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HFC Challengers 84 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mansour Barnaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura comes into the arena with Digital Summer - Just Run blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ace Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mansour Barnaoui!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnaoui closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Centura did well to prevent Barnaoui getting side control.
Centura is not content to let Barnaoui control the position.
Centura is trying to get back to full guard.
Centura is positioning himself well to prevent Barnaoui advancing to mount.
Barnaoui is trying to control. Centura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barnaoui is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura is looking to improve his position.
Centura is trying to stand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura is refusing to be controlled, as Barnaoui sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Centura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Barnaoui tries to counter it with a takedown but Centura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Centura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnaoui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnaoui tries to break free but Centura pushes him back against the cage.
Centura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Centura.
Centura stalls.
Centura tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnaoui avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnaoui avoids it.
Centura keeps control of Barnaoui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Centura is stalling here.
Centura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
I was talking to Centura's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Centura obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Centura.
Centura taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Barnaoui looks to land a left hand but Centura moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Centura.
Barnaoui with the counter takedown but Centura avoids it easily.
A jab from Barnaoui misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Centura misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui throws a shot from downtown. Centura moves away and avoids it.
Centura digs a good hook to Barnaoui's body.
Centura tries to clinch but Barnaoui moves out of range.
Centura pushes Barnaoui away with a front kick.
Barnaoui throws a leg kick but Centura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Centura misses with an uppercut.
Barnaoui misses with a body kick.
Barnaoui fails to land with a series of punches.
Centura wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barnaoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Barnaoui tries to counter it with a takedown but Centura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good work by Centura as he checks the leg kick.
A cross from Barnaoui lands.
Centura doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnaoui circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Centura.
Barnaoui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Centura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnaoui misses with a wild combination.
Barnaoui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnaoui misses the shot to the body.
Barnaoui closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Centura struggling a bit here.
Barnaoui throws a strike aimed at the side of Centura's head but Centura avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mansour Barnaoui will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Centura pushes Barnaoui up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnaoui tries to circle away but Centura has him pinned against the cage.
Barnaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Centura misses with an elbow over the top.
Barnaoui is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Centura is defending well.
Centura stalls.
Barnaoui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Centura as Barnaoui shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Centura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnaoui is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barnaoui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Centura counters by clinching up.
Centura tries a body shot but Barnaoui blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura leaning his opponent against the cage.
Centura prevents Barnaoui from breaking the clinch.
Centura is pushing Barnaoui up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Centura missing with knees to the body.
Centura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Centura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Centura is pushing Barnaoui up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Centura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Centura swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnaoui uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnaoui.
Barnaoui breaks from the clinch.
Centura staying out of range there.
Centura tries to clinch but Barnaoui is having none of it.
Centura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnaoui avoids it really well and circles away.
Barnaoui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui avoids the head kick by Centura.
Barnaoui lands with a straight right. Centura didn't see that one coming.
Barnaoui scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Centura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Centura swings for the body but Barnaoui moves out of range.
Barnaoui tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnaoui moves out of range as Centura strikes.
And Barnaoui tries to counter it with a takedown but Centura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Centura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Centura tries to clinch but Barnaoui is having none of it.
Barnaoui lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Centura wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Centura has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Barnaoui is on him like a limpet, forcing Centura back against the cage.
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!
Centura is struggling to control the position.
Barnaoui blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Centura taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Centura is looking to control Barnaoui's arms but Barnaoui gets an underhook and turns him. Now Centura has his back to the cage.
Centura pushes Barnaoui back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Centura dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No luck for Barnaoui with that takedown attempt.
Centura throws a quick counter head kick but Barnaoui was just out of range.
Barnaoui takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnaoui throws a nice outside leg kick.
Centura moves out of range as Barnaoui strikes.
Centura seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barnaoui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Centura.
Nice cross by Centura.
Barnaoui bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Centura is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Barnaoui trying to control the action but Centura is working from the bottom.
Centura tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnaoui wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Barnaoui crashes against the mat.
Barnaoui tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Centura is looking for a sweep.
Barnaoui looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centura is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnaoui off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Barnaoui right now.
Centura just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Barnaoui trying to control the position but Centura manages to sink in the hooks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Centura has good solid back control here.
Barnaoui trying to control the position but Centura manages to sink in the hooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui tries to escape but Centura has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Barnaoui trying to control the position but Centura manages to sink in the hooks.
Barnaoui tries to roll but Centura sticks to his back.
Centura really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Barnaoui.
Barnaoui tries to break free.
Barnaoui staying busy and making it hard for Centura to control.
Barnaoui trying to control the action but Centura just sinks the hooks in.
Barnaoui is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Centura's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Centura controlling the positon.
You can see the frustration on Barnaoui's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnaoui prevents Centura from getting a body triangle.
Barnaoui wants to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Centura showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Centura 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 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Centura!
Ace Centura 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jemmy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jemmy Dean!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pederson has Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
Pederson looking to stall.
Dean tries to score a body lock takedown but Pederson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pederson leaning against his opponent.
Our sources have told us that Pederson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pederson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dean successfully pulls guard.
Dean throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pederson escapes and throws Dean's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Pederson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dean keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson wants to control for a moment but Dean uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Dean wants to improve his position but Pederson is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dean regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dean is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pederson is defending against the submission attempts here by Dean.
Pederson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Dean prevents Pederson from improving his position.
Dean is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pederson wants to control but Dean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pederson!
Dean goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pederson turns into him and now he's in Dean's guard.
Dean is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pederson is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Pederson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dean told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Dean wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dean looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pederson prevents Dean from getting back to his feet.
Dean tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dean not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pederson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dean looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Pederson prevents Dean from getting back to his feet.
Pederson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dean wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pederson trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dean looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pederson is defending well. Dean quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pederson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Dean celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jemmy Dean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asa Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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167 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phoenix Templar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Asa Sharp!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Templar.
Templar catches Sharp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sharp misses with a head kick.
Sharp slips a straight right by Templar.
Sharp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Templar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Abraham in the buildup to the fight.
Phoenix Templar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Templar looks to throw the jab but Sharp is out of range.
Templar missing with a left hand there. Sharp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but Templar shows good takedown defense.
Templar misses with a hook. Sharp ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Sharp releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sharp lands a nice hook to Templar's body. Templar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Sharp slips a straight right by Templar.
Templar misses with a lunging right hand
and Sharp counters with a nice body kick.
Sharp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Templar finds it's way round the side to connect with Sharp's head.
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!
Sharp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Templar counters with a stiff right hand.
Phoenix Templar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar misses with an uppercut
and Sharp counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Templar gets full guard.
Templar managing to control the position.
Sharp wanted to stand there but Templar had control of the position.
Sharp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Templar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Templar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sharp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sharp controls the pace.
Templar 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.
Sharp throwing strikes from guard but Templar blocks nicely.
Sharp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Templar keeping full guard, as Sharp tries to pass.
Templar wants to sweep but no luck.
Templar is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to land body kicks.
Templar misses with a looping right.
Sharp drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Templar defends it well.
Templar throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Templar misses with a shot to the body
and Sharp counters with a series of strikes. Templar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Templar throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharp counters with a one-two to the body.
Templar throws a big shot that misses.
Sharp looks for a takedown but Templar sprawls well.
Phoenix Templar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asa Sharp.
Templar throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
Sharp moves into the clinch.
Sharp goes for a takedown in the clinch but Templar prevents it.
Templar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sharp.
Templar scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templar pushes off an throws an elbow but Sharp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sharp dodges an elbow strike from Templar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sharp changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Templar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Templar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Templar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Templar.
Templar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Templar.
Templar lands a right hook to the body.
Templar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Templar.
Templar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Templar's knee momentarily.
Sharp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Templar is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Templar.
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Templar throws out the jab.
Sharp tries to counter with a clinch but Templar shakes him off and moves away.
Sharp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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 Phoenix Templar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Templar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharp lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Templar throws a big shot that misses.
Templar scores with a head kick. Sharp tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sharp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Templar.
Templar looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Sharp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Templar pinned against the cage. Templar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Templar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
Sharp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Templar defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Templar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar can't do much from the bottom here.
Templar is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Templar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sharp throws a strike aimed at the side of Templar's head but Templar avoids it well.
Templar is looking for a sweep.
Sharp sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Templar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sharp wants to control but Templar is keeping him busy.
Templar tries to improve position but can't.
Sharp controlling the position from side mount.
Sharp is putting a hurting on Templar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Templar is looking for a sweep.
Templar can't do much from the bottom here.
Templar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sharp's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar is not content to let Sharp control the position.
Sharp seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sharp defending well as Templar loads up on a big left hand.
Templar misses with the combination.
Templar throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
Templar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Templar misses with a few strikes there.
Sharp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab lands there for Templar.
Sharp looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Templar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Templar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar 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.
Sharp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sharp wants to pass the guard but Templar is keeping the position.
Templar controls Sharp momentarily but Sharp frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharp is looking to stand up but Templar won't let him.
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 Phoenix Templar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Good shot there by Templar.
Templar throws a leg kick
and Sharp counters with a single leg into guard. Templar didn't expect that.
Sharp is looking to pass into half guard but Templar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Templar is in guard.
Templar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sharp is keeping the position for now.
Sharp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Templar throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharp working a defensive guard here.
Sharp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Templar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sharp is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Templar, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Templar keeps moving.
Templar trying to control the position here.
Sharp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Templar working a defensive guard here.
Sharp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Templar controls Sharp momentarily but Sharp frees himself.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Templar keeps moving.
Templar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Templar lands a nice shot to the body.
Templar throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharp counters with a series of strikes. Templar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sharp scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templar is not content to let Sharp control the position.
Sharp is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sharp grinds an elbow into Templar's temple.
Templar defending against the ground and pound.
Templar looks to move to half guard but instead Sharp has passed into mount! Damn!
Templar is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sharp dominating with strikes here.
Sharp wants to control the pace but Templar is squirming around nicely.
Sharp tries to push Templar's head away but Templar is holding on tight.
Sharp trying to control but Templar is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asa Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Templar 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 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saleem Al Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan McVeigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Scared. McVeigh has chosen E-Dubble - Let Me Oh as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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181 lbs
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34
183 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saleem Al Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aidan McVeigh!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Khan blocks a head kick by McVeigh.
Al Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Khan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Al Khan misses the jab.
Al Khan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McVeigh defends well and Al Khan ends up having to push McVeigh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McVeigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Al Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Khan stalks McVeigh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McVeigh's face. McVeigh staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Aidan McVeigh has been cut.
McVeigh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Al Khan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McVeigh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McVeigh prevents Al Khan from improving position.
Al Khan prevents McVeigh from escaping the position.
Al Khan looking to control but instead McVeigh has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Al Khan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Al Khan stalling away here and it's allowed McVeigh to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
McVeigh is looking to stand up but Al Khan isn't so interested in that idea.
McVeigh can't keep his opponent in guard - Al Khan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Khan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McVeigh is just riding it out for now. Al Khan eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Al Khan in particular looking to stall.
Al Khan trying to control the action but McVeigh is working from the bottom.
Al Khan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing that Al Khan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Al Khan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McVeigh is refusing to be controlled, as Al Khan sits in half guard.
Al Khan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McVeigh taking some punishment here, with Al Khan in his half guard.
Al Khan working McVeigh over with strikes.
Al Khan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Al Khan is nestled in close to McVeigh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Al Khan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McVeigh has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan wants to take a breather but McVeigh is having none of it.
McVeigh is trying to stand.
Al Khan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McVeigh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Al Khan.
Al Khan wants to control but McVeigh is keeping him busy.
Al Khan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Al Khan 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.
Al Khan prevents McVeigh from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Al Khan is looking to take a break and control but McVeigh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Khan lands with a punch from half guard.
McVeigh wants to get back to his feet.
Al Khan tries to pass the half guard into mount. McVeigh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Al Khan works his foot free and advances to mount.
McVeigh's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Khan lands a heavy elbow.
Al Khan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McVeigh is looking to escape.
Al Khan landing strikes from the mount and McVeigh is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saleem Al Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aidan McVeigh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McVeigh stuffs the takedown.
McVeigh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McVeigh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McVeigh wants it to stay on the feet.
McVeigh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McVeigh is looking to land body kicks.
Al Khan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McVeigh slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Khan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saleem Al Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McVeigh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Khan shoots in for a takedown but McVeigh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Khan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McVeigh avoids it really well and circles away.
Al Khan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McVeigh connects with a solid leg kick.
Al Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McVeigh swivels and escapes.
Saleem Al Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McVeigh scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVeigh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Al Khan's sensitive parts.
Al Khan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McVeigh as he avoids it easily.
McVeigh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McVeigh throws a leg kick which misses Al Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Al Khan tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McVeigh tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Khan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Al Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McVeigh swivels and escapes.
Aidan McVeigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Khan scores with the left hand. McVeigh knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al Khan tries to score a power double leg takedown but McVeigh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Al Khan somewhat.
McVeigh lands with a slapping head kick.
McVeigh cracks the inside of Al Khan's front leg.
McVeigh throws a sloppy head kick and Al Khan moves out of range easily.
McVeigh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McVeigh throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McVeigh.
McVeigh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Al Khan shoots for a double leg takedown but McVeigh sprawls well. He's pushed Al Khan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Al Khan moves away from the strike by McVeigh.
McVeigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McVeigh throws a chopping leg kick but Al Khan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Al Khan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McVeigh did well to prevent Al Khan getting side control.
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!
Al Khan controlling the action here.
McVeigh is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Al Khan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McVeigh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Al Khan looking for a submission but McVeigh manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
McVeigh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Al Khan is controlling him.
Al Khan chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Al Khan wants to control from the top but McVeigh keeps moving.
Al Khan stays in close to McVeigh's body and controls the position.
Al Khan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McVeigh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McVeigh has escaped and now he's on top!
McVeigh wants to stand but Al Khan is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Al Khan is on top in guard.
McVeigh kicks Al Khan off and gets to his feet.
McVeigh slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Khan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McVeigh.
Al Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McVeigh pinned against the cage. McVeigh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McVeigh scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from McVeigh.
McVeigh lands a leg kick that knocks Al Khan off balance momentarily.
McVeigh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aidan McVeigh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McVeigh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al Khan slips under a jab.
McVeigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan McVeigh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aidan McVeigh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McVeigh lands a body shot.
Al Khan feints a jab promting McVeigh to slip. Al Khan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McVeigh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McVeigh thows a body kick. Al Khan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Al Khan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McVeigh explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McVeigh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al Khan darts in looking for a takedown but McVeigh gets double underhooks and turns Al Khan into the cage.
McVeigh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McVeigh, right into the meat.
Al Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McVeigh manages to avoid it.
McVeigh throws a right and a left that Al Khan avoids nicely.
Al Khan tries to score a power double leg takedown but McVeigh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Al Khan somewhat.
McVeigh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Khan tries for a takedown but McVeigh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saleem Al Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
McVeigh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McVeigh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Khan.
McVeigh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McVeigh lands with a slapping head kick.
McVeigh connects with a solid leg kick.
McVeigh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McVeigh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al Khan's calf.
Al Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McVeigh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McVeigh tries a head kick but it misses.
McVeigh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McVeigh lands a high kick!
McVeigh lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McVeigh swings for the body but Al Khan moves out of range.
Al Khan throws a leg kick but McVeigh checks it.
McVeigh scores with a head kick. Al Khan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Al Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A good leg kick by McVeigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for McVeigh.
Al Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McVeigh checks it well.
McVeigh misses with a head kick.
Al Khan lands a slapping body shot.
McVeigh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al Khan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McVeigh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Al Khan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McVeigh keeping moving, preventing Al Khan from controlling successfully.
Al Khan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McVeigh is pushing Al Khan's head away, looking to escape. Al Khan manages to hold on to the position though.
Al Khan lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McVeigh, who protects the arm well.
McVeigh throws Al Khan to one side and escapes!
Nice takedown defense from McVeigh. No joy for Al Khan on that attempt.
McVeigh digs a good hook to Al Khan's body.
McVeigh's corner calls for a 1-2. McVeigh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McVeigh misses with a head kick.
McVeigh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al Khan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McVeigh. McVeigh obviously looking to wear him down.
McVeigh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McVeigh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McVeigh wants it to stay on the feet.
Al Khan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McVeigh throws a right and a left that Al Khan avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McVeigh stuffs the takedown.
Al Khan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McVeigh's waist but McVeigh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Al Khan off to one side.
McVeigh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan blocks a head kick by McVeigh.
Al Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McVeigh.
McVeigh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Khan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McVeigh as he avoids it easily.
McVeigh connects with an inside leg kick.
Al Khan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Al Khan trying to control but McVeigh is working from the bottom.
Al Khan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Al Khan throws a big elbow that misses.
Al Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Khan trying to control but McVeigh is working from the bottom.
Al Khan is pushing down on McVeigh's leg trying to pass to half guard. McVeigh is fighting to maintain full guard but Al Khan has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aidan McVeigh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McVeigh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aidan McVeigh!
Aidan McVeigh 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 Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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34
195 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abu Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Malone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Malone.
Malone throws a shot from downtown. Rock moves away and avoids it.
Rock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rock controlling the action here.
Malone has hold of Rock's hands but Rock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Malone told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Rock controlling the pace.
Malone trying to control here.
Rock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rock sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Malone wants to control but Rock is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Malone wants to get back to his feet.
Rock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rock wants to pass to mount but Malone is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rock scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rock is looking to advance position but Malone won't allow it.
Rock passes to full mount!
Rock tries to control but Malone wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock controlling the pace for now.
Malone tries to reverse the position but Rock maintains control.
Rock content just to control the position here.
Malone is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock content just to control the position here.
Rock trying to control but Malone is having none of it.
Malone is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rock content just to control the position here.
Malone is working to get back to half guard.
Rock with shots to the head and body - Malone looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Malone's face.
Rock lands with some strikes.
Rock unloading with bombs!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Malone is rocked!
Rock unloading with bombs!
Malone is still in real trouble! Can Rock finish him?
Rock connects with a bit shot that sees Malone covering up! More strikes from Rock and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rock is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Rock!
An out of breath Abu Rock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canadian Hero (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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36
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155 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Adam Ash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Canadian Hero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hero avoids the body shot from Ash.
Ash scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Canadian Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from Ash.
Hero slips a straight right by Ash.
Ash lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ash misses with a wild combination.
Ash throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Hero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ash lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hero ducks under a wild hook from Ash.
Ash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hero moves away.
Hero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hero scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Adam Ash has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ash misses with the head strike.
Ash throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ash blocks an uppercut.
Hero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ash trying to control the position but instead, Hero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ash into the cage.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero gets through Ash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ash blocks an uppercut.
Ash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ash backwards.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Ash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Ash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hero.
Ash gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hero landing a few short strikes.
Ash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hero missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hero striking from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ash is looking to take a break and control but Hero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hero throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ash working the head and body with strikes.
Hero wants to improve his position but Ash is controlling well.
Hero is staying active underneath Ash, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ash working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Ash there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ash is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hero sees it coming and defends easily.
Hero tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ash working Hero over with strikes.
Ash is trying to control. Hero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ash working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ash prevents Hero from improving his position.
Hero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hero is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hero! More strikes land and this one is all over! Ash jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Ash!
Adam Ash decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy McLarnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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40
180 lbs
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28
183 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
32 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Alcatraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy McLarnin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcatraz throws a hook to the side of McLarnin's head but McLarnin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McLarnin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alcatraz lands a nice shot that snaps McLarnin's head back.
McLarnin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alcatraz as he avoids it easily.
McLarnin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alcatraz needs to keep his hands up - McLarnin had a free shot at his head there.
Alcatraz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Alcatraz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McLarnin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Robbie Alcatraz has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alcatraz, as that shot connected.
Alcatraz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcatraz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alcatraz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McLarnin's hands.
McLarnin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Alcatraz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alcatraz scores with a jab. McLarnin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alcatraz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McLarnin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alcatraz scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLarnin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alcatraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McLarnin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McLarnin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alcatraz can pounce on him.
Alcatraz misses the shot to the body.
McLarnin unleashes a big counter combination but Alcatraz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McLarnin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alcatraz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McLarnin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alcatraz is fending him off so far but McLarnin persists. Nope, Alcatraz circles away and we're back to standing.
McLarnin has his takedown stuffed
and Alcatraz counters with a straight right hand.
Robbie Alcatraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy McLarnin.
Alcatraz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robbie Alcatraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLarnin darts in looking for a takedown but Alcatraz gets double underhooks and turns McLarnin into the cage.
As McLarnin backs away, Alcatraz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McLarnin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McLarnin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz slaps away a takedown attempt from McLarnin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alcatraz throws a leg kick
and McLarnin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alcatraz scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but McLarnin manages to mount him!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcatraz is looking to get to half guard.
McLarnin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McLarnin looking to control but Alcatraz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alcatraz is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin trying to control but Alcatraz is having none of it.
Alcatraz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McLarnin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McLarnin lands a big elbow.
Alcatraz is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Alcatraz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McLarnin content just to control the position here.
Alcatraz working to try and regain half guard.
McLarnin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McLarnin controlling from mount.
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 Robbie Alcatraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robbie Alcatraz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alcatraz misses with a hook.
Alcatraz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crunch! Alcatraz slams his shin into McLarnin's torso.
Alcatraz misses with a jab to the body
enabling McLarnin to counter with a crisp jab.
Alcatraz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alcatraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McLarnin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McLarnin.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alcatraz misses with a body punch.
Alcatraz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLarnin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLarnin managing to block the knees to the body from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands a body punch in the clinch.
McLarnin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alcatraz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alcatraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLarnin managing to block the knees to the body from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz tries to land knees in the clinch but McLarnin avoids the damage to the body.
McLarnin lands a takedown into guard.
McLarnin trying to control but Alcatraz is working from the bottom.
McLarnin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Alcatraz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McLarnin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alcatraz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McLarnin has managed to get both his arms back between Alcatraz's legs - danger averted.
Alcatraz keeping moving, preventing McLarnin from controlling successfully.
Jimmy McLarnin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alcatraz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alcatraz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McLarnin escapes and throws Alcatraz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Alcatraz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alcatraz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin takes a little break here. Alcatraz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Alcatraz is not content to let McLarnin control the position.
Alcatraz is trying to get back to half guard.
McLarnin working the head and body with strikes.
Alcatraz being controlled for a moment.
Alcatraz wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McLarnin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Alcatraz is not content to let McLarnin control the position.
McLarnin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alcatraz has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alcatraz regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robbie Alcatraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robbie Alcatraz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McLarnin avoids the body shot from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz throws a right hand that misses
and McLarnin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McLarnin.
Alcatraz blocks the elbow strike.
Alcatraz struggles to land a body shot inside as McLarnin controls his hands.
Alcatraz tries to land knees in the clinch but McLarnin avoids the damage to the body.
Alcatraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
Nice elbow from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLarnin.
Alcatraz unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLarnin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcatraz tries a body shot but McLarnin blocks it.
McLarnin can't get the takedown.
McLarnin avoiding damage as Alcatraz throws knees to the body.
Alcatraz is fighting off a takedown attempt but McLarnin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Alcatraz to the mat. Alcatraz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Alcatraz wants to get back to his feet but McLarnin passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLarnin is looking to take a break and control but Alcatraz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alcatraz is trying to stand up here but McLarnin is controlling him well.
McLarnin is looking for a kimura here.
Alcatraz tries to roll over but McLarnin keeps him under control.
Alcatraz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alcatraz.
Alcatraz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McLarnin has picked Alcatraz up and slammed him! Alcatraz can't keep hold of the triangle and McLarnin manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz is looking to regain half guard here but McLarnin keeps moving and retains side control.
Alcatraz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McLarnin uses his free foot to push down on Alcatraz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alcatraz.
Alcatraz wants to control but McLarnin is having none of it.
McLarnin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alcatraz is looking to improve his position but McLarnin isn't that keen on the idea.
McLarnin controlling from the full mount.
Jimmy McLarnin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz is wriggling around trying to escape.
McLarnin controlling his opponent.
McLarnin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McLarnin won't let Alcatraz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
McLarnin trying to control but Alcatraz is having none of it.
Alcatraz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alcatraz is squirming around, avoiding McLarnin's attempts to control the action.
McLarnin with a couple of short strikes.
Alcatraz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McLarnin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Robbie Alcatraz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alcatraz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alcatraz wants to control but McLarnin is having none of it.
McLarnin lands a big shot there that rocks Alcatraz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy McLarnin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alcatraz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Robbie Alcatraz!
Our winner, Robbie Alcatraz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hollywood Undead - Party By Myself. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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31
300 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Jacobson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Adams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams drops Jacobson with a beautiful combination! Jacobson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Adams is looking for the KO!
Jacobson is rocked!
It looks like Tom Jacobson has been cut.
Jacobson throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Oh Jacobson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacobson walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Jacobson limp body while Adams jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Austin Adams!
A relieved looking Austin Adams thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Tom Jacobson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I fought my best and lost ... he was the better fighter today '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Clack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patryk Szczerbiec has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Clack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clack staying out of range there.
Clack throws a lazy right hand but Szczerbiec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Szczerbiec tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec closes the distance and pushes Clack back into the cage.
Clack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szczerbiec blocks an uppercut.
Szczerbiec scores with a shot to the side of Clack's head.
Clack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Szczerbiec misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Szczerbiec backwards.
Clack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clack lands a right hand.
Szczerbiec lands a knee to the body.
Szczerbiec tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Szczerbiec fails to land.
Clack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clack lands with an uppercut that bounces Szczerbiec off the cage and back into range.
Clack has a takedown stuffed.
Szczerbiec connects with a single shot there.
Clack throws out a loose jab but Szczerbiec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clack throws a right hand that Szczerbiec ducks under and follows up with a left that Szczerbiec also avoids with ease.
Szczerbiec looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clack throws a jab but it's blocked by Szczerbiec.
Clack with a nice cross.
Clack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szczerbiec throws a lazy right hand but Clack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clack on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Clack there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczerbiec throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clack counters with a shoot takedown. Szczerbiec fights it but they end up in guard.
Clack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Szczerbiec's head.
Szczerbiec pulls Clack in close to prevent any damage.
Clack wants to pass the guard but Szczerbiec is keeping the position.
Clack trying to control the position from guard on top but Szczerbiec is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szczerbiec manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clack manages to get himself to full guard.
Clack wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec is looking to stand up but Clack won't let him.
Clack looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Szczerbiec puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Clack is looking for a sweep. Szczerbiec is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clack is working hard here to advance position.
Szczerbiec is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Szczerbiec trying to control but Clack is having none of it.
Clack is looking to improve his position but Szczerbiec isn't that keen on the idea.
Clack sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clack trying to control but Szczerbiec postures up.
Szczerbiec is trying to control the action in half guard but Clack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Szczerbiec is just content to waste time from the top position. Clack takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Szczerbiec looking to pass the guard.
Clack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Szczerbiec is stalling in the full guard.
Szczerbiec would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Szczerbiec wants to control from the top but Clack keeps moving.
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 Kenny Clack will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clack shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Szczerbiec as he jumps to the side.
Szczerbiec lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Szczerbiec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patryk Szczerbiec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clack gets a double leg takedown into Szczerbiec's guard.
Kenny Clack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Szczerbiec looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Szczerbiec utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clack advances position into side control!
Szczerbiec is not content to let Clack control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clack goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Szczerbiec has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Clack but great work by Szczerbiec.
Clack tries to buck Szczerbiec off but Szczerbiec is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec controlling the position from side mount.
Clack tries to bench press Szczerbiec off him but Szczerbiec keeps the position.
Clack sneaks back into half guard.
Clack wants to improve his position but Szczerbiec is controlling well.
Szczerbiec wants to stand up but Clack is controlling the position.
Clack is looking to control Szczerbiec's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clack avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Szczerbiec wants to stand up but Clack is controlling the position.
Clack slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Szczerbiec trying to stand up but can't free himself from Clack's guard.
Clack throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clack managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Szczerbiec trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Clack manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Clack stands and throws Szczerbiec's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Clack has knee on belly momentarily but Szczerbiec bucks him off and regains half guard.
Szczerbiec trying to control here.
Clack is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Szczerbiec doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec trying to control but Clack postures up.
Clack stalling away here and it's allowed Szczerbiec to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clack is looking to work some ground and pound but Szczerbiec has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clack lands a couple of digs.
Szczerbiec pulls Clack in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Clack dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Clack looks to land a combination but Szczerbiec avoids it well.
Szczerbiec scores with a head kick. Clack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Clack looks to land a right hand but Szczerbiec moved out of range.
Clack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Szczerbiec gets a clinch.
Szczerbiec looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clack lands with a short shot to the head.
Clack misses with some punches.
Clack is looking to break free of the clinch but Szczerbiec has double underhooks.
Clack blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clack blocks an uppercut.
Szczerbiec has a couple of punches blocked by Clack.
Szczerbiec tries a knee to the head but Clack blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clack.
A head punch on the inside from Szczerbiec fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack wants a takedown but no success here.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clack tries a body shot but Szczerbiec blocks it.
Szczerbiec has a couple of punches blocked by Clack.
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clack has Szczerbiec pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Szczerbiec just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clack's brow.
Szczerbiec goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clack swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczerbiec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szczerbiec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szczerbiec misses with a looping left.
Patryk Szczerbiec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clack throws a hook to the side of Szczerbiec's head but Szczerbiec sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szczerbiec moves out of range of the strikes.
Clack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Szczerbiec cracks Clack with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clack blocks a jab.
Szczerbiec tries to work over Clack's front leg with a kick but Clack checks it.
Szczerbiec gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Szczerbiec swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Szczerbiec creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szczerbiec throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clack blocks it with crossed arms.
Clack has a couple of punches blocked by Szczerbiec.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczerbiec lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clack stops a takedown attempt from Szczerbiec.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Szczerbiec throws a head punch that misses.
Szczerbiec lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clack backwards.
Szczerbiec misses with a knee to the head.
Clack breaks from the clinch.
Clack defending well as Szczerbiec loads up on a big left hand.
Patryk Szczerbiec seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Szczerbiec checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Szczerbiec misses with a straight right.
Clack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clack half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Clack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clack takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Clack cracks Szczerbiec with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clack is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Szczerbiec tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Szczerbiec throws a right and a left that Clack avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clack misses with a hook.
Szczerbiec lands with a nice combination. Clack backs away looking to recover.
Clack is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Clack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Szczerbiec misses with a looping right.
Szczerbiec jabs Clack right on the nose. Clack blinks but takes it well.
Clack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clack lands a head kick. Szczerbiec smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clack seems to have got his legs back now.
It looks like Patryk Szczerbiec has been cut.
Clack moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Szczerbiec is rocked!
Clack drops Szczerbiec with a huge uppercut! Szczerbiec drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Clack is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Clack!
Kenny Clack thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Welsh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lets Have A War. The crowd seem to be enjoying Artist's choice of entrance music: Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Artist!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Welsh.
Welsh lands a knee to the head.
Artist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Welsh prevents Artist from breaking the clinch.
Welsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Artist connects with a body shot that sends Welsh's belly button to the back.
Welsh blocks a jab.
Welsh is looking to clinch but Artist is avoiding it.
Artist doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Welsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Welsh moves in looking to clinch but Artist pushes him off.
Artist looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Welsh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Artist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Artist takes a knee to the side of the body.
Artist is trying to break the clinch but Welsh has him pressed against the cage.
Artist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Welsh rushes Artist and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welsh lands a knee to the head.
It looks like The Artist has been cut.
Artist tries to break free but Welsh pushes him back against the cage.
Welsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Artist's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist tries to break the clinch but Welsh is controlling the position.
Welsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Artist's face.
Welsh missing with knees to the body.
Artist takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Welsh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Welsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Artist's efforts to push away.
Welsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Artist's efforts to push away.
Artist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Artist breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Welsh's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($500/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Welsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Artist as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Artist misses.
Welsh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Artist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh fails with the takedown.
Welsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Welsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Artist swats away the attempt to clinch by Welsh.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Artist! But no joy.
Artist misses with a straight left.
Welsh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Welsh misses with a takedown attempt - Artist sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Artist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welsh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Artist finds it's way round the side to connect with Welsh's head.
Welsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artist misses with a wild combination.
Welsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Artist throws a counter combo.
Artist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Artist swats away the attempt to clinch by Welsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist's jab looks to have found its range, popping Welsh under the eye.
Welsh clinches with his opponent.
Artist is looking to break free of the clinch but Welsh has double underhooks.
Welsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Artist misses with an attempted mid kick.
Artist throws a solid leg kick but Welsh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Artist.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Welsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Artist circles away.
Welsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Artist sprawls well. He's pushed Welsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Artist looks to land a combination. Welsh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
Nice body punch from Artist.
Artist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Welsh.
Artist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Welsh circles away quickly and effectively.
Welsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Artist throws out the jab.
Welsh slips a jab and a cross from Artist.
Welsh clinches.
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!
A short body shot lands from Welsh as the two fighters clinch.
Artist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Artist works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Artist.
Welsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Artist throws out the jab.
Artist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Welsh is out of range and Artist settles back down.
Welsh pushes Artist up against the cage in a clinch.
Artist is trying to force a seperation but Welsh has the dominant position.
Artist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Artist. No joy for Welsh on that attempt.
Artist works Welsh's body with a nice hook.
Welsh avoids the head kick by Artist.
A big right from Artist misses.
Artist keeps the fight on the outside.
Artist cracks Welsh with a good jab.
The Artist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artist lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Welsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Welsh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Welsh showed some decent athleticism there.
Artist kicks off Welsh and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Artist dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Welsh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Artist circles away.
The Artist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Artist misses with a wild combination.
Welsh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Welsh seems to be looking for submissions.
Welsh is trying to control. Artist wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Welsh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Welsh is looking to stall here but Artist recovers full guard.
Artist is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Welsh is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Artist wants to stand up but Welsh is controlling him.
Welsh wants to control from the top but Artist keeps moving.
Artist is working an open guard so Welsh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Welsh 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.
Welsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Artist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welsh stands up and waves to Artist to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Artist feints and then cracks Welsh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Welsh down.
Artist misses with a body shot.
Welsh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Welsh shoots in but Artist avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Artist lands a right hook to the body.
Welsh 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.
Artist has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Welsh off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Welsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artist thows a leg kick but Welsh checks it
and Welsh counters with a series of strikes. Artist will be more careful next time no doubt.
Welsh closes the distance and clinches up with Artist, looking for a takedown. Welsh pushes Artist against the cage but Artist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Artist pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Welsh back to the cage. Artist follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
No luck for Welsh with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Welsh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Artist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Welsh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Artist misses with a head kick.
TJ Welsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Artist scores with a nice body kick.
Artist looks to land a combination but Welsh avoids it well.
Artist throws a lazy right hand but Welsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Artist throws a front kick aimed at Welsh's knee but Welsh avoids it well.
Artist goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Welsh cracks Artist with an open hand slap.
Welsh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Artist tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Welsh is in Artist's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welsh stops Artist from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welsh stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Artist jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Artist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Welsh moves in looking to clinch but Artist pushes him off.
Welsh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Artist tries to sprawl out of it but Welsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Artist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Welsh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good shot there by Artist.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown but Artist manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Welsh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Artist tries to sprawl out of it but Welsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Artist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Artist misses with a straight left.
Artist throws a lazy right hand but Welsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Artist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Artist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Welsh tries to clinch but Artist moves out of range.
As Welsh backs off Artist throws a huge counter combo but Welsh manages to avoid it all.
Artist stuffs the takedown attempt from Welsh. Welsh gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Artist 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Welsh pushes Artist up against the cage in a clinch.
Welsh tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Welsh jumps guard but Artist stands there with Welsh around his waist. Welsh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Welsh prevents Artist from breaking the clinch.
Welsh manages to break the clinch.
Welsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Artist misses with a wild body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Welsh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welsh drops his hands momentarily and Artist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welsh looks for a takedown but Artist sprawls well.
Welsh forces Artist back against the cage and clinches.
Artist breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist throws a series of punches but Welsh moves out of range.
Welsh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Artist manages to circle out of the way.
The Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Artist avoids it really well and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Artist.
Artist bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Welsh's head backwards.
Welsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Welsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Welsh is rocked!
Welsh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Welsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Artist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welsh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Artist circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Welsh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Artist defends well and Welsh ends up having to push Artist into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Welsh looks for a takedown but Artist sprawls well.
Welsh is holding his hands too far apart here. Artist throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Welsh is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Artist!
The Artist 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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