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CCF 172: Sodium vs. Retale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovon Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskar Winogrodzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chambers comes to the cage accompanied by Carmen Gray-Gates of Loneliness. On his way into the cage it seems that Jovon Chambers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jovon Chambers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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285 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jovon Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oskar Winogrodzki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winogrodzki lands a head shot.
Winogrodzki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chambers misses with a straight right.
Winogrodzki misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick from Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki scores with a kick to the body.
Winogrodzki slaps away a takedown attempt from Chambers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chambers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winogrodzki throws an overhand right that lands on Chambers's shoulder, as Chambers tries to avoid the shot.
Chambers looks for a takedown but Winogrodzki sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winogrodzki. Chambers does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winogrodzki throws a poor cross that misses
and Chambers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Winogrodzki!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Winogrodzki throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Chambers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Winogrodzki gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Winogrodzki wants to hold on but Chambers pushes him away.
Winogrodzki is controlling an arm, preventing Chambers from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Chambers prevents Winogrodzki from getting the reversal.
Chambers is looking to work his way around to Winogrodzki's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Winogrodzki wants to control but Chambers is having none of it.
Chambers is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Winogrodzki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winogrodzki tries to hold on but Chambers postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Chambers is hanging on to Winogrodzki's back as he tries to escape.
Winogrodzki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Chambers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winogrodzki tries to hold on but Chambers postures up.
Chambers trying to control but Winogrodzki is having none of it.
Winogrodzki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chambers wants to work for an arm triangle but Winogrodzki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chambers trying to pass the guard but Winogrodzki defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers prevents Winogrodzki from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chambers is thwarting Winogrodzki's attempts to control the position.
Chambers moves into full mount! Winogrodzki won't be happy about that!
Chambers fails to take his opponent's back.
Chambers working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chambers moves to take his opponent's back.
Chambers is hanging on to Winogrodzki's back as he tries to escape.
Winogrodzki is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers doesn't have the hooks in and Winogrodzki manages to turn into his guard.
Winogrodzki throws a big elbow that misses.
Chambers is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Chambers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winogrodzki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winogrodzki stands up over Chambers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winogrodzki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chambers keeping moving, preventing Winogrodzki from controlling successfully.
Winogrodzki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chambers is looking for a triangle but Winogrodzki pushes his legs off easily.
Winogrodzki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winogrodzki cracks Chambers with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskar Winogrodzki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Winogrodzki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chambers if he has to take too many more of those.
Chambers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chambers avoids the strikes from the bottom by Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Chambers presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Winogrodzki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chambers wants to take Winogrodzki's back here but Winogrodzki is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Chambers has hold of Winogrodzki's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Winogrodzki manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chambers trying to control but Winogrodzki is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winogrodzki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chambers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chambers wants to take his opponent's back but Winogrodzki doesn't allow it.
Chambers prevents Winogrodzki from getting the reversal.
Winogrodzki wants to hold on but Chambers pushes him away.
Chambers tries to control but Winogrodzki wriggling away.
Winogrodzki can't escape the position.
Winogrodzki tries to hold on but Chambers pushes him away.
Winogrodzki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chambers pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chambers fails to move to back control.
Chambers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Winogrodzki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers seems to be working for a kimura but Winogrodzki defends the submission attempt.
Chambers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Winogrodzki!
Winogrodzki is squirming around, avoiding Chambers's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Winogrodzki trying to hold on to Chambers's head to control him but Chambers postures up.
Chambers wants to free his trapped foot but Winogrodzki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chambers is working hard here to advance position.
Chambers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Winogrodzki is not content to let Chambers control the position.
Chambers blocks the strikes from Winogrodzki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki is looking to improve his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Winogrodzki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chambers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chambers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Winogrodzki tries to bench press Chambers off him but Chambers keeps the position.
Chambers tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chambers is trying to get an arm triangle but Winogrodzki is defending well.
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.
Winogrodzki is not content to let Chambers control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jovon Chambers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Winogrodzki misses with a few strikes there.
Winogrodzki tries a head kick but it misses.
Chambers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Winogrodzki. Winogrodzki obviously looking to wear him down.
Winogrodzki moves out of range of the strikes.
Chambers slips a jab from Winogrodzki.
Chambers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki swinging wildly here.
Chambers fails with the takedown
enabling Winogrodzki to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winogrodzki connects with a jab.
Oskar Winogrodzki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winogrodzki throws a jab but it's blocked by Chambers.
Chambers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Winogrodzki is fending him off so far but Chambers persists. Nope, Winogrodzki circles away and we're back to standing.
Chambers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winogrodzki's waist but Winogrodzki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chambers off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovon Chambers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chambers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki throws an off balance right hand
and Chambers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Winogrodzki's guard.
Winogrodzki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Winogrodzki is trying to control the position but Chambers postures up.
Chambers stopping the sweep attempt from Winogrodzki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winogrodzki is on top in guard.
Chambers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winogrodzki defends it easily.
Chambers looking for a sweep. Not yet Chambers, not yet.
Chambers has momentary wrist control but Winogrodzki slips an elbow through the middle.
Chambers controls Winogrodzki momentarily but Winogrodzki frees himself.
Winogrodzki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chambers looking to control.
Winogrodzki is looking to work some ground and pound but Chambers has wrist control.
Chambers controls Winogrodzki momentarily but Winogrodzki frees himself.
Winogrodzki is looking to work some ground and pound but Chambers has wrist control.
Winogrodzki throws a big right hand that misses.
Chambers trying to keep a closed guard but Winogrodzki is proving a slippery customer.
Winogrodzki connects with a couple of short punches.
Jovon Chambers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winogrodzki won't allow Chambers to sweep him here.
Winogrodzki wants to control from the top but Chambers keeps moving.
Winogrodzki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers looking to control.
Winogrodzki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chambers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winogrodzki has managed to get both his arms back between Chambers's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winogrodzki works over Chambers with some ground and pound from guard.
Chambers is trying to control the position but Winogrodzki postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winogrodzki postures up in Chambers's guard and throws a big left but Chambers blocks it.
Winogrodzki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Winogrodzki wants to control from the top but Chambers keeps moving.
Chambers trying to control the position.
Winogrodzki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chambers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winogrodzki manages to get himself to full guard.
Winogrodzki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oskar Winogrodzki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winogrodzki 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Oskar Winogrodzki!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Oskar Winogrodzki!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Oskar Winogrodzki!
Oskar Winogrodzki wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Oskar Winogrodzki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eagles Giants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Dj Nosferatu - When Angels Cry as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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209 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagles Giants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giants moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kersikov - that will leave a mark!
Giants tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Giants down.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giants.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Giants misses with a kick to the body
and Kersikov counters with a body kick that stops Giants in his tracks momentarily.
Kersikov is looking to slow Giants down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giants is looking to chop away at Kersikov's legs.
Nice shot by Kersikov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Eagles Giants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov misses with a body punch
and Giants counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kersikov lands a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Giants is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov sizes up Giants with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kersikov lands a nice hook to Giants's body. Giants takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kersikov with a jab.
Giants uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giants looks to throw a body kick
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Giants on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kersikov.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Giants. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.
Kersikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Giants's calf.
Kersikov digs a good hook to Giants's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giants with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kersikov to score with a decent uppercut.
Giants is rocked!
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giants has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov thumps Giants with a low kick.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Giants avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kersikov.
Giants lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Kersikov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Giants takes a step back to recover.
Giants takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Giants crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vitali Kersikov!
A very excited looking Vitali Kersikov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stojan Milanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milanovic comes into the arena with Die for Metal blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stojan Milanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande moves out of range of the strikes.
Milanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Milanovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stojan Milanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande drives through and clinches with Milanovic against the cage.
Milanovic pulls guard successfully.
Grande preventing the sweep.
Grande would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Milanovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grande stopping the sweep attempt from Milanovic.
Milanovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grande wants to stand but Milanovic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milanovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grande won't allow Milanovic to sweep him here.
Milanovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Milanovic has a closed guard, preventing Grande from standing up.
Milanovic seems keen to control Grande's posture.
Grande tries to stand but Milanovic is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milanovic is trying to keep Grande in close.
Milanovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Milanovic, not yet.
Milanovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Milanovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grande takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Milanovic throws a good cross that connects.
Milanovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grande's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milanovic throws a body kick that misses
and Grande counters with a slapping leg kick.
Milanovic swings widly with a right hand
and Grande cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Milanovic feints and then cracks Grande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grande down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande avoids the head kick by Milanovic.
Milanovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grande throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Milanovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grande has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Milanovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Grande's head.
Taco Grande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milanovic throws a front kick aimed at Grande's knee but Grande avoids it well.
A low kick from Milanovic is predictable there
and Grande counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grande avoids the head kick by Milanovic.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milanovic.
Grande walks into a left hand.
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!
Grande lands a glancing blow to the side of Milanovic's head.
Milanovic throws a chopping leg kick but Grande manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milanovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Milanovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Milanovic scores with a push kick.
Milanovic 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.
Milanovic avoids the body shot from Grande.
Milanovic throws a leg kick but Grande sees it coming and moves out of range.
Milanovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grande has time to react.
Grande tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Milanovic is able to avoid easily.
Milanovic throws a low kick but Grande moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Milanovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Milanovic does it's job there.
Milanovic tries to score with a low kick but Grande moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stojan Milanovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Milanovic with that takedown attempt.
Grande moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Milanovic as he connects with a hook.
Grande is rocked!
Milanovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grande avoids it really well and circles away.
Milanovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Milanovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Milanovic misses.
Milanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grande.
Grande uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Milanovic.
Grande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grande fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grande tries to clinch up.
Grande attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Milanovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Grande should have avoided that one.
Milanovic misses with a low kick.
Grande lands with a hook. Milanovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grande chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Milanovic can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Milanovic, as that shot connected.
Milanovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Grande blocks the leg kick.
Grande blocks a head kick by Milanovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Milanovic throws a front kick aimed at Grande's knee but Grande avoids it well.
Milanovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Milanovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grande closes the distance and clinches.
Milanovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milanovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grande is out of range.
Grande avoids the head kick by Milanovic.
Milanovic throws a leg kick
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milanovic throws a head kick but Grande moves out of range.
Grande bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries to clinch up but Milanovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Grande closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Grande fails to land.
Grande's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grande throws a head punch that misses.
Grande lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grande.
Milanovic is rocked!
Grande lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Milanovic to his knees! Grande keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taco Grande!
Taco Grande decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Roxton (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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195 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Roxton!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Roxton to the ground. Horton is now in Roxton's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Roxton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roxton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roxton is pulling down on Horton's head. It's preventing any offense from Horton, at least for the moment.
Horton trying to control the position from guard on top but Roxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Horton stopping the sweep attempt from Roxton.
Horton trying to control but Roxton is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Horton.
Horton shoots in looking for a takedown but Roxton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Horton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roxton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horton misses with a takedown attempt - Roxton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Roxton's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Roxton keeping moving, preventing Horton from controlling successfully.
Roxton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Horton wants to hold on but Roxton pushes him away.
Horton tries to reverse the position but Roxton maintains control.
Roxton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Horton tries to lock up and control but Roxton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Horton is looking to improve his position but Roxton isn't that keen on the idea.
Roxton thowing shots but they're missing.
Horton is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton unloads with some shots from mount but Horton bucks and avoids them well.
Horton working to try and regain half guard.
Roxton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Roxton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horton is squirming around, avoiding Roxton's attempts to control the action.
Roxton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Horton because Roxton loaded up on that one.
Roxton looking to control but Horton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roxton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Horton trying to control the position from guard on top but Roxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roxton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Horton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roxton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Horton tries to lock up and control but Roxton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roxton controlling the position easily from mount.
Horton tries to hold on but Roxton pushes him away.
Horton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton tries to roll over but Roxton keeps him under control.
Roxton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horton keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horton tries to roll over but Roxton keeps him under control.
Roxton passes to full mount!
Roxton trying to control but Horton is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horton is trying desperately to improve position.
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 Tim Horton will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Roxton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roxton has control of Horton's left arm, preventing Horton from doing any damage.
Roxton is trying to control the position but Horton postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Horton's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tim Horton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Horton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Horton throws a big right hand that misses.
Roxton is looking to stand up but Horton isn't so interested in that idea.
Horton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roxton wants to stand but Horton is controlling the position.
Horton landing some decent shots from guard.
Roxton trying to keep a closed guard but Horton is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roxton keeping full guard, as Horton tries to pass.
Roxton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mitch Roxton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Roxton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horton fails to land the takedown.
Horton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roxton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roxton pinned against the cage. Roxton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Horton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horton shoots for a takedown but Roxton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Horton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Roxton staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Horton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roxton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Horton fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roxton looks to land a body kick but Horton moved away.
Roxton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roxton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Roxton's best efforts.
Horton is looking to control Roxton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Horton avoid being mounted?
Roxton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Horton is staying active underneath Roxton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roxton content to control rather than advance.
Horton trying to hold on to Roxton's head to control him but Roxton postures up.
Roxton is trying to control the action in half guard but Horton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitch Roxton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Roxton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Horton fails with a takedown attempt.
Horton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton tries for a takedown but Roxton circles away easily
enabling Roxton to counter with a crisp jab.
Horton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roxton circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horton fails with the takedown
and Roxton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Horton misses.
A lazy left from Roxton finds it's target.
Horton moves out of range of the body kick.
Horton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitch Roxton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horton fails with a takedown attempt.
Horton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Roxton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Horton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roxton sprawls well. Roxton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Horton gets slowly back to his feet.
Horton shoots in looking for a takedown. Roxton tries to sprawl out of it but Horton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roxton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horton shoots in and drives through. Roxton sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Horton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roxton sprawls well initially but Horton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Horton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roxton defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roxton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Roxton wants to hit a switch here but Horton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Roxton there!
Roxton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roxton wants to hold on but Horton pushes him away.
Roxton is squirming around, avoiding Horton's attempts to control the action.
Roxton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Horton has control of Roxton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roxton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roxton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Horton avoids the attempt from Roxton to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Roxton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Horton lands a big shot there that rocks Roxton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roxton hang on?
Horton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roxton is looking to escape.
Horton landing shots from mount.
Roxton is rocked!
Horton postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Roxton badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Horton around the waist but Horton pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Horton is the winner by TKO! Horton jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Horton!
Tim Horton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Nickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickson has chosen Flybanger - Cavalry as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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27
194 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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190 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Nickson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral throws a head kick but Nickson moves out of range.
Amaral checks the leg kick nicely there.
Amaral checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amaral. Nickson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amaral.
Nickson misses with a low kick.
Nickson loads up on a big right hand but Amaral slips the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nickson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nickson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Rafael Amaral has been cut.
Amaral throws the left hand but Nickson avoids the punch easily.
Amaral has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Murder Inc Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amaral. Nickson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickson throws a chopping leg kick but Amaral manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nickson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amaral stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nickson.
Nickson tries a low kick but Amaral avoids it.
Nickson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Amaral is breathing heavily.
Nickson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nickson.
Johan Nickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amaral on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Amaral is rocked!
Nickson finds Amaral's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Amaral flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Nickson lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Amaral will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johan Nickson!
During a confident post fight interview, Johan Nickson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
183 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Jensen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jensen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jensen swings around for an armbar but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jensen's guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson trying to control but Jensen is working from the bottom.
Johnson won't allow Jensen to sweep him here.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jensen has wrist control.
Jensen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Jensen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Jensen!
Jensen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
My spies in Extreme MMA (5 Elites $250/week) inform me that Jensen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jensen forces his way into half guard.
Jensen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jensen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jensen's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen covering up well and avoiding damage.
Johnson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jensen is defending well though. Johnson let's go of the attempt for now.
Johnson has got one arm under Jensen's chin. This could be trouble... Jensen trying to control the other hand but Johnson gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Jensen has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shaun Johnson!
A relieved looking Shaun Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ten Sixteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 50 Cent - The Funeral. Thomas Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
178 lbs
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175 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ten Sixteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Watson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixteen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sixteen moves away.
Watson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Watson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Watson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Watson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sixteen.
Sixteen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sixteen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sixteen's sensitive parts.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
Watson connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sixteen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watson.
Sixteen moves out of range of the body kick.
Watson scores with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Sixteen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Watson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sixteen.
Sixteen scores with a jab to the body.
Watson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Watson.
Sixteen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen cracks the inside of Watson's front leg.
Sixteen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sixteen there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sixteen.
Watson takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Thomas Watson has been cut.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Sixteen's head but Sixteen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson lands the left hand.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Watson throws a jab when Sixteen was well out of range.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of Sixteen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A cross from Watson lands.
Sixteen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watson's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sixteen cracks Watson with an open hand slap.
Thomas Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sixteen lands a high kick!
Watson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Watson cracks Sixteen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Watson tries to land a leg kick but Sixteen saw it coming and moves away.
Watson throws a low kick, looking for Sixteen's leg but Sixteen calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Watson finds it's target.
Watson slips a jab from Sixteen.
Watson throws a one two combo.
Sixteen is rocked!
Sixteen checks a leg kick.
Oh Sixteen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watson throws a jab when Sixteen was well out of range.
Sixteen seems to have got his legs back now.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sixteen throws out the jab.
Watson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sixteen staying out of range there.
Watson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Sixteen.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Watson - that will leave a mark!
Watson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sixteen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watson throws a shot to the body.
Sixteen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Watson scores with a hook to the body. Sixteen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sixteen blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen avoids the head kick by Watson.
Sixteen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sixteen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Watson on his heels. He'll look to pass Watson's guard now, I'm sure.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Watson has Sixteen pulled in close to control his posture.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sixteen is one step ahead there.
Sixteen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sixteen 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.
Sixteen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sixteen throwing strikes but missing.
Watson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sixteen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson has control of Sixteen's left arm, preventing Sixteen from doing any damage.
Sixteen scoring with some ground and pound.
Watson working a defensive guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sixteen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Watson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sixteen throws a big right hand that misses.
Sixteen landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson trying to control the position here.
Sixteen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Watson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sixteen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watson.
Sixteen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sixteen throws a body kick that misses.
Watson checks a leg kick nicely.
Watson throws a head kick that Sixteen semi-blocks.
Sixteen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sixteen throws a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watson.
Sixteen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sixteen is able to avoid easily.
Sixteen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watson.
Thomas Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sixteen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watson can pounce on him.
Sixteen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Watson.
A good leg kick by Watson.
Sixteen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Watson throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Watson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sixteen blocks the body kick.
Sixteen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sixteen - that will leave a mark!
Sixteen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Watson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sixteen looking to pass the guard.
Sixteen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sixteen is looking to escape.
Watson landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sixteen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sixteen is looking to escape.
The referee warns Sixteen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Watson lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Sixteen! Watson sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Sixteen and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Watson!
Thomas Watson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Salwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War Music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Virgil Keller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Salwa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salwa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keller's sensitive parts.
Salwa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Gabriel Salwa has been cut.
Salwa digs a good body shot into Keller's ribs.
Keller drops Salwa with a nice combination! Keller dives into Salwa's guard, looking to finish!
Salwa is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Keller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salwa is still in real trouble! Can Keller finish him?
Our spies down at at Sheep Shaggers of Aberdeen inform us that Salwa has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Salwa keeping moving, preventing Keller from controlling successfully.
Salwa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salwa seems to have recovered his senses.
Keller trying to control the position from guard on top but Salwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salwa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Salwa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salwa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salwa working a defensive guard here.
Keller is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keller passes into half guard.
Keller works his way into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Keller there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Keller avoids the attempt from Salwa to control.
BOOM! Keller connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa is trying to escape the mount.
Salwa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Keller.
Keller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salwa is desperately trying to improve his position but Keller has a good base and remains in mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keller punching from mount but Salwa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Keller is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Salwa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Salwa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Salwa and Keller has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Keller goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Salwa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Keller's guard! Nice work there by Salwa!
Salwa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Keller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salwa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Salwa is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Salwa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Salwa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Keller manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Keller is not content to let Salwa control the position.
Keller manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salwa wants to improve his position but Keller is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keller wants to free his trapped foot but Salwa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Keller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Salwa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Keller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Virgil Keller is winning the standup battle so far.
Salwa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salwa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salwa throws a leg kick
and Keller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keller slips under a jab.
Salwa lands a jab to Keller's midsection.
Salwa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salwa.
Salwa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keller takes one to the side of the head.
Salwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keller moves away.
Salwa thows a body shot but no joy.
Keller tries to move into range but Salwa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salwa lands a nice hook to Keller's body. Keller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salwa.
Salwa misses with a few strikes there.
Salwa connects with a leg kick. Keller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salwa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Keller if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salwa. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salwa digs a good hook to Keller's body.
Salwa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keller. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salwa, right into the meat.
Keller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller lands with a straight right. Salwa didn't see that one coming.
Salwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keller manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Salwa lands but Keller takes it in his stride.
It looks like Virgil Keller has been cut.
Keller takes a swing at Salwa's ribcage but misses.
Salwa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keller. That did some damage!
Keller looks to throw the jab but Salwa is out of range.
Salwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salwa throws a hook but Keller avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Salwa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller dodges the punch combination from Salwa.
Keller throws a combination that misses
and Salwa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salwa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salwa scores with a push kick.
Keller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salwa.
Salwa misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salwa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Salwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Salwa lands a glancing blow to the side of Keller's head.
Keller looks to land a right hand but Salwa moved out of range.
Salwa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keller takes a step back to recover.
Salwa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Keller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salwa.
Keller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salwa.
Salwa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salwa throws a head kick that misses
and Salwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salwa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller misses with a hook. Salwa ducked under it nicely.
Keller misses with a looping left.
Keller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salwa dips to his left and cracks Keller with an uppercut!
Salwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Keller throws a hook but Salwa avoids it easily.
Keller connects with a looping right hand.
Salwa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Salwa misses
and Keller counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Salwa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keller doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salwa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salwa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salwa.
Keller tried to score with a low kick but Salwa checks it.
Salwa throws a series of strikes that have Keller backpedaling.
Salwa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keller on the side of the head.
Salwa tries to work over Keller's front leg with a kick but Keller checks it.
Salwa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salwa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwa ducks under a wild hook from Keller.
Salwa misses with a wild combination.
Salwa cracks Keller with a good jab.
Keller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salwa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keller. Keller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salwa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Salwa cracks the inside of Keller's front leg.
Salwa thumps Keller with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salwa throws a body punch but Keller moves out of range.
Salwa defending well as Keller loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy body kick from Salwa
and Keller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salwa throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Keller to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keller.
A lazy left from Salwa finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salwa staying out of range there.
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salwa.
Salwa works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Salwa really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keller manages to avoid it.
Keller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salwa scores with a nice right hand.
Keller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salwa scoring well with a low kick there.
Keller avoids the head kick by Salwa.
Salwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Keller throws an off balance right hand
and Salwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Keller blocks the leg kick.
Keller looks to land a right hand but Salwa moved out of range.
Salwa swings for the body but Keller moves out of range.
Salwa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keller.
Keller throws an overhand right that lands on Salwa's shoulder, as Salwa tries to avoid the shot.
Salwa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Keller misses with an uppercut
and Salwa counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa digs a good hook to Keller's body.
Keller throws a jab when Salwa was well out of range.
Keller scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Salwa.
Salwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keller moves away.
Keller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab from Salwa.
Salwa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salwa throws a low kick, looking for Keller's leg but Keller calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Keller.
Salwa throws the left hand but Keller avoids the punch easily.
Salwa tries to land a leg kick but Keller saw it coming and moves away.
Keller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salwa.
Keller throws a lazy uppercut
and Salwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Salwa lands with a good body shot.
Salwa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salwa scores with a jab. Keller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Salwa.
Salwa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salwa throws a leg kick but Keller moved away.
Salwa misses with a straight right.
Keller lands a nice looking body shot.
Keller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salwa at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salwa counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Salwa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Salwa dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Keller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keller.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keller.
Salwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keller throws a low kick, looking for Salwa's leg but Salwa calmly moves out of range.
Salwa misses with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keller checks a leg kick.
Salwa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa throws a combination that misses
and Keller counters with a nice uppercut.
Keller throws a leg kick but Salwa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salwa.
Keller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salwa in his tracks.
Salwa misses with a wild body shot.
Salwa throws a lazy right hand but Keller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salwa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller checks a leg kick.
Keller wants to land a leg kick but Salwa is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Keller.
Salwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keller checks a leg kick.
Keller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Keller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salwa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Salwa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keller's head backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salwa, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salwa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Salwa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keller manages to avoid it.
Salwa throws a shot to the body.
Virgil Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Keller.
Salwa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salwa misses with an uppercut.
Salwa walks into a stiff left hand from Keller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salwa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Keller misses with a body shot
and Salwa counters with a big head kick but Keller shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Keller.
Keller throws an overhand right that drops Salwa like a sack of potatoes! Keller dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Keller!
Virgil Keller retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Virgil Keller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiao Long Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hashimoto comes to the cage accompanied by Holding Out For A Hero (Japanese Version). The crowd seem to be enjoying Li's choice of entrance music: Dragon Punch!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keiji Hashimoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiao Long Li!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashimoto blocks a leg kick.
Hashimoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Xiao Long Li has been cut.
Hashimoto throws a head kick that misses.
Hashimoto 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.
A jab from Hashimoto misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hashimoto.
Li throws a leg kick but Hashimoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Li throws a poor cross that misses
so Hashimoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Li working a defensive guard here.
Hashimoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hashimoto distracts Li with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hashimoto wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Hashimoto throws a big elbow that misses.
Hashimoto landing with the ground and pound.
Hashimoto looking to sit in guard and control but Li gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hashimoto 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto is trying to control the position but Li postures up.
Hashimoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hashimoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Li has managed to get both his arms back between Hashimoto's legs - danger averted.
Hashimoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li wants to control from the top but Hashimoto keeps moving.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Li keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hashimoto's head.
Li works over Hashimoto with some ground and pound from guard.
Li preventing the sweep.
Hashimoto keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hashimoto has his hands on Li's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Li not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hashimoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Li manages to get himself to full guard.
Hashimoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hashimoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Li has his hands on Hashimoto's head, controlling the position.
Hashimoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Hashimoto is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Li throws a push kick but Hashimoto slaps the foot to one side.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Hashimoto.
Hashimoto checks a leg kick.
Li with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hashimoto to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hashimoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Li buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hashimoto. That did some damage!
Hashimoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hashimoto throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hashimoto misses with a hook. Li ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Hashimoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xiao Long Li's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hashimoto throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li tries a low kick but Hashimoto avoids it.
Hashimoto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Li bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Li misses with a low kick.
Hashimoto lands a leg kick that knocks Li off balance momentarily.
Hashimoto scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Li is rocked!
Li gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Hashimoto gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keiji Hashimoto!
Keiji Hashimoto retains his featherweight title!
Keiji Hashimoto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between High Sodium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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154 lbs
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World class MT
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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
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, High Sodium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodium looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sodium uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Retale has time to react.
Retale moves out of range of the leg kick from Sodium.
Sodium throws out a leg kick but Retale moves out of range and Sodium only half commits.
Retale misses with a hook.
Sodium thows a body shot but no joy.
Retale misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sodium counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Retale on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sodium throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sodium throws a strike but Retale avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retale looking to control.
Sodium with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sodium accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sodium postures up in Retale's guard and throws a big left but Retale blocks it.
Retale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sodium is one step ahead there.
Sodium postures up and lands a big shot to Retale's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodium wants to pass the guard but Retale is keeping the position.
Sodium is working hard here to advance position.
Sodium in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Retale wants to sweep here but Sodium controlling him for the moment.
Sodium postures up.
Retale managing to control the position.
Retale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Reiska Pekka Retale was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sodium scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Retale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sodium.
Retale gets a clinch.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Retale working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
Retale lands an elbow inside that Sodium shrugs off.
Retale misses with a body punch.
A short right from Retale.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Retale obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodium throws a punch but it's blocked by Retale.
Sodium has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Retale regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Retale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Retale keeping full guard, as Sodium tries to pass.
Retale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sodium 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.
Retale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sodium manages to get himself to full guard.
Sodium working a defensive guard here.
Sodium manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Retale manages to get himself to full guard.
Sodium working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodium working some strikes from top position.
Retale manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sodium is looking to improve his position but Retale isn't that keen on the idea.
Sodium is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Retale wants to control the pace but Sodium is squirming around nicely.
Sodium gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sodium manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Retale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sodium is looking for a triangle but Retale pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
High Sodium 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.
Sodium lands a nice leg kick that just misses Retale's sensitive parts.
Retale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sodium has a takedown stuffed.
Retale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reiska Pekka Retale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodium tries to work over Retale's front leg with a kick but Retale checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Retale. Sodium does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sodium throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Retale cracks Sodium with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Retale misses with a few strikes there.
Retale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sodium lands a leg kick that knocks Retale off balance momentarily.
Sodium shoots for a double leg takedown but Retale sprawls well. He's pushed Sodium's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sodium swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodium avoids the body shot from Retale.
Sodium fails to land with a series of punches.
Retale walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sodium checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Retale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sodium finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Retale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sodium walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Retale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sodium throws a low kick but Retale avoids it.
Retale has Sodium up against the cage in a clinch.
Sodium looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sodium blocks an uppercut.
Sodium pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sodium changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sodium closes the distance and clinches up with Retale, looking for a takedown. Sodium pushes Retale against the cage but Retale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for High Sodium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sodium fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Retale to the ground. Sodium is now in Retale's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodium missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sodium trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Retale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Retale looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sodium with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Retale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sodium.
Sodium landing some decent shots from guard.
Retale is controlling Sodium's posture.
Sodium throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Retale manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sodium keeping moving, preventing Retale from controlling successfully.
Retale preventing the sweep.
Retale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sodium swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sodium has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Retale can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sodium is pulling down on Retale's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale throws a big elbow that misses.
Sodium looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Retale has picked Sodium up and slammed him! Sodium can't keep hold of the triangle and Retale manages to pass to side control!
Retale wants to control but Sodium is keeping him busy.
Sodium is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Retale scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that High Sodium will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Retale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodium was well out of range. Poor timing from Retale.
Sodium blocks a jab.
Retale scores with a punch to the head.
Retale misses with a looping right.
Sodium smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
High Sodium is winning the standup battle so far.
Sodium tries to score a power double leg takedown but Retale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sodium somewhat.
A clash of legs there as Sodium blocks the low kick.
Sodium shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Retale as he jumps to the side.
Sodium scores with a jab to the head.
Sodium throws a jab when Retale was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sodium.
Retale pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sodium.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sodium blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sodium tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for High Sodium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sodium fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sodium lands a right hand.
Retale taking a breather.
Retale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sodium's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Retale blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Retale fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Retale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sodium backwards.
Retale landing knees 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!
Retale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sodium takes an elbow to the forehead.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Retale misses with a knee strike.
Sodium is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Retale is keeping busy.
Sodium drops down looking for an ankle pick but Retale pulls his leg out and moves away.
Retale is looking to score with low kicks.
Sodium lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from Sodium tenderised Retale's leg. Retale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sodium misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Sodium tenderised Retale's leg. Retale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice sprawl there from Retale as Sodium shoots in.
Sodium tries to score with a low kick but Retale moves his leg out of the way.
Sodium feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Retale trying to keep a closed guard but Sodium is proving a slippery customer.
Retale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Retale wants to sweep here but Sodium controlling him for the moment.
Retale looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Retale has momentary wrist control but Sodium slips an elbow through the middle.
Retale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sodium manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale trying to control the position from guard on top but Sodium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sodium manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retale regains half guard.
Retale is trying is best to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Retale has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sodium is working away from the top position though.
Sodium thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Retale's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reiska Pekka Retale.
I think Sodium 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for High Sodium!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for High Sodium!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for High Sodium!
High Sodium wins by unanimous decision!
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