a push kick.
Mutant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mutant does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Mutant. Those never looked like landing.
Sheldon jabs Mutant right on the nose. Mutant blinks but takes it well.
Mutant wants to clinch up but Sheldon keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutant on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mutant is looking to clinch.
Sheldon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mutant throws a hook but Sheldon avoids it easily.
Sheldon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mutant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheldon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sheldon scores with a shot to the body.
Mutant misses with a wild combination.
Mutant moves out of range as Sheldon throws a body kick.
Mutant throws a combination that misses
and Mutant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheldon throws out the jab.
Sheldon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sheldon. That's going to slow Mutant down.
Mutant throws a nice looking combination but Sheldon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burer Mutant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheldon cracks Mutant with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mutant fails to land with a series of punches.
Mutant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A telegraphed right hand from Mutant misses the target.
Sheldon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheldon throws a shot from downtown. Mutant moves away and avoids it.
Mutant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sheldon.
Sheldon cracks Mutant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sheldon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mutant.
Jab by Mutant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutant throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Mutant finds it's way through Sheldon's defenses.
Sheldon throws out a powerful jab.
Mutant is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheldon.
Mutant is still on wobbly legs! Can Sheldon finish him?
Sheldon throws an overhand right that drops Mutant like a sack of potatoes! Sheldon dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dontae Sheldon!
Dontae Sheldon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Syn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syn has chosen Truth by Alexander as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franky Syn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Syn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Syn.
Syn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a hook but Syn avoids it easily.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.
Syn throws a leg kick which misses Mitchell's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitchell tries to avoid it.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mitchell walks into a straight right hand from Syn.
It looks like Logan Mitchell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell lands a nice shot that snaps Syn's head back.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Syn.
Mitchell takes one on the button.
We've been informed that Syn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Syn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mitchell's head backwards.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell takes a swing at Syn's ribcage but misses.
Syn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Syn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell misses with a combination
and Syn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Syn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Syn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell lands an elbow inside that Syn shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syn misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Syn throws a looping overhand right but Mitchell ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Syn.
Syn throws a low kick, looking for Mitchell's leg but Mitchell calmly moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Syn throws a combination. Mitchell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Syn is looking to land body kicks.
Syn scores with a head kick.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and Syn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Syn lands a nice looking body kick.
Syn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Syn throws a leg kick which misses Mitchell's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitchell tries to avoid it.
Syn misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Syn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchell misses with a body punch
and Syn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Logan Mitchell's cut is getting worse.
Syn throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Syn. That one must have hurt.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Syn lands a right hook to the body.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Syn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Syn just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Syn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Syn was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
A jab lands there for Syn.
Syn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Syn.
Syn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mitchell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Syn.
Syn just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mitchell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Syn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Syn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Mitchell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Syn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mitchell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Syn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Syn is out of range.
Syn dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Syn connects with a right hand. Mitchell shakes it off.
Mitchell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Syn counters with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Syn.
Mitchell takes a swing at Syn's ribcage but misses.
Syn is looking to slow Mitchell down with leg kicks.
Franky Syn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the body
and Syn counters with a low kick, right behind Mitchell 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syn lands a big head kick that sends Mitchell tumbling to the mat! Syn takes a step backwards and waves Mitchell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mitchell is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Syn. Mitchell falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Syn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franky Syn!
After winning the bout, Franky Syn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jupiter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Brownstone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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143 lbs
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jupiter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Luiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones misses with a hook. Luiz ducked under it nicely.
Jones misses with a hook. Luiz ducked under it nicely.
Luiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Luiz loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Luiz slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luiz circles away quickly and effectively.
David Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luiz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz throwing strikes but missing.
Luiz content to stall in guard here.
Luiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. David Luiz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Luiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones staying out of range there.
Luiz clinches with his opponent.
Luiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like David Luiz has been cut.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Luiz's defenses.
Luiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luiz lands an uppercut.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luiz.
Jupiter Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Luiz.
Luiz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Luiz off the cage and back into range.
Luiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luiz wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Luiz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Luiz wants to clinch.
Jupiter Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luiz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Luiz stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Luiz from controlling successfully.
Luiz told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luiz wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones fails to move to back control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Luiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Luiz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luiz swinging wildly here.
Luiz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Luiz tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Luiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luiz tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones thumps Luiz with a low kick.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Luizs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones walks into a jab.
Luiz tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luiz looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Luiz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Luiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luiz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Jupiter Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Luiz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Jones.
Luiz is rocked!
Jones misses with a hook. Luiz ducked under it nicely.
Luiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Luiz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jones swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Luiz's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jupiter Jones!
An out of breath Jupiter Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo DeRosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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30
215 lbs
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220 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutus Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonardo DeRosa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from DeRosa.
A big right from Nash misses.
Nash throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around DeRosa's waist but DeRosa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nash off to one side.
DeRosa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and DeRosa wants it to stay on the feet.
DeRosa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
An inside leg kick lands from DeRosa.
DeRosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonardo DeRosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeRosa throws a shot to the body.
Nash blocks a head kick by DeRosa.
We've been informed that DeRosa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nash on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeRosa. DeRosa obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by DeRosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
DeRosa connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeRosa.
DeRosa lands a big head kick that sends Nash tumbling to the mat! DeRosa takes a step backwards and waves Nash back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nash is rocked!
It looks like Brutus Nash has been cut.
DeRosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
DeRosa feints and then cracks Nash's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nash down.
Nash takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nash is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash shoots in looking for a takedown but DeRosa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nash's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutus Nash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeRosa lands a big head kick that sends Nash to the canvas! DeRosa follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo DeRosa!
A victorious Leonardo DeRosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fantinaz Del Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Norte comes to the cage accompanied by La Coka Nostra - Malverde Market. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
130 lbs
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26
148 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fantinaz Del Norte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Brown!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Norte tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Del Norte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brown keeps Del Norte under control for a moment.
Brown felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Del Norte working away.
Del Norte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Del Norte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
Del Norte wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Del Norte lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
I wouldn't like to be where Brown is right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Del Norte is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Del Norte tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brown sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Del Norte stalling away here and it's allowed Brown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Del Norte working some strikes from top position.
Del Norte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Del Norte wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Del Norte is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Del Norte has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Norte is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Del Norte is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Del Norte working Brown over with strikes.
Brown wants to control but Del Norte is keeping busy.
Brown keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Del Norte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Del Norte is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Del Norte.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Del Norte.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown 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.
Del Norte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Del Norte throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Del Norte tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fantinaz Del Norte 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.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Del Norte lands a jab to the nose.
Brown gets caught napping as Del Norte dives in and scores a takedown. Brown manages to retain guard.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Del Norte not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Del Norte has gone for a leg lock! Brown slips out almost immediately though and dives into Del Norte's guard.
Del Norte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Del Norte wants to hit a switch here but Brown passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Del Norte there!
Brown pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Del Norte is trying desperately to improve position.
Del Norte is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Del Norte is working to get back to half guard.
Del Norte is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control the pace but Del Norte is squirming around nicely.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Del Norte is trying to escape the mount.
Brown content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown cracks Del Norte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Del Norte is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown trying to control but Del Norte is having none of it.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Del Norte is looking to escape.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Del Norte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brown trying to control the action but Del Norte is working from the bottom.
Fantinaz Del Norte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Del Norte flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Del Norte moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Del Norte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Norte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Del Norte's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown trying to control but Del Norte is working from the bottom.
Del Norte wants to improve his position but instead Brown has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Del Norte closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Del Norte wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Del Norte trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown trying to control but Del Norte postures up.
Del Norte prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown tries to roll over but Del Norte keeps him under control.
Del Norte throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Del Norte is keeping busy.
Del Norte trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Del Norte tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Del Norte not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown wants to control but Del Norte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Del Norte is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Del Norte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantinaz Del Norte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Norte trying to control the position.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brown wants to control from the top but Del Norte keeps moving.
Del Norte manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Del Norte punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown tries to hold on but Del Norte postures up.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Del Norte misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Del Norte goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brown turns into him and now he's in Del Norte's guard.
Del Norte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Del Norte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Del Norte prevents Brown from improving his position.
Del Norte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brown is controlling Del Norte's trapped leg to prevent Del Norte from advancing to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Norte is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Fantinaz Del Norte.
Well Del Norte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fantinaz Del Norte!
Fantinaz Del Norte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duck Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon comes to the cage accompanied by Rubber Ducky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
178 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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30
186 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duck Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrillo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tycoon!
Cabrillo lands some shots froms side control.
Tycoon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cabrillo.
Tycoon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tycoon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tycoon is looking to reverse the position.
Cabrillo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tycoon taking a bit of punishment here - Cabrillo scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tycoon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cabrillo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cabrillo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tycoon some visible discomfort.
Cabrillo cracks Tycoon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cabrillo scoring with punches and elbows.
Tycoon tries to bench press Cabrillo off him but Cabrillo keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws a strike aimed at the side of Tycoon's head but Tycoon avoids it well.
Cabrillo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tycoon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrillo gets full guard.
Cabrillo trying to control the position here.
Cabrillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cabrillo has Tycoon pulled in close to control his posture.
Cabrillo keeping moving, preventing Tycoon from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo pulls Tycoon in close to his closed guard and prevents Tycoon from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tycoon blocks a jab.
Tycoon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabrillo works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tycoon drops his hands momentarily and Cabrillo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cabrillo throws out a powerful jab.
Cabrillo misses with a double jab
and Tycoon counters with a good low kick that Cabrillo was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cabrillo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tycoon counters with a straight right hand.
Tycoon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duck Tycoon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabrillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tycoon.
Cabrillo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tycoon counters with a nice body shot.
Cabrillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tycoon.
Cabrillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tycoon takes one on the button.
Nice body punch from Tycoon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tycoon swings for the body but Cabrillo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cabrillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Cabrillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tycoon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabrillo in his tracks.
Cabrillo misses with an uppercut
and Tycoon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cabrillo's knee momentarily.
Cabrillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrillo throws the kick towards the body but Tycoon avoids it.
A slow jab from Cabrillo misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabrillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tycoon slips a straight right by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo closes the distance and pushes Tycoon back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Cabrillo dominated that round.
That's time! Tycoon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cabrillo misses the shot to the body.
Cabrillo works the jab nicely.
Cabrillo tries to clinch but Tycoon is having none of it.
Tycoon lands a leg kick that knocks Cabrillo off balance momentarily.
Cabrillo throws a hook but Tycoon blocks it.
Tycoon throws out a leg kick but Cabrillo moves out of range and Tycoon only half commits.
Cabrillo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tycoon connects with a right hand. Cabrillo shakes it off.
Cabrillo misses with a straight right.
Cabrillo clinches up with Tycoon and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tycoon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cabrillo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo working aggressively here.
Tycoon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tycoon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabrillo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cabrillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cabrillo tries a body shot but Tycoon blocks it.
Tycoon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tycoon blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cabrillo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tycoon's brow.
Cabrillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cabrillo.
It looks like Duck Tycoon has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tycoon takes a shot to the head.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tycoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tycoon.
Tycoon just leaning against Cabrillo, taking a breather.
Tycoon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cabrillo or not.
Cabrillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tycoon.
Cabrillo throws a head punch that misses.
Tycoon leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo presses Tycoon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tycoon stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tycoon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabrillo's elbow.
Cabrillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tycoon controls his hands.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrillo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tycoon.
Cabrillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Tycoon.
Cabrillo has Tycoon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tycoon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
Cabrillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tycoon blocks an elbow strike from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tycoon trying to stall but Cabrillo improves his position.
Cabrillo can't get the takedown.
Duck Tycoon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Cabrillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cabrillo.
Tycoon prevents a body shot from Cabrillo.
Tycoon trying to control the position but instead, Cabrillo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tycoon into the cage.
Cabrillo digs a right hand into Tycoon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tycoon's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrillo misses with an elbow over the top.
Cabrillo misses with an elbow over the top.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tycoon.
Cabrillo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tycoon just leaning against Cabrillo, taking a breather.
Tycoon misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabrillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tycoon avoids the elbow strike from Cabrillo, against the cage.
Cabrillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Cabrillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duck Tycoon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tycoon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabrillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrillo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cabrillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cabrillo looks to land a strike but Tycoon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tycoon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tycoon controlling Cabrillo's posture.
Tycoon is trying to keep Cabrillo in close.
Tycoon controlling the position.
Tycoon looking for a sweep. Not yet Tycoon, not yet.
Cabrillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duck Tycoon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cabrillo dips to his left and cracks Tycoon with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tycoon misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cabrillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tycoon at a distance.
Tycoon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cabrillo misses with a straight right.
Tycoon needs to keep his hands up - Cabrillo had a free shot at his head there.
Cabrillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tycoon.
Cabrillo has his takedown stuffed
and Tycoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tycoon checks a low kick from Cabrillo.
Tycoon throws a wild body kick that Cabrillo sees coming a mile off.
Tycoon ducks under a wild hook from Cabrillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws out a loose jab but Tycoon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrillo misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tycoon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cabrillo clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tycoon.
Cabrillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tycoon taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Cabrillo.
Tycoon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cabrillo blocks it with crossed arms.
Cabrillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrillo fails to land.
Tycoon looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duck Tycoon's cut is getting worse.
Cabrillo lands an elbow just above Tycoon 's eye.
Cabrillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo wants to take the fight to the mat but Tycoon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tycoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrillo.
Tycoon is trying to stall.
Juan Cabrillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cabrillo takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Juan Cabrillo has been cut.
Tycoon throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrillo being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tycoon blocks the elbow strike.
Tycoon misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabrillo pushes Tycoon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tycoon swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Cabrillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cabrillo 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Cabrillo!
Juan Cabrillo made sure to mention his sponsor, ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 90% in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fenix Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fenix Espada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espada is looking to clinch.
Espada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Espada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jonhson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jonhson tries to bum rush Espada with a series of wild strikes but Espada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Espada.
Espada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jonhson's sensitive parts.
Espada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Espada moves in looking to clinch but Jonhson pushes him off.
Jonhson throws a jab when Espada was well out of range.
Espada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jonhson blocks the body kick.
Espada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Espada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jonhson presses Espada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Jonhson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonhson struggles to land a body shot inside as Espada controls his hands.
Jonhson struggles to land a body shot inside as Espada controls his hands.
Jonhson blocks an elbow strike from Espada.
Jonhson is working Espada over against the cage.
Espada trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson gets through Espada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jonhson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jonhson works on Espada's body with a couple of short punches.
Jonhson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Espada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jonhson.
A short body shot lands from Jonhson as the two fighters clinch.
Espada is breathing heavily.
Jonhson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jonhson pushes Espada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Jonhson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonhson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jonhson pushes Espada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jonhson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jonhson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jonhson breaks the clinch.
Espada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jonhson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jonhson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Fenix Espada has been cut.
Espada tries to close the distance and clinch but Jonhson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Espada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson throws a right hand that Espada ducks under and follows up with a left that Espada also avoids with ease.
Espada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Espada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Espada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jonhson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Espada's calf.
Jonhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonhson connects with a nice looking jab.
Espada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jonhson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jonhson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Espada connects with a leg kick. Jonhson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jonhson avoids the head kick by Espada.
Espada moves out of range of the body kick.
Jonhson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Espada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonhson lands a big head kick that sends Espada tumbling to the mat! Jonhson takes a step backwards and waves Espada back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Espada is rocked!
Jonhson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jonhson steps in with a hook that catches Espada right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jonhson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Espada looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Jonhson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeff Jonhson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Fenix Espada spoke after the fight, saying 'Even the greatest fall. But the real test is who rises back to the top.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Meat Loaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loaf comes into the arena with Eat My Loaf blaring out of the sound system. Burton has chosen Trip Like I Do as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Loaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Burton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Loaf has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Burton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Loaf counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch but Loaf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loaf looks for a takedown but Burton sprawls well.
Loaf scores with a decent looking hook.
Loaf clinches with his opponent.
Burton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loaf blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Loaf.
Loaf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loaf blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loaf.
Loaf lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loaf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loaf blocks it with crossed arms.
Burton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burton effectively controlling the action here.
Loaf has Burton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Loaf pushes Burton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaf scores with a shot to the side of Burton's head.
Loaf tries to work over Burton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loaf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loaf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loaf.
Loaf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loaf misses with a body kick.
Loaf looks to score with a jab to the body but Burton is just out of range.
Burton tries to clinch but Loaf moves away
and Loaf counters with a nice body kick.
Loaf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Loaf keeps the fight on the outside.
Loaf circles away from the clinch attempt
and Loaf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Loaf darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loaf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burton was well out of range. Poor timing from Loaf.
Colin Burton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burton moves in looking to clinch but Loaf pushes him off.
Colin Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton closes the distance but Loaf moves to the side
enabling Loaf to counter with a crisp jab.
Burton is rocked!
Burton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burton is still on wobbly legs! Can Loaf finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loaf throws a leg kick which misses Burton's front leg but catches the back leg as Burton tries to avoid it.
Burton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Loaf counters with a right hand to the body.
Loaf has taken the fight to the clinch.
Loaf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loaf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Loaf fails to land.
Loaf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Burton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Loaf creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Burton with a big uppercut! Burton tries to clinch up but Loaf pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Burton to the mat! Burton covers up and Loaf unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Meat Loaf!
An intense looking Meat Loaf took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: ' I wouldn't be able to do this with out the love of my life! This win is for my wife, and the mother to my kids! I love you baby! Happy Mothers Day ladies! And oh ya, Broken Halo Pride Mother Fuckers! Haha'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hantu Rockamole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump's entrance music is Fucking Hostile - Pantera. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hantu Rockamole!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockamole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gump.
Gump's corner calls for a 1-2. Gump obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rockamole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rockamole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gump backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gump.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gump.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockamole has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gump regains guard immediately.
Gump has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gump is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rockamole defends well.
Rockamole forces his way into half guard.
Rockamole is looking to take a break and control but Gump is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gump is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockamole pulls his head out easily.
Gump wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rockamole trying to control the action but Gump is working from the bottom.
Rockamole lands strikes from half guard.
Rockamole tries to pass to full mount but Gump defends it.
Gump is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockamole pulls his head out easily.
Rockamole is keen to just control but Gump is a slippery customer.
Rockamole is looking for a kimura but Gump is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rockamole to get the leverage.
Gump looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rockamole trying to mount his opponent but Gump defends it.
Rockamole sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump taking some punishment here, with Rockamole in his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gump has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rockamole is working away from the top position though.
Rockamole is trying to control the action in half guard but Gump is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gump missing with punches from the bottom.
Rockamole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockamole slows the pace down in half guard.
Rockamole looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gump.
Gump looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rockamole puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gump is refusing to be controlled, as Rockamole sits in half guard.
Gump wants to control but Rockamole is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rockamole wants to pass the guard but Gump is defending well.
Gump moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gump keeping moving, preventing Rockamole from controlling successfully.
Rockamole won't allow Gump to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gump is on top in guard.
Gump working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gump tries to free his leg and advance position but Rockamole is retaining full guard.
Gump postures up.
Gump wants to control from the top but Rockamole keeps moving.
Gump loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rockamole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bubba Gump will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gump's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gump on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rockamole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rockamole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rockamole there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gump moves out of range of the strikes.
Gump closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rockamole circles away.
Gump throws an off balance right hand
and Rockamole counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gump looks to land a right hand but Rockamole moved out of range.
Rockamole wants to slow Gump down by chopping away at his legs.
Rockamole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Rockamole misses.
Rockamole throws out a leg kick but Gump moves out of range and Rockamole only half commits.
Gump tries to clinch there but Rockamole circles away.
Rockamole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rockamole ducks under a wild hook from Gump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump dives in and grabs Rockamole's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rockamole pushes down on Gump's head and hops out.
Rockamole punishes Gump's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Rockamole.
Gump fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rockamole manages to avoid it.
Gump lands with a cross.
Gump uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockamole.
Rockamole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gump misses with a body shot.
Gump on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockamole looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gump looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rockamole is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole trying to control the position from guard on top but Gump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gump thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rockamole works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rockamole is trying to control the action in half guard but Gump is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gump trying to control from the bottom.
Gump wants to get back to full guard.
Rockamole working Gump over with strikes.
Rockamole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gump keeps working.
Gump is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rockamole scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump tries to get to full guard but Rockamole has control of the leg.
Rockamole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gump wants to improve his position but Rockamole is controlling well.
Rockamole seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gump taking some punishment here, with Rockamole in his half guard.
Gump actively working from the bottom here.
Gump wants to get back to full guard.
Rockamole slips a nice elbow through Gump's hands, connecting with Gump's forehead.
Rockamole prevents Gump from improving his position.
Rockamole wants to free his trapped foot but Gump is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump is trying to get back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rockamole lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rockamole passes to full mount!
Gump keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rockamole raining down shots from the mount!
Gump is rocked!
A big strike lands for Rockamole! That's really hurt Gump and he's turned his back - Rockamole keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Rockamole jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hantu Rockamole!
After winning the bout, Hantu Rockamole thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bubba Gump spoke after the fight, saying 'I knew he was gonna be a challenge coming in. I guess I just wasn't up to it tonight...'.
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