Ernestogon Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 In my idle time I'm playing with the idea of rewriting MMA history - what if started at the turn of the 20th century, forming a kind of MMA world federation without those bids around various world championships? I've always thought a sport is better when there's only one organization/federation paving the way for only one set of world champions. Look at another sports... There's only one Olympics, only one Football World Cup, and even only one Major League Baseball, one Super Bowl and so... The main reason for all the MMA disreputation is the bitter battle around the organizations trying to be "the world's best", as in boxing (although UFC would be an example of this nowadays, thre's still some threats). But well... turning back to the dynasty, I'm starting a US-based organization, the only one in my universe aiming to expand steadly around the world. In a world without radio (pre-Roarin' 20s) I created the Western Union telegraph company as a broadcaster, with aims to recreate all the radio, TV and Internet broadcasting as time goes by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 List of first fighters set to sign It's May 1900. The first fighters set to debut are: Name (Age) Ethnicity Heavyweights Alex Gordy (21) Black Clyde Murphy (21) Black Herman Keith (17) White Jack Bradburn (22) Black James Montoya (22) Black Jon Westybrook (23) White Marvin Petty (20) Black Ralph Halliwell (18) White Raymond Kingman (21) White Ryan Laurent (19) White Warren Joslin (18) Black Light Heavyweights Adrian Power (20) White Antonio Phillips (21) Black Edgar Maivia (25) Black Jason Perry (24) Latin Justin Burton (23) Asian Larry Curran (20) Latin Moore Nash (20) Black Rhodes Stewart (19) White Tom Leben (23) White Middleweights Alfred Erickson (22) White Anthony Borden (20) White Craig Bloxsome (22) White Douglas Huey (19) Latin Douglas Hunt (22) White Edgar Robert (24) Black Johnny Hinkle (21) Latin Matt Dahl (24) Black Randy Turnbull (23) Asian Ricky Liaudin (25) Black Welterweights Bailey Kerr (21) Black Clarence Wiuff (18) Black Clinton Roberts (23) White Dale Deeley (22) White Eddie Kerr (21) Black Floyd Barnett (22) Black Joel Strong (20) Black Kyle DiBiase (18) Latin Thomas Mason (22) Black Tyler St. Hubbins (22) White Lightweights Clarence Garner (18) Latin Cody Eaton (23) White Cody Hogan (22) Black Douglas Kerr (19) Black Harry Chambers (24) White Karl Alexander (20) White Karl Kang (21) White Lance Russell (21) White Michael Richardson (22) Black Ron Orndorff (20) Black Featherweights Gordon Rodriguez (24) White Jacob Chambers (20) Latin Kurt Patterson (17) Asian Laurent Whitehead (21) Black Michael Bryant (23) White Perry DeVille (20) White Philip Hesketh (24) White Scott Griffin (18) Black Shawn Johnson (22) White Stanley Howard (17) White Bantamweights Alex Psycho (25) Black Anthony Guest (19) Black Bruce Serrano (23) Black Darrell Price (22) Black Ryan Lane (19) Latin Terry Morton (19) Black Theodore Foster (18) White Turner Koscheck (20) Black Tyler Lesnar (23) White Wesley David (24) Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Saturday, Week 1, May 1900 The first contracts were signed. The current roster is as explained here: HW Alex Gordy Herman Keith James Montoya Jon Westybrook Ralph Halliwell Raymond Kingman LHW Edgar Maivia Moore Nash Tom Leben MW Alfred Erickson Anthony Borden Douglas Hunt Randy Turnbull Ricky Liaudin WW Clinton Roberts Dale Deeley Joel Strong LW Cody Eaton Cody Hogan Douglas Kerr Karl Kang Lance Russell FW Kurt Patterson Laurent Whitehead Shawn Johnson BW Anthony Guest Theodore Foster Turner Koscheck Tyler Lesnar Welsey David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 The first fight cards was announced, both to be held in Utah: Saturday, Week 3, June 1900 Salt Lake City, Utah Main Event Douglas Hunt vs Anthony Borden (MW) Both fighters have wreslting backgrounds. 22-year Hunt is the favorite. Co-Main Event Raymond Kingman vs Alex Gordy (HW) Along Gordy's wrestler origins, Kingman is an early jiu jitsu student. 21-year Gordy is the favorite. Wesley David vs Theodore Foster (BW) Foster is a jiu jitsu alumni, too - David is a kick boxer. 18-year old Foster is heavily favored. Laurent Whitehead vs Kurt Patterson (FW) Kick boxing is Whitehead's origins - Patterson has a style akin to amateur wrestling. 17-year old Patterson is the big favorite at the odds. Cody Eaton vs Cody Hogan (LW) Eaton abilities allow to meaningful kicking - Hogan has wrestler skills. Eaton has a light favoritism. Saturday, Week 1, July 1900 Salt Lake City, Utah Main Event Edgar Maivia vs Moore Nash (LHW) Maivia has a strong striking with a wrestler background - Nash is an early akido fighter. There's no clear favorite. Co-Main Event Clinton Roberts vs Dale Deeley (WW) Roberts is a strong jiu jitsu student - Deeley is a kick boxer. Roberts is the unanimous favorite. Anthony Guest vs Tyler Lesnar (BW) Guest is an amateur wrestler - Lesnar originates as a judoka. Guest is the absolute favorite. Douglas Kerr vs Karl Kang (LW) Kerr has a kick boxing background - Kang is an amateur wrestler. Kerr is a very light favorite. Jon Westybrook vs James Montoya (HW) Westybrook is a jiu jitsu alumni - Montoya is weak as a shoot wrestler. Westybrook is heavily favored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Sunday, Week 1, May 1900 The rest of the fighters are to be signed: Heavyweights Clyde Murphy Jack Bradburn Marvin Petty Ryan Laurent Warren Joslin Light Heavyweights Adrian Power Antonio Phillips Jason Perry Justin Burton Larry Curran Rhodes Stewart Middleweights Craig Bloxsome Douglas Huey Edgar Robert Johnny Hinkle Matt Dahl Welterweights Bailey Kerr Clarence Wiuff Eddie Kerr Floyd Barnett Kyle DiBiase Thomas Mason Tyler St. Hubbins Lightweights Clarence Garner Harry Chambers Karl Alexander Michael Richardson Ron Orndorff Featherweights Gordon Rodriguez Jacob Chambers Michael Bryant Perry DeVille Philip Hesketh Scott Griffin Stanley Howard Bantamweights Alex Psycho Bruce Serrano Darrell Price Ryan Lane Terry Morton Today on MMA - Melvin Brougton was signed as our first annoncer.(1) - Manti, UT team have their first members: to-be-signed LHW Larry Curran, and (as visitor) BW Theodore Foster (1)For pre-1920s effects, an "announcer" could be understood under the banner of speed of reaction for send messages via telegraphy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 After completing all the signings LDS added new fights to the previosly announced cards, and also announced new events. (Previously booked fights are marked in bold italics) LDS 1: The Beginning Saturday, Week 3, June 1900 Salt Lake City, Utah Main Event Ryan Laurent vs Clyde Murphy (HW) Laurent is a kick boxer, and Murphy originated as wrestler. Murphy is the big favorite. Co-Main Event Douglas Hunt vs Anthony Borden (MW) Karl Alexander vs Harry Chambers (LW) Alexander has kickboxing background, and Chambers is a wrestler. Chambers is the absolute favorite. Terry Morton vs Bruce Serrano (BW) Both are wrestlers, with Serrano being a strong rival and the full favorite. Raymond Kingman vs Alex Gordy (HW) Wesley David vs Theodore Foster (BW) Kyle DiBiase vs Clarence Wiuff (WW) DiBiase is an accomplished wrestler - Wiuff is a jiu jitsu student. DiBiase is the big favorite. Laurent Whitehead vs Kurt Patterson (FW) Warren Joslin vs Jack Bradburn (HW) Both are wrestlers, with Bradburn apperenly being a bit better. However, Joslin is syndicated as the favorite. Preliminary bouts Matt Dahl vs Craig Bloxsome (MW) Under the wreslting origins of both fighters, Dahl apparents to win his fight. Cody Eaton vs Cody Hogan (LW) Justin Burton vs Antonio Phillips (LHW) Burton is a shoot wrestler, and Phillips is a kick boxer. Buston is allotted to defeat in his debut. Larry Curran vs Rhodes Stewart (LHW) There's no clear favoritism at this wrestlers' duel, with Curran winning at the forecasts. LDS 2: Glory Days Saturday, Week 4, June 1900 Salt Lake City, Utah Main Event Floyd Barnett vs Thomas Mason (WW) As a muay thai man, Barnett is a rare breed - Mason has origins in boxing. Barnett is heavily the favorite. Co-Main Event Edgar Robert vs Ricky Liaudin (MW) Both are wrestlers: Robert is from the submission branch, Liaudin is Greek-Roman. Robert has a slight favoritism. Scott Griffin vs Perry DeVille (FW) Both are wrestlers - DeVille is heavily favored. Michael Richardson vs Ron Orndorff (LW) Richardson is a wrestler, Orndorff is a muay thai sportsman. Richardson is the big favorite. Bailey Kerr vs Tyler St. Hubbins (WW) Kerr is from boxing - St. Hubbins is a wrestler. St. Hubbins is a great favorite. Marvin Petty vs Ralph Halliwell (HW) Petty is from jiu jitsu and Halliwell from taekwondo. Petty is expected to win. Michael Bryant vs Stanley Howard (FW) Bryant is a freestyler and Howard is form muay thai. The big favorite is Bryant. LDS 3: Day Of Independence Saturday, Week 1, July 1900 Salt Lake City, Utah Main Event Edgar Maivia vs Moore Nash (LHW) Co-Main Event Adrian Power vs Jason Perry (LHW) Power is form kick boxing, and Perry (from wrestling) is the grand favorite. Clinton Roberts vs Dale Deeley (WW) Anthony Guest vs Tyler Lesnar (BW) Douglas Kerr vs Karl Kang (LW) Jon Westybrook vs James Montoya (HW) Alex Psycho vs Darrell Price (BW) Psycho is from muay thai - Price a kick boxer. There's a technical draw at the odds, with Price at a sliught advantarge. LDS 4: Holding The Last Breath Saturday, Week 3, July 1900 Salt Lake City, Utah Main Event Randy Turnbull vs Alfred Erickson (MW) Turnbull is a kick boxer - Erickson has Greek-Roman wrestling roots. Erickson is the big favorite. Co-Main Event Gordon Rodriguez vs Philip Hesketh (FW) Rodriguez, a jiu jitsu student, will face a kick boxer in the merpson of Hesketh. Rodriguez is the big favorite. Johnny Hinkle vs Douglas Huey (MW) Hinkle is a karateka - Huey is a grappler. Hinkle is syndicated as the future winner. Turner Koscheck vs Ryan Lane (BW) Koscheck is a Greco-Roman wrestler - Lane is a Boxer. Koscheck is the great favored. Lance Russell vs Clarence Garner (LW) Russell has wrestling roots - Garner is a judoka. Russell is the big favorite. Shawn Johnson vs Jacob Chambers (FW) Johnson is a kick boxer - Chambers a G-R wrestler. Chambers is called to win. Eddie Kerr vs Joel Strong (WW) Kerr has pugilistic roots - Strong a freestyler. Strong is the favorite, honoring his surname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Week 2, May 1900 New members at Salt Lake Salt Lake City team has their first members on Friday: middleweight Alfred Erickson as a full-time member, and Douglas Hunt visiting the camp. Broadcasting contract was signed Last Thursday Western Union signed a contract for broadcasting the first six LDS events, securing a full coverage across the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Wednesday, Week 3, May 1900 Logan team has the first members There's a great excitating in Logan team: his first full member is featherweight Scott Griffin. Lightweight Karl Alexander is visiting the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Sunday, Week 3, May 1900 EXTRA: Eddie Kerr Injured The injury sustained by welterweight Eddie Kerr forced the cancellation of what would be the opening bout of "LDS 4: Holding The Last Breath" (to be held Week 3, July 1900). The ailment is a moderate pectoral injury, sidelining Kerr for about 3-4 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Tuesday, Week 4, May 1900 Saint George gain their first men Saint George finally got his first pair of members: light heavyweight Rhodes Stewart is the first full member. Lightweight Cody Hogan began to visit the camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 June 1900: New debuting fighters A new breed of rookie fighters is coming to the town. They'll be signed for our fighting association. Heavyweights Arnold Griffin Ben David Billy Stewart Chester Diaz Daniel Walker Franklin Roberts John McKing Ronnie Kim Light heavyweights Chester Corbett Reginald Borgomeo Terry London Middleweights Eddie Imes Glen Savage Laurent Simmons Lawrence Pulver Luis Hinkle Martin Maxx Welterweights Christian Speed Clinton James Greg Lawler Lawrence Lauzon Troy Gibson Vincent Buentello Lightweights Bill Psycho Bobby Curran Don Hesketh Jonathan Robinson Leon Herring Roger Dewees Featherweights Allen Harris Criag Grove Frank Valentine Keith Nevada Timothy Grove Tyrone Vedder Bantamweights Albert Goodlooks Ben Vessey Calvin Edwards Jo Horn Reginald Keith Terry Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Monthly Balances (April and May 1900) April 1900 Income Sponsorships: $504 Miscellaneous: $280 Expenses Administration: $504 Miscellaneous: $252 Profit (before taxes): $28 Taxes: $1 Final profit: $27 Balance: $100,027 May 1900 Income Sponsorships: $504 Miscellaneous: $280 Expenses Fighters: $10,500 Advertising: $4,641 Administration: $504 Miscellaneous: $252 Loss: -$15,113 Balance: $84,914 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Saturday, Week 4, May 1900 Douglas Hunt Injured Last Saturday, middleweight fighter Douglas Hunt injured his ankle on training, forcing the cancelation of his fight against Anthony Borden. Hunt will be sidelined for almost 3 months. Due to this misfortune, the Karl Alexander vs Harry Chambers lightweights' bout was risen to co-main event status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 New contracts, new fights and new events (Sat W1 June 1900) A total of 18 fighters signed today with LDS, making a place on the roster. New fights was added today for "LDS 5: Holding The Last Breath": (Previously booked fights are marked in bold italics) LDS 4: Holding The Last Breath Saturday, Week 3, July 1900 Salt Lake City, Utah ME: Randy Turnbull vs Alfred Erickson (MW) Co-Main Event Clinton James vs Christian Speed (WW) Both co-main eventers are wrestlers. Speed has the advantage in the forecasts. Gordon Rodriguez vs Philip Hesketh (FW) Billy Stewart vs Terry London (HW) Stewart is a Greco-Roman stuff, London comes from kickboxing. Stewart is the favorite. Johnny Hinkle vs Douglas Huey (MW) Turner Koscheck vs Ryan Lane (BW) Lance Russell vs Clarence Garner (LW) Anthony Borden vs Laurent Simmons (MW) Borden has wrestling roots - Simmons is from the sweet science. Borden is the winning project. Roger Dewees vs Don Hesketh (LW) Hesketh is a grappler - versus a judoka in the Dewees person. Dewees is the favorite. Preliminary fights Shawn Johnson vs Jacob Chambers (FW) Chester Corbett vs Reginald Borgomeo (LHW) Corbett is from muay thai, and Borgomeo is a wrestler. Borgemeo is the called to win. Also a new show was announced for August: LDS 5: On Fire Saturday, Week 3, August 1900 Salt Lake City, Utah Main Event Troy Gibson vs Greg Lawler (WW) Gibson is an accomplished wrestler - Lawler is a kick boxer. There's uncertanity about the odds, althrough Gibson has a light advantage. Co-Main Event Arnold Griffin vs Herman Keith (HW) Griffin is a judoka - Keith is from wrestling. Keith has a light advantage amidst a cloud of doubts at the forecasts. Jonathan Robinson vs Bill Psycho (LW) Robinson is a freestyle wrestler - Psycho is from jiu jitsu. Robinson is the big favorite. Jo Horn vs Calvin Edwards (BW) both wrestlers are from the Greek-Roman branch - Horn has the favoritism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Sunday, Week 1, June 1900 Today Manti announced his new pair of members. Light heavyweight Adrian Power is the new full member, and LHW fighter Moore Nash is visiting the camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Fights added to LDS 4, 6 - New events announced All the fighters are signed with our organization. 5 new fights were announced for the "LDS 4" event. (Previously booked fights are marked in bold italics) LDS 4: Holding The Last Breath Saturday, Week 3, July 1900 Salt Lake City, Utah ME: Randy Turnbull vs Alfred Erickson (MW) Co-Main Event Lawrence Pulver vs Luis Hinkle (MW) Pulver is a kick boxer - Hinkle is from taekwondo. There's a slight Hinckle's lead in the odds. Clinton James vs Christian Speed (WW) Gordon Rodriguez vs Philip Hesketh (FW) Daniel Walker vs Franklin Roberts (HW) Walker is a jiu jitsu fighter - wrestling is Roberts's discipline. Walker's has a light lead at the odds. Billy Stewart vs Terry London (HW) Johnny Hinkle vs Douglas Huey (MW) Turner Koscheck vs Ryan Lane (BW) Lance Russell vs Clarence Garner (LW) Preliminary fights Anthony Borden vs Laurent Simmons (MW) Roger Dewees vs Don Hesketh (LW) Ben Vessey vs Terry Dale (BW) Both are Greco-Roman wrestlers. Vessey is the grand favorite. Timothy Grove vs Frank Valentine (FW) Both have wrestling origins. Grove is the big favorite. Shawn Johnson vs Jacob Chambers (FW) Chester Corbett vs Reginald Borgomeo (LHW) LDS 5 announced for July's Week 4 At the same time, "LDS 5" was announced today to be held in Saturday, Week 4, 1900. LDS 5: Be Yourself Saturday, Week 4, July 1900 Salt Lake City, Utah Vincent Buentello vs Lawrence Lauzon (WW) Buentello is a wrestler - Lauzon is a kick boxer. Buentello is the called to win. Ronnie Kim vs Chester Diaz (HW) Kim is a consumated judoka - Diaz is a jiu-jiustu fighter. Kim is the big favorite. Allen Harris vs Keith Nevada (FW) Harris is a karate kid - Nevada is from boxing. Harris is the big favorite. Bobby Curran vs Leon Harring (LW) Curran is from kick boxing - Herring has wrestling roots. There's a light lead for Curran. Due to this, the August W3 event was retroactively named as "LDS 6", and three new fights was booked for the show: (Previously booked fights are marked in bold italics) LDS 6: On Fire Saturday, Week 3, August 1900 Salt Lake City, Utah ME: Troy Gibson vs Greg Lawler (WW) Eddie Imes vs Martin Maxx (MW) Both fighters are wrestlers - Maxx is the great favorite. Ben David vs John McKing (HW) David is a kick boxer, and McKing is a pugilist - David is the winner at the forecasts. Arnold Griffin vs Herman Keith (HW) Jonathan Robinson vs Bill Psycho (LW) Albert Goodlooks vs Reginald Keith (BW) Goodlocks is a wrestler, and kick boxing is the Keith's school - Goodlocks is the favorite. Jo Horn vs Calvin Edwards (BW) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Friday, Week 2, June 1900 Today Salt Lake City announced their brand new pair of members. Heavyweight Marvin Petty is the new full member - welterweight Karl Kang is his new visiting mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Wednesday, Week 3, June 1900 The Logan team officially announced their new membership. Welterweight Clinton James is the new full member, and Jack Bradburn are visiting since today the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Friday, Week 3, June 1900 Eddie Kerr Cautioned Welterweight 21-y fighter Eddie Kerr was cautioned for threatening behavior last night, and will be spending one month with his legal issues. Kerr is resting due to a pectoral injury sustained about one month ago, for which he might wait about 3 months to fulfill his rehab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Saturday, Week 3, June 1900 LDS 1: The Beginning Weight-Ins Main Event Ryan Laurent (209 lb) / Clyde Murphy (246 lb) Co-Main Event Karl Alexander (155 lb) / Harry Chambers (155 lb) Main Card Terry Morton (135 lb) / Bruce Serrano (135 lb) Raymond Kingman (265 lb) / Alex Gordy (213 lb) Wesley David (135 lb) / Theodore Foster (135 lb) Kyle DiBiase (170 lb) / Clarence Wiuff (170 lb) Laurent Whitehead (145 lb) / Kurt Patterson (145 lb) Warren Joslin (229 lb) / Jack Bradburn (244 lb) Preliminary Card Matt Dahl (185 lb) / Craig Bloxsome (185 lb) Cody Eaton (155 lb) / Cody Hogan (159 lb) [1] Justin Burton (205 lb) / Antonio Phillips (202 lb) Larry Cugan (202 lb) / Rhodes Stewart (205 lb) [1] Cody Hogan weighted in 4 lbs. above the lightweight cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 LDS 1: Full Recap LDS 1: The Beginning Full Recap Today 73 people gathered at the Salt Lake City's Liberty Park for attend a historical moment: the first event after the announcement of a LDS-backed sporting organization at the last General Conference. Melvin Broughton will provide the wire via Western Union. Preliminary Fights Light Heavyweight Bout Larry Cugan vs Rhodes Stewart Our first fight today is Larry Curran going up against Rhodes Stewart... Refereeing this bout will be Chester Sylvia... Our judges are: Rodney Varelans, Lloyd Clementi, and Joseph Cox... And here we go! 1st Round Stewart ignores the offer of a touch of gloves... The two fighters come forward and engage... Stewart hits a jab but doesn't connect with a right hand. Curran misses with a left jab and also misses with a big right hand... They engage in the center... Curran is off target with a left jab but lands a right hook. Stewart hits a left jab and also hits a right cross... Curran initiates an exchange of strikes... Curran can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then hits Stewart with a straight right... Both fighters come together and strike... Stewart uses a left jab and also lands a right hook. Curran lands a left jab and also hits a right hand... Both fighters meet in the center... Stewart lands a left jab and also hits a right hand. Curran misses a jab but connects with a right hand... They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands... Curran confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes... Curran uses a left jab, but his big right hand follow-up misses... We are now at the halfway point of the round... Both fighters come together and strike... Stewart scores with a jab and also hits a right cross. Curran misses with a left jab but hits a right hand... The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile... Stewart is breathing very hard... Both fighters meet in the center... Curran misses a jab but lands a right hook. Stewart doesn't connect with a left jab but lands a right hook... The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike... Stewart hits a left jab and also hits a right hand. Curran hits a jab and also scores with a right hook... Breathing very hard, Curran is looking ragged... There's under a minute left in this round... Curran attacks with strikes... Stewart hits a pair of jabs in the exchange... Curran throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either... They engage in the center... Stewart hits a left jab and also hits a right hand. Curran doesn't connect with a left jab but hits a right cross... Both fighters look spent, and at close range they fall into a clinch... Curran attempts to wrestle Stewart to the ground... It's unsuccessful, Stewart maintained a good solid base... Curran attempts to wrestle Stewart to the ground... Stewart blocks the takedown attempt and takes control of the grapple... Round one ends as time expires. "I have to give that round to Stewart, but only a 10-9." 2nd Round There's the bell for the start of the round!... The two fighters engage... Stewart hits a jab and also connects with a right hand. Curran hits a jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook... Both fighters meet in the center... Curran is off-target with a jab but connects with a right hand. Stewart uses a left jab and also scores with a right hook... Both fighters move in and engage... Stewart misses with a left jab but hits a right hand. Curran misses with a left jab and also can't hit a right cross... The two fighters engage... Curran is off-target with a jab and also doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Stewart scores with a jab but can't hit a right cross... Curran looks very, very tired... The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot... The two fighters come forward and engage... Stewart hits a left jab but misses a right hook. Curran lands a left jab and also hits a right hand... Stewart seems to be fighting against exhaustion... The weight cut that he did for this fight may be a factor in his fatigue... We've now passed the halfway mark in this round... A tired Stewart moves forward, looking for a takedown... Stewart can't get past the sprawl of Curran, and has to give up on the takedown... The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike... Curran lands a left jab but misses a right hook. Stewart scores with a jab and also scores with a right hook... The fighters, looking shattered, clinch up rather than try and move away... With control of the clinch, Stewart tries to complete a takedown... He has the takedown! Curran pulls guard... Stewart begins trying to pass the guard... He passes guard but can't secure side control as Curran starts a scramble for position... The scramble sees Stewart up first, and he is quick to wrestle Curran up against the ropes... Curran uses his wrestling skills to prevent Stewart from attacking with dirty boxing... We're into the final minute of the round... Curran is controlled up against the ropes and takes a few right hands via some dirty boxing... Stewart tries to use dirty boxing against Curran, but his opponent's wrestling skills prevent any damage from happening... Stewart tries to dirty box Curran, but finds himself out-wrestled and turned around so that he is the one against the ropes... Stewart is controlled up against the ropes and takes a few right hands via some dirty boxing... The time is up, and that's the end of round two. "I have to give that round to Stewart, but only a 10-9... My scorecard now has Stewart up 2-0." Round 3 There's the bell for the start of the round!... Both fighters come together and strike... Stewart is off target with a left jab but connects with a right hand. Curran is off target with a left jab and also can't hit a right cross... The two fighters engage... Stewart uses a left jab and also scores with a right hook. Curran misses with a left jab and also can't hit a right cross... A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything... They engage in the center... Stewart is off-target with a jab and also misses with a big right hand. Curran doesn't connect with a left jab and also misses a right hook... Stewart may have been setting up to shoot, but Curran aggressively took the initiative... Curran lands a left hand and then scores with a right cross... Curran looks exhausted... The two fighters engage... Stewart uses a left jab but doesn't connect with a right hand. Curran is off target with a left jab but connects with a right hand... Stewart looks exhausted... The fighters, looking shattered, clinch up rather than try and move away... We've now passed the halfway mark in this round... Stewart tries to take Curran down...The takedown is completed, Curran is on his back and pulls guard...Stewart is trying to pass guard... Stewart isn't able to pass guard on this attempt... Curran attempts to sweep Stewart... The sweep is fantastic, and Curran has ended up with a full mount on Stewart!... Curran attempts an armbar... Stewart rolls with it, using the armbar attempt as a way of getting on top in side control... Stewart attempts to armbar Curran from side control... Stewart gets the armbar fully applied and Curran has to tap out! Rhodes Stewart won by submission! (Armbar, 4:52 R3) (The fight was rated as Good) Light Heavyweight Bout Rhodes Stewart vs Larry Cugan Another match is about to begin: Justin Burton going head to head with Antonio Phillips. .. Paul Vincent will referee this fight... Our rope-side judges are: Lloyd Clementi, Joseph Cox, and Ted Ortiz... And here we go! 1st Round Phillips lands a right hand and then hits Burton with a beauty of a straight left... Phillips confidently comes in closer... Burton, looking very tentative, pokes out a quick jab that hits... A jab hit home from Phillips and then catches Burton with a crunching left hook... Burton backs off, looking extremely dazed...that last shot may have knocked him loopy!... Burton regains his senses just in time to dodge an vicious overhand left... Phillips lands a jab and then hits Burton with a beauty of a straight left... Burton steps back...and almost stumbles over! He is on wobbly legs!... Burton is dropped by a big left hook!... Burton has a ten count to get up... 4, 5, 6, 7... Burton is up... The fight continues... Burton chooses to shoot in on Phillips... A great sprawl from Phillips prevents the takedown... A jab lands from Phillips, but misses with a vicious left hand... We are now at the halfway point of the round... There's a takedown attempt from Burton... A great sprawl from Phillips prevents the takedown... Phillips confidently comes in closer... Phillips uses a right jab, but finds nothing but air with a big left... Burton, looking very tentative, pokes out a pair of quick jabs; neither had any power on them... Phillips uses a right jab, but Burton evades a big left punch... Burton shoots in for a takedown... The takedown is completed, Phillips is on his back and pulls guard... That's his first successful takedown of the fight... In guard, Burton begins working to pass to side control... Phillips finds his opponent too skilled, and Burton passes guard into side control... Burton tries to grab a leg to prepare Phillips for a kneebar... Burton falls back with a kneebar applied, but the round ends before it can force the tap!... Round one is brought to an end as time runs out. "I'd say that was definitely 10-9 for Phillips" 2nd Round And here we go, round 2!... Phillips moves in closer, ready to attack... Phillips lands a jab and then lands a big left hand... There's a takedown attempt from Burton... Phillips almost stops the takedown but is left hopping on one leg while Burton holds the other... With Phillips not going down, Burton settles for pushing him up against the ropes... Phillips doesn't look like he has much left in the tank... With Phillips stuck against the ropes, Burton tries to complete a takedown... The takedown is completed, Burton gets side control from it... Burton tries to lock Phillips into an armbar... Burton gets an armbar and applies pressure to the arm, Phillips is in huge trouble!... Shockingly, Burton loses it! Phillips pops his arm free, and has somehow survived!... Phillips tries to scramble but Burton is too fast and gets side control... Burton blocks an attempted sweep... Burton attempts to kimura Phillips from side control... A kimura is locked in tight, Phillips has his arm bent at a terrible angle!... NO! He pops free. That was really close... Phillips is still under side control though and so the threat of more submission attempts remains... Phillips tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it... Burton tries to ensnare Phillips in a kneebar... Phillips gets caught by the kneebar, and it's deep enough that he has to tap! Justin Burton won by the way of submission! (Kneebar, 3:19 R2) (The fight was rated as Fantastic) Catchweight Bout Larry Cugan vs Rhodes Stewart Moving on, Cody Eaton facing Cody Hogan... Eaton passed as a welterweight at the weight-in in what was expected to be a lightweights' match... Our referee is Paul Vincent... The judges are: Ted Ortiz, Calvin Roberts, and Rodney Varelans... Round one begins! 1st Round Eaton ignores the offer of a touch of gloves... Eaton comes forward with an attack... A jab hit home from Eaton and then scores with a left cross that landed hard... Eaton attacks with strikes... Hogan hits a pair of jabs in the exchange... A jab hit home from Eaton and then hits Hogan with a straight left... He has to get through a flurry of punches to get it, but Hogan gets in close enough to clinch... Eaton uses his wrestling to smother Hogan and stop him from using any dirty boxing... Eaton gets caught with a couple of nice short punches as Hogan uses his dirty boxing to inflict some punishment... Hogan hits Eaton with some short strikes to the side of the head while grappling... Hogan looks to scoop his opponent up for a slam... Hogan has him! Slams him down! Hogan gets side control... Hogan looks to get a mount... Hogan shows his ground skills and slips to mount... Hogan attempts an armbar... Eaton gets caught by the armbar, and it's deep enough that he has to tap! By submission, the winner is Cody Hogan! (Armbar, 3:20 R1) (The fight was rated as Great) Middleweight Bout Matt Dahl vs Craig Bloxsome In the last of the preliminary fights, Matt Dahl competes against Craig Bloxsome in the LDS Middleweight division... Our referee is Paul Vincent... The judges are: Ted Ortiz, Calvin Roberts, and Rodney Varelans... The fight begins! 1st Round The fighters touch gloves... Both fighters step in to strike... Dahl is off target with a left jab but scores with a great right hook. Bloxsome scores with a jab and also connects with a right hand... The two fighters engage... Dahl hits a left jab but misses a right hook. Bloxsome doesn't connect with a left jab and also doesn't find the mark with a right hook... Both fighters move in and engage... Dahl uses a left jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Bloxsome lands a left jab and also hits a right hand... The two fighters engage... Dahl hits a jab and also scores with a right hook. Bloxsome scores with a jab and also lands a right hook... The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike... Dahl uses a left jab but misses a right hook. Bloxsome uses a left jab but doesn't connect with a right hand... The two fighters engage... Dahl scores with a jab and also nails a right cross. Bloxsome uses a left jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook... They come together and strike... Bloxsome can't hit a right cross. Dahl misses with a left jab but scores with a massive right hook to the jaw!... Dahl is breathing very hard... He's down! Bloxsome falls to the floor!... The referee starts a ten count on Bloxsome... 4, 5... Bloxsome gets up... The referee signals that they should continue the fight... The two fighters engage... Dahl lands a left jab but misses a right hook. Bloxsome is off target with a left jab and also doesn't find the mark with a right hook... Both fighters come together and strike... Dahl hits a left jab but doesn't connect with a right hand. Bloxsome hits a left jab and also hits a right cross... The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile... There's under a minute left in this round... The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange... They come together and strike... Dahl hits a jab and also lands a nice right hook. Bloxsome is off target with a left jab and also misses a right hook... Time expires and we come to the end of round one. "I think Dahl took that round, 10-9 on my score card." 2nd Round Round two begins!... The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike... Dahl uses a left jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand. Bloxsome hits a left jab and also lands a right hook... The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike... Dahl scores with a jab and also scores with a great right hook. Bloxsome hits a jab but can't hit a right cross... They stand and trade in the center of the ropes, but neither fighter can land a good shot... They engage in the center... Dahl hits a left jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand. Bloxsome is off target with a left jab but hits a right cross... Bloxsome is looking really tired... That last blow may have really hurt Bloxsome, he staggers backward looking dazed!... Dahl acts fast, moving in and flooring Bloxsome with a right hand to the jaw!... Bloxsome is dazed as the referee starts a ten count... 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9... Bloxsome is up... The referee signals that they should continue the fight... They come together and strike... Bloxsome lands a left hook. Dahl lands a left jab and also nails a vicious right cross!... Bloxsome goes down hard, he's out! Matt Dahl knocked out today!!! (Punch TKO, 2:41 R2) (The fight was rated as Great) Main Card Heavyweight Bout Warren Joslin vs Jack Bradburn We open the main portion of the show with Warren Joslin competing against Jack Bradburn... Our referee is Ricky Moore... The judges for this bout are: Joseph Cox, Ted Ortiz, and Calvin Roberts... Round one begins! 1st Round The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike... Joslin doesn't connect with a left jab and also doesn't connect with a right hand. Bradburn misses a jab and also can't hit a left cross... Both fighters come together and strike... Bradburn uses a right jab but doesn't connect with a left hand. Joslin misses with a left jab but connects with a right hand... A quick step-in from Joslin means he closes the distance and clinches with Bradburn without any significant counter strikes landing... Using his wrestling skills, Joslin is trying to push Bradburn up against the ropes... Bradburn ends up backed against the ropes... Bradburn is trapped up against the ropes... They remain there for at least a minute, hitting each other with short punches to the body and side of the head... Joslin goes to use some dirty boxing, but Bradburn is aware of the danger and uses wrestling to prevent any damage from happening... Joslin hits Bradburn, who is pressed up against the ropes, with a nice short uppercut... Joslin shows his grappling ability by trapping Bradburn up against the ropes... The exchange short punches to the body for about half a minute... With no progress being made, the referee separates the two fighters... Bradburn confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes... A defensive jab hits from Joslin... A jab is wide from Bradburn, but then hits Joslin with a straight left... The two fighters engage... Joslin hits a left cross. Bradburn scores with a jab and also hits a left cross... Joslin clinches; he is breathing hard and may need a moment to recover... Using his wrestling skills, Joslin is trying to push Bradburn up against the ropes... He does so, and now has Bradburn pinned to the ropes... Round one is brought to an end as time runs out. "I have to give that round to Joslin, but only a 10-9." 2nd Round There's the bell for the start of the second round!... The two fighters come forward and engage... Bradburn doesn't connect with a right jab but hits a left cross. Joslin is off target with a left jab and also can't hit a right cross... Both fighters meet in the center... Joslin hits a left jab and also scores with a right hook. Bradburn doesn't connect with a right jab and also doesn't connect with a left hand... They come together and strike... Bradburn uses a right jab and also hits a left cross. Joslin misses a jab and also doesn't connect with a right hand... The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands... Joslin times his approach perfectly and moves in to get the clinch... Joslin catches Bradburn with a knee strike to the body from the grapple... Bradburn gets caught with a couple of nice short punches as Joslin uses his dirty boxing to inflict some punishment... Bradburn uses his wrestling to smother Joslin and stop him from using any dirty boxing... We move into the second half of this round... Using his wrestling skills, Joslin is trying to push Bradburn up against the ropes... He does so, and now has Bradburn pinned to the ropes... Joslin is looking really tired... Smothered against the ropes, Bradburn cannot get free... They engage in a gruelling close-up battle of short strikes for roughly a minute... Bradburn is trapped against the ropes and Joslin punishes him with some dirty boxing... Bradburn is controlled up against the ropes and takes a few right hands via some dirty boxing... Joslin tries to use some dirty boxing, but Bradburn uses wrestling to nullify any potential damage... Bradburn doesn't look like he has much left in the tank... Having been stuck against the ropes for a while without any progress, the referee brings them back to the center... The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike... Joslin connects with a left hand. Bradburn hits a jab and also hits a left hand... The time is up, and that's the end of round two. "That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Joslin... Joslin is ahead 2 rounds to 0 on my scorecard." 3rd Round And here we go, round 3!... There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range, but nothing really lands... Looking shattered, they all but collapse into each other and clinch... Getting underhooks, Joslin looks for a takedown... Bradburn cannot stop being lifted up and blasted with a Greco-Roman slam, he can only pull guard!... Joslin looks to pass guard and get side control... Advancing his position fairly easily, he passes to side control... Joslin tries to lock Bradburn into an armbar... Joslin gets an armbar fully applied!... Joslin loses the hold! Somehow Bradburn got his arm free. That was incredibly close to a finish though... Joslin smartly reacts by securing side control once again... Joslin blocks Bradburn as he tries a transition to guard... Joslin tries to lock Bradburn into an armbar... Joslin gets the armbar, sinks it in deeply, and Bradburn has to tap! By submission, the winner is Warren Joslin! (Armbar, 2:17 R3) (The fight was rated as Decent) Featherweight Bout Laurent Whitehead vs Kurt Patterson Next up is a match in which Laurent Whitehead takes on Kurt Patterson... The referee is Ricky Moore... Our judges at ropesside are: Rodney Varelans, Lloyd Clementi, and Joseph Cox... And here we go! 1st Round Patterson had looked like he was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative... Whitehead hits a left jab and then scores with a leg kick... Patterson aggressively moves in and grapples with Whitehead, but took several quick punches for his trouble... Patterson looks to scoop his opponent up for a slam... There's the slam! Whitehead is planted onto his back, and pulls guard... The clock runs down as Whitehead is being smothered against the ground by Patterson... Whitehead is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Patterson off of him... Time slips away as Patterson successfully keeps Whitehead stuck against the ground... With no progress being made, the referee stands them back up... Patterson steps in and grapples with his opponent, but had to take several strikes on the way in to do so... Patterson tries to wrestle Whitehead backward and up against the ropes... Patterson manages it, and controls Whitehead up against the ropes... With Whitehead stuck against the ropes, Patterson tries to complete a takedown... Patterson has the takedown and gets side control from it... Patterson attempts to armbar Whitehead from side control... The armbar is fully applied, Whitehead has no option but to tap out! The winner, by submission, is Kurt Patterson! (Armbar, 3:59 R1) (The fight was rated as Good) Welterweight Bout Kyle DiBiase vs Clarence Wiuff Moving on to the next match, in which Kyle DiBiase takes on Clarence Wiuff... The referee is Paul Vincent... The judges are: Calvin Roberts, Rodney Varelans, and Lloyd Clementi... There's the opening bell! 1st Round We start with a touch of gloves... DiBiase comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows... DiBiase fails to find a home for his jab, but then scores with a right cross... DiBiase times his approach perfectly and moves in to get the clinch... Using his wrestling skills, DiBiase is trying to push Wiuff up against the ropes... DiBiase manages it, and controls Wiuff up against the ropes... DiBiase smothers Wiuff against the ropes, then uses his dirty boxing skills to his advantage... Wiuff is controlled up against the ropes and takes a few right hands via some dirty boxing... DiBiase smothers Wiuff up against the ropes... They remain in that position, dirty boxing each other, for a further minute... The lengthy period of stalemate results in the referee separating them... A jab lands from Wiuff, but DiBiase avoids a big right... The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike... Wiuff lands a left jab but can't hit a right cross. DiBiase hits a left jab and also lands a right hook... They stand and trade in the center of the ropes, but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage... They engage in the center... Wiuff is off target with a left jab and also misses with a big right hand. DiBiase misses a jab but scores with a right hook... The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left... They engage in the center... Wiuff doesn't connect with a left jab but scores with a right hook. DiBiase hits a jab but can't hit a right cross... Wiuff moves in closer, looking to open up and attack... DiBiase looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but Wiuff simply took the initiative first... A jab is wide from Wiuff, but then catches DiBiase with a right hook... A fast approach allows DiBiase to pull Wiuff into a clinch without taking any significant strikes... Time expires and we come to the end of round one. "I think DiBiase took that round, 10-9 on my score card." We are back underway!... They engage in the center... DiBiase doesn't connect with a left jab but lands a right hook. Wiuff lands a left jab but misses with a big right hand... Wiuff doesn't look like he has much left in the tank... Looking very tired, Wiuff clinches to try and buy some recovery time... DiBiase is trying to muscle Wiuff up against the ropes... DiBiase manages it, and controls Wiuff up against the ropes... Wiuff is trapped against the ropes and DiBiase hits him with a short left uppercut... Wiuff is trapped against the ropes and DiBiase hits him with a short left uppercut... Wiuff is trapped against the ropes and DiBiase hits him with a short left uppercut... DiBiase smothers Wiuff against the ropes, then uses his dirty boxing skills to his advantage... Wiuff is trapped against the ropes and DiBiase punishes him with some dirty boxing... Wiuff is trapped against the ropes and DiBiase hits him with a short left uppercut... The lengthy period of stalemate results in the referee separating them... We've now passed the halfway mark in this round... The two fighters come forward and engage... DiBiase misses with a left jab but scores with a right hook. Wiuff hits a jab but doesn't connect with a right hand... Wiuff looking shattered, initiates a clinch to buy some recovery time... Wiuff tries to wriggle free, but DiBiase controls him well and gets in a few close-range punches too... DiBiase is looking to muscle Wiuff back against the ropes... Wiuff ends up backed against the ropes... DiBiase pins Wiuff up against the ropes and uses dirty boxing to inflict some damage... Wiuff is controlled up against the ropes and takes a few right hands via some dirty boxing... DiBiase hits a knee strike to the thigh... We're into the final minute of the round... DiBiase uses dirty boxing to punish Wiuff while he is pressed up against the ropes... DiBiase pins Wiuff up against the ropes and uses dirty boxing to inflict some damage... DiBiase uses dirty boxing to punish Wiuff while he is pressed up against the ropes... DiBiase hits a knee strike to the side of the ribs... DiBiase looks very tired out there... The lack of progress forces the referee to separate the two fighters... Time expires and we come to the end of round two. "That has to go down as a 10-9 round to DiBiase... DiBiase is ahead 2 rounds to 0 on my scorecard." 3rd Round There's the bell and round number three begins!... The two fighters engage... Wiuff scores with a jab and also scores with a right hook. DiBiase hits a jab but misses a right hook... DiBiase quickly steps in and grabs Wiuff... Using his wrestling skills, DiBiase is trying to push Wiuff up against the ropes... DiBiase achieves it, pinning Wiuff to the ropes... DiBiase hits Wiuff, who is pressed up against the ropes, with a nice short uppercut... Wiuff is trapped up against the ropes... Wiuff looks very, very tired... DiBiase pins Wiuff up against the ropes and hits a couple of nice right hands to the side of the head... We move into the second half of this round... With no progress being made, the referee separates them... Both fighters move in and engage... DiBiase hits a jab and also lands a right hook. Wiuff misses a jab but scores with a right hook... The two fighters engage... DiBiase misses with a left jab and also misses a right hook. Wiuff misses with a left jab but lands a right hook... They come together and strike... Wiuff is off-target with a jab and also misses with a big right hand. DiBiase is off-target with a jab and also misses a right hook... The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left... An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the ropes, but neither fighter lands anything good... Looking shattered, they all but collapse into each other and clinch... Wiuff tries to wriggle free, but DiBiase controls him well and gets in a few close-range punches too... Wiuff tries to wriggle free, but DiBiase controls him well and gets in a few close-range punches too... DiBiase is trying to push Wiuff so that his back is up against the ropes... He does so, and now has Wiuff pinned to the ropes... From the looks of things, I don't think DiBiase has much energy left... The time runs out on round three. "I have to give that round to DiBiase, but only a 10-9... Even if he wins all the remaining rounds, I'm not sure Wiuff will be able to take the victory without a finish." 4th Round And here we go, round 4!... Both fighters move in and engage... DiBiase is off-target with a jab but connects with a right hand. Wiuff misses with a left jab but lands a right hook... The fighters, looking shattered, clinch up rather than try and move away... DiBiase is trying to push Wiuff so that his back is up against the ropes... DiBiase manages it, and controls Wiuff up against the ropes... DiBiase uses dirty boxing to punish Wiuff while he is pressed up against the ropes... Wiuff is trapped against the ropes and DiBiase hits him with a short left uppercut... DiBiase smothers Wiuff against the ropes, then hits him with a knee strike to the ribs... Wiuff is trapped against the ropes and DiBiase punishes him with some dirty boxing... DiBiase uses dirty boxing to punish Wiuff while he is pressed up against the ropes... Wiuff is controlled up against the ropes and takes a few right hands via some dirty boxing... DiBiase tries to throw a knee to the thigh but Wiuff uses wrestling to prevent it... DiBiase pins Wiuff up against the ropes and uses dirty boxing to inflict some damage... We've now passed the halfway mark in this round... With no progress being made, the referee separates the two fighters... They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands... The fighters fall into sloppy clinch... Wiuff gets caught with a couple of nice short punches as DiBiase uses his dirty boxing to inflict some punishment... DiBiase is trying to muscle Wiuff up against the ropes... Wiuff ends up backed against the ropes... DiBiase looks like he is completely out of gas... Wiuff gets caught with a knee to the side of the stomach... DiBiase pins Wiuff up against the ropes and uses dirty boxing to inflict some damage... The gas tank looks empty on Wiuff... DiBiase hits Wiuff, who is pressed up against the ropes, with a nice short uppercut... Wiuff is trapped against the ropes and DiBiase hits him with a short left uppercut... DiBiase hits Wiuff, who is pressed up against the ropes, with a nice short uppercut... Time expires and we come to the end of round four. "That round goes to DiBiase, 10-9 on my card... Even if he can take this final round, I can't see Wiuff winning on the judges' scorecards. He needs a finish." 5th Round Our last round, round five, begins!... Both fighters move in and engage... Wiuff hits a jab but can't hit a right cross. DiBiase doesn't connect with a left jab and also doesn't find the mark with a right hook... The two fighters engage... DiBiase hits a left jab and also connects with a right hand. Wiuff is off target with a left jab but lands a right hook... The two fighters engage... DiBiase scores with a jab and also lands a right hook. Wiuff is off-target with a jab and also doesn't connect with a right hand... They come together and strike... DiBiase scores with a jab but misses with a big right hand. Wiuff uses a left jab but doesn't connect with a right hand... An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the ropes, but neither fighter lands anything good... A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything... We are now at the halfway point of the round... Both fighters meet in the center... Wiuff doesn't connect with a left jab but lands a right hook. DiBiase lands a left jab and also lands a right hook... The fighters, both of whom look very tired, fall into a ragged clinch... DiBiase is trying to push Wiuff so that his back is up against the ropes... He does so, and now has Wiuff pinned to the ropes... DiBiase pins Wiuff up against the ropes and hits a couple of nice right hands to the side of the head... Wiuff is trapped against the ropes and DiBiase hits him with a short left uppercut... DiBiase uses dirty boxing to punish Wiuff while he is pressed up against the ropes... There's under a minute left in this round... DiBiase pins Wiuff up against the ropes and uses dirty boxing to inflict some damage... Wiuff is controlled up against the ropes and eats a sharp right to the ear... DiBiase uses dirty boxing to punish Wiuff while he is pressed up against the ropes. The referee decides that there is a lack of progress being made and separates them... Time runs out and that's the end of the fight. "I have to give that round to DiBiase, but only a 10-9." Here come the official scores: The judges have scored it 50-45 (Calvin Roberts), 50-44 (Rodney Varelans) and 50-45 (Lloyd Clementi). The winner by unanimous decision is... Kyle DiBiase!!! (The fight was rated as Decent) Bantamweight Bout Wesley David vs Theodore Foster Moving on to the next match, in which Wesley David takes on Theodore Foster... Ricky Moore is the referee for this fight... The judges are: Ted Ortiz, Calvin Roberts, and Rodney Varelans... The fight begins! 1st Round David steps forward and strikes... Foster throws a counter jab but misses... David lands a left hand and then hits Foster with a straight right... David steps forward and strikes... Foster fires off a counter jab... David lands a jab and then hits Foster with a straight right... The two fighters come forward and engage... David lands a left jab and also connects with a right hand. Foster is off target with a right jab and also misses with a big left hand... They engage in the center... David lands a left jab and also hits a right hand. Foster scores with a jab but misses with a big left hand... David initiates an exchange of strikes... Foster manages a counter jab... A jab hit home from David and then hits a nice straight right... Both fighters step in to strike... David lands a left jab and also connects with a right hand. Foster is off target with a right jab and also can't hit a left cross... David steps forward and a striking exchange begins... Foster manages a counter jab... A jab hit home from David and then scores with a right cross... Foster looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but David simply took the initiative first... David lands a left hand and then hits Foster with a straight right... David comes forward on the attack... Foster manages a counter jab... David connects with a nice jab and then lands a right hand... David confidently comes in closer... Two defensive jabs hit from Foster, but neither had any power... David hits a left jab and then lands a big right hand... David forces an exchange of strikes... Foster manages a counter jab... A jab hit home from David and then lands a right hand... David comes forward and strikes... Foster misses with a right hand in the exchange... David hits a left jab and then lands a big right hand... There's under a minute left in this round... David comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes... Foster throws a counter right but doesn't connect... David hits a left hand, but Foster avoids a big right... David initiates an exchange of strikes... Foster tries to hit a jab, but misses... David lands a jab and then scores with a right cross... David connects with a nice jab and then hits Foster with a straight right... The time is up, and that's the end of round one. "I have to give that round to David, but only a 10-9." 2nd Round Round 2 begins!... David steps in and looks to unleash... David lands a jab and then scores with a right cross... David steps forward and strikes... Foster fires off a counter jab but doesn't connect... David hits a left jab and then scores with a right cross... David comes forward with an attack... Foster tries to hit a jab, but misses... David hits a left jab and then hits a nice straight right... The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot... The two fighters come forward and engage... David uses a left jab and also connects with a right hand. Foster misses a jab and also can't hit a left cross... David attacks with strikes... Foster misses with a right hand in the exchange... David can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then catches Foster with a right hook... We've now passed the halfway mark in this round... An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant... The two fighters stand and trade strikes, but neither lands anything damaging... David comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes... Foster hit two counter right hands... David lands a jab and then catches Foster with a right hook... David initiates an exchange of strikes... Foster fires off a counter jab... David hits a left jab and then scores with a right cross... David stumbles his way into a clinch; he looks shattered... We move into the final sixty seconds of this round... Foster is looking to muscle David back against the ropes... Foster manages it, and controls David up against the ropes... David is pressed up against the ropes and simply can't break the control that Foster has over him... The remainder of the round sees them engage in close-quarters dirty boxing... Time expires and we come to the end of round 2. "I'd say that was definitely 10-9 in favour of David... David is ahead 2 rounds to 0 on my scorecard." And here we go, round 3!... Foster aggressively moves in and grapples with David, but took several quick punches for his trouble... Foster is looking to muscle David back against the ropes... Foster achieves it, pinning David to the ropes... David takes a knee strike to the inside of his own knee... David gets caught with a knee to the inside of the thigh... Smothered against the ropes, David is trapped there, unable to get free... With the ropes trapping David, Foster looks to try and take him down... He gets a big takedown and he manages to get side control as a result... Foster tries to ensnare David in an americana... The americana is fully applied, David has no option but to tap out! Theodore Foster won by way of submission!! (Americana, 2:30 R3) (The fight was rated as Great) Heavyweight Bout Raymond Kingman vs Alex Gordy Moving on, Raymond Kingman facing Alex Gordy... Paul Vincent will be the referee... The judges for this bout are: Calvin Roberts, Rodney Varelans, and Lloyd Clementi... Round one begins! 1st Round Both fighters move in and engage... Gordy hits a jab and also scores with a right hook. Kingman scores with a jab and also scores with a right hook... Both fighters come together and strike... Gordy scores with a jab and also lands a right hook. Kingman doesn't connect with a left jab but connects with a right hand... Kingman moves in and clinches, but had to withstand several punches to get there... Kingman looks to set up a trip takedown... An excellent outside leg trip sees Gordy get thrown to the mat, and Kingman has no problem getting side control... Kingman looks to get a mount... He is too good for Gordy, and has mount... Kingman tries to lock Gordy in an armbar... Kingman gets the armbar fully applied and Gordy has to tap out! Raymond Kingman won by submission!!!! (Armbar, 2.41 R1) (The fight was rated as Great) Bantamweight Bout Terry Morton vs Bruce Serrano Next up, Terry Morton against Bruce Serrano... Chester Sylvia will be the referee... The judges for this bout are: Joseph Cox, Ted Ortiz, and Calvin Roberts... And here we go! Round 1 The two fighters touch gloves... Both fighters come together and strike... Morton hits a left jab and also hits a right hand. Serrano scores with a jab but can't hit a left cross... There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range, but nothing really lands... They come together and strike... Morton lands a left jab but doesn't connect with a right hand. Serrano uses a right jab and also hits a left hand... They exchange strikes, but nothing really gets through... The two fighters come forward and engage... Morton is off target with a left jab and also misses with a big right hand. Serrano is off target with a right jab but scores with a left hook... The two fighters come forward and engage... Morton hits a left jab and also connects with a right hand. Serrano misses a jab and also doesn't find the mark with a left hook... We go past the halfway point of this round... The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands... They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging... They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging... The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left... The two fighters engage... Morton misses with a left jab but hits a right hand. Serrano doesn't connect with a right jab but lands a left hook... Both fighters move in and engage... Serrano lands a right jab and also hits a left cross. Morton lands a left jab but can't hit a right cross... The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands... Round 1 is brought to an end as time runs out. "That was a close round, but I'm giving it to Morton, 10-9". 2nd Round And here we go, round 2!... The two fighters engage... Morton is off-target with a jab but hits a right cross. Serrano hits a right jab and also scores with a left hook... Both fighters move in and engage... Morton hits a jab and also hits a right hand. Serrano uses a right jab and also hits a left cross... They come together and strike... Morton uses a left jab but can't hit a right cross. Serrano uses a right jab and also hits a left cross... They engage in the center... Serrano misses with a right jab but connects with a left hand. Morton scores with a jab but misses a right hook... An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the ropes, but neither fighter lands anything good... The two fighters engage... Morton hits a jab but misses with a big right hand. Serrano uses a right jab and also hits a left hand... We've now passed the halfway mark in this round... The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike... Morton misses a jab and also doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Serrano lands a right jab and also hits a left hand... Both fighters come together and strike... Morton is off-target with a jab and also doesn't connect with a right hand. Serrano uses a right jab and also hits a left hand... They come together and strike... Morton misses with a left jab and also can't hit a right cross. Serrano scores with a jab and also scores with a left hook... Both fighters come together and strike... Morton is off target with a left jab but hits a right cross. Serrano hits a jab and also connects with a left hand... The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left... The two fighters engage... Morton lands a left jab and also scores with a right hook. Serrano hits a right jab and also scores with a left hook... The two fighters engage... Morton lands a left jab and also hits a right cross. Serrano hits a right jab and also hits a left cross... The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike... Serrano hits a right jab and also hits a left cross. Morton misses with a left jab and also misses with a big right hand... Time expires and we come to the end of round 2. "That round goes to Serrano, 10-9 on my card... That's one round each on my scorecard." 3rd Round We are back underway!... An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere... Both fighters step in to strike... Morton hits a left jab and also hits a right cross. Serrano doesn't connect with a right jab but hits a left cross... They stand and trade in the center of the ropes, but neither fighter can land a good shot... The two fighters engage... Morton is off target with a left jab but lands a right hook. Serrano hits a right jab but misses a left hook... Serrano moves in fast and grapples with his opponent... Morton tries to wriggle free, but Serrano controls him well and gets in a few close-range punches too... Serrano uses underhooks to gain solid control, and is looking for a takedown... The takedown doesn't work, Morton blocked it and then takes control of the grapple... We've now passed the halfway mark in this round... Morton looks to scoop his opponent up for a slam... He gets Serrano up! Morton slams him down, ending up in guard... Morton begins trying to pass the guard... Serrano was ready for the pass attempt though, and starts scrambling immediately... The scramble results in Morton being on his back pulling half guard... Serrano looks to pass half guard and get side control... He passes half guard, but Morton was ready and immediately starts to scramble... The scramble sees Morton up first, only to be grabbed in a waist lock from behind... Serrano tries to keep Morton up against the ropes for some dirty boxing, but Morton reverses so that he is the one in control... Morton breaks the grapple and steps back toward the center... Round three ends as time expires. "That round goes to Morton, 10-9 on my card... My scorecard now has Morton up 2-1." 4th Round We are back underway!... Both fighters come together and strike... Morton lands a left jab but doesn't connect with a right hand. Serrano scores with a jab and also scores with a left hook... A quick step-in from Serrano means he closes the distance and clinches with Morton without any significant counter strikes landing... Using his wrestling skills, Serrano is trying to push Morton up against the ropes... Serrano does it, Morton is stuck with his back to the ropes... Serrano smothers Morton up against the ropes... They remain in that position, dirty boxing each other, for a further minute... Unable to get free, Morton is smothered up against the ropes... The next thirty seconds sees them hitting each other with short punches from that position... The referee decides that the grappling against the ropes has been going on too long, and he brings them back to the center... Both fighters meet in the center... Morton misses with a left jab but connects with a right hand. Serrano hits a right jab and also hits a left cross... They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging... They come together and strike... Morton uses a left jab and also hits a right hand. Serrano hits a jab and also hits a left hand... We're into the final minute of the round... There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range, but nothing really lands... The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike... Morton hits a jab but misses a right hook. Serrano uses a right jab and also scores with a left hook... Round four is brought to an end as time runs out. "That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Serrano... So, it looks like it all comes down to the final round - whoever wins it should win the fight." 5th Round And here we go, one last round!... They stand and trade in the center of the ropes, but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage... They engage in the center... Morton hits a jab and also hits a right hand. Serrano hits a jab and also scores with a left hook... The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing... They come together and strike... Serrano scores with a jab and also scores with a left hook. Morton uses a left jab and also connects with a right hand... Morton doesn't look like he has much left in the tank... A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything... Looking shattered, they all but collapse into each other and clinch... With underhooks giving him solid control over Serrano, Morton looks for a takedown... He lifts his opponent and drives him down with a Greco-Roman slam! Serrano pulls guard... In guard, Morton begins working to pass to side control... The pass attempt results in a scramble for position as Serrano tries to get back up... The scramble results in Morton being on his back pulling guard... Serrano begins trying to pass the guard... Serrano gets past the guard with a certain degree of ease and gains side control... There's under a minute left in this round... Serrano is trying to move from side control to mount... He loses his control momentarily as he tries the mount and a scramble begins... Serrano manages to come out on top, with Morton pulling half guard... Serrano attempts to pass half guard... Morton keeps Serrano in half guard... Using an underhook to set it up, Morton looks to scramble for position... There wasn't enough separation though, Serrano is able to catch him and secure side control... The time expires on round five, and that's the end of the fight. "Incredibly close round, but Morton came out just ahead on my score card." Here come the official scores: Calvin Roberts has given 49-46 to Morton... Joseph Cox scores the contest as 48-47 to Serrano... Ted Ortiz has given 48-47 to Serrano. Bruce Serrano is the winner by split decision! (The fight was rated as Great) Co-Main Event Lightweight Bout Karl Alexander vs Harry Chambers The co-main event is up next. Karl Alexander takes on Harry Chambers in the LDS Lightweight division... The referee is Chester Sylvia... Our ropesside judges are: Ted Ortiz, Calvin Roberts, and Rodney Varelans... We are underway! 1st Round Alexander moves in closer, looking to open up and attack... Chambers may have been aiming to get in close, but Alexander aggressively took the initiative... Alexander lands a jab and then hits a nice straight right that lands hard... Chambers uses a left jab while backing away... Alexander lands a left hand and then hits a scything kick to the legs of Chambers... Chambers scores with a weak, flicked left hand jab... Alexander connects with a nice jab and then lands a big right hand... Chambers wades through some punches in order to close the distance and grab Alexander into a grapple... Using his wrestling skills, Chambers is trying to push Alexander up against the ropes... Alexander ends up backed against the ropes... Alexander is trapped against the ropes and Chambers punishes him with some dirty boxing... Alexander is controlled up against the ropes and eats a sharp right to the ear... Chambers hits Alexander with a short, sharp right uppercut, wobbling him... Chambers pins Alexander up against the ropes and uses dirty boxing to inflict some damage... Unable to get free, Alexander is smothered up against the ropes... They dirty box each other at that range for sixty seconds or so... With no progress being made, the referee separates the two... Chambers aggressively moves in and grapples with Alexander, but took several quick punches for his trouble... Chambers is trying to push Alexander so that his back is up against the ropes... Chambers manages it, and controls Alexander up against the ropes... Showing his ability to exert control, Chambers smothers Alexander up against the ropes... They exchange close-quarters punches until the round ends... The time is up, and that's the end of round one. "I think Alexander took that round, 10-9 on my score card." 2nd Round Round two begins!... Chambers has to barrel through a number of punches to get there, but eventually gets close enough to clinch... Chambers has worked in the underhooks and looks to take Alexander down... Chambers sweeps the legs and takes Alexander down, hard... Alexander gives up his back... Chambers tries to get the rear naked choke applied... Alexander defends himself well against the choke... Alexander attempts to turn over... Chambers gets turned onto his back, and cannot stop Alexander spinning into guard... Alexander starts trying to work to get past the guard... He can't quite manage to get past guard on this attempt... Chambers attempts to sweep Alexander... Alexander gets swept out of guard onto his back, and Chambers has full mount!... Chambers attempts an armbar... Alexander not only defends the armbar, but also stacks up Chambers and hits several punches before gaining side control... Alexander begins trying to get himself into a mount... He tries to get the mount but Chambers was ready and immediately starts to scramble... The scramble results in Alexander being on his back with Chambers in side control... Chambers starts trying to work to go from side control to mount... Alexander allows the mount attempt, but it's just a ploy to allow him to try and scramble... The scramble leaves Alexander on his back pulling half guard... Chambers attempts to pass half guard... Alexander tries to counter the pass attempt, and they find themselves scrambling for position... The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left... The scramble results in Alexander being on his back pulling half guard... Chambers is trying to get out of half guard and into a better position... The pass attempt results in a scramble for position as Alexander tries to get back up... Chambers manages to come out on top, holding Alexander down in turtle position, facing him... Chambers does a nice job of floating over and taking his back... Alexander starts a scramble for position... Time expires and we come to the end of round two... That was a fun round to watch. "An extremely close round, could have gone either way, but personally I'll give it to Alexander 10-9... That's Alexander up 2 rounds to 0 on my scorecard." 3rd Round We are back underway!...A jab hit home from Alexander and then lands a big right hand... Alexander steps in and looks to unleash... A jab hit home from Alexander and then hits a crunching straight right to the jaw!... Chambers hits the mat, that shot has rocked him!... Chambers has a ten count to get up... 4, 5, 6, 7, 8... Chambers is back up... The referee tells them to continue the fight... Chambers aggressively moves in and grapples with Alexander, but took several quick punches for his trouble... Chambers has gotten underhooks in and is looking to take Alexander to the ground... He hoists Alexander up and grounds him with a Greco-Roman slam... Chambers takes the back off the takedown... Chambers tries to increase his control by getting both hooks in, but Alexander blocks it... Alexander tries to get Chambers off of his back... Chambers loses the back, but scrambles back to his feet to face Alexander... A handful of punches land, but Chambers was willing to take them to close the distance and grapple with Alexander... We've now passed the halfway mark in this round... Chambers is trying to push Alexander so that his back is up against the ropes... Chambers does it, Alexander is stuck with his back to the ropes... Chambers smothers Alexander against the ropes, then scores with a left to the side of the stomach... Alexander is trapped against the ropes and Chambers hits him with a short left uppercut... Alexander is trapped up against the ropes... The lack of progress forces the referee to separate the two fighters... Alexander closes in on Chambers, looking to unleash some strikes... Chambers, backing off, hits a weak left hand... Alexander lands a left jab, but Chambers evades a big right punch... A quick step-in from Chambers means he closes the distance and clinches with Alexander without any significant counter strikes landing... Round three ends as time expires. "That round goes to Alexander, 10-9 on my card... Chambers needs to turn up the intensity, he is realistically looking at needing a finish to win this bout." 4th Round There's the bell and round number four begins!... Chambers appeared to be going to try and get in close, but Alexander took the initiative first... Alexander hits a left hand, but Chambers evades a big right punch... Alexander looks very tired out there... Chambers appeared to be going to try and get in close, but Alexander took the initiative first... Alexander hits a left jab and then scores with a fantastic right cross!... Chambers hits the mat, that shot has rocked him!... Chambers has until a ten count to get back to his feet... 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9... Chambers gets up... The referee signals that they should continue the fight... Alexander connects with a nice jab and then hits a nice straight right that lands hard... A quick step-in from Chambers means he closes the distance and clinches with Alexander without any significant counter strikes landing... Chambers uses dirty boxing and gets in a few crisp punches on Alexander as they grapple... Chambers is looking to muscle Alexander back against the ropes... Chambers does it, Alexander is stuck with his back to the ropes... Chambers is looking really tired... Chambers smothers Alexander up against the ropes... Alexander is trapped against the ropes and Chambers hits him with a short left uppercut... Smothered against the ropes, Alexander cannot get free... They engage in a gruelling close-up battle of short strikes for roughly a minute... With no progress being made, the referee separates the two fighters... Alexander hits a left jab and then hits a nice straight right that lands hard... Chambers had looked like he was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative... A jab hit home from Alexander and then hits a nice straight right that lands hard... That last strike may have hurt Chambers, he is backing away but looks punch-drunk!... A big right hand from Alexander drops Chambers!... Chambers has until a ten count to get back to his feet... 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, TEN!... Chambers doesn't answer the count, it's all over! The winner, by knockout, is Karl Alexander! (Punch, 4:58 R4) "In an upset that shocked all around the Liberty Park Karl Alexander knocked out Harry Chambers". (The fight was rated as Great) Main Event Heavyweight Bout Karl Alexander vs Harry Chambers It's time for the main event of the evening! Ryan Laurent takes on Clyde Murphy in the LDS Heavyweight division... Our referee is Paul Vincent... Our judges at ropesside are: Lloyd Clementi, Joseph Cox, and Ted Ortiz... Round one begins! 1st Round Murphy may have been aiming to get in close, but Laurent aggressively took the initiative... Laurent lands a jab and then scores with a right cross... A jab hit home from Laurent and then lands a right hand... Murphy quickly steps in and grabs Laurent... Murphy uses some dirty boxing as he grapples with Laurent... Laurent gets caught with a couple of nice short punches as Murphy uses his dirty boxing to inflict some punishment... Using his wrestling skills, Murphy is trying to push Laurent up against the ropes... Murphy does it, Laurent is stuck with his back to the ropes... Laurent is trapped against the ropes and Murphy hits him with a short right uppercut... Laurent is controlled up against the ropes and eats a sharp left to the ear... Murphy pins Laurent up against the ropes and uses dirty boxing to inflict some damage... We move into the second half of this round... Showing good control, Murphy keeps Laurent stuck against the ropes... Laurent is trapped against the ropes and Murphy punishes him with some dirty boxing... Having been stuck against the ropes for a while without any progress, the referee brings them back to the center... Murphy times his approach perfectly and moves in to get the clinch... Laurent gets caught with a couple of nice short punches as Murphy uses his dirty boxing to inflict some punishment... Murphy is trying to push Laurent so that his back is up against the ropes... Murphy achieves it, pinning Laurent to the ropes... Unable to break free, Laurent is smothered up against the ropes... The rest of the round sees them hitting each other with short punches from that position... The time runs out on round one. "I have to give that round to Murphy, but only a 10-9." 2nd Round There's the bell and round number two begins!... Murphy, backing off, hits a weak left hand... A jab hit home from Laurent and then hits Murphy with a straight right... A defensive jab hits from Murphy... Laurent lands a left hand and then catches Murphy with a right hook... A tentative jab from Murphy lands... Laurent lands a jab and then hits a nice straight right... Laurent moves in closer, ready to attack... Laurent hits a left jab and then scores with a right cross... Murphy moves in fast and grapples with his opponent... Laurent tries to wriggle free, but Murphy controls him well and gets in a few close-range punches too... Laurent tries to wriggle free, but Murphy controls him well and gets in a few close-range punches too... We go past the halfway point of this round... Murphy is trying to muscle Laurent up against the ropes... Murphy achieves it, pinning Laurent to the ropes... Murphy smothers Laurent against the ropes, then uses his dirty boxing skills to his advantage... Showing his ability to control opponents, Murphy simply smothers Laurent against the ropes... They remain there, hitting each other with short punches, for about a minute... Murphy uses dirty boxing to punish Laurent while he is pressed up against the ropes... The referee decides that there is a lack of progress being made and separates them... Laurent lands a jab and then catches Murphy with a right hook... Laurent is breathing very hard... A quick step-in from Murphy means he closes the distance and clinches with Laurent without any significant counter strikes landing... The time runs out on round two. "That was a close round, but I'm giving it to Murphy, 10-9... I make it 2-0 to Murphy." 3rd Round And here we go, round 3!... Murphy moves in fast and grapples with his opponent... Murphy is looking to muscle Laurent back against the ropes... Murphy achieves it, pinning Laurent to the ropes... Murphy shows his grappling ability by trapping Laurent up against the ropes... The next minute or so sees them engage in close-quarters dirty boxing... Unable to break free, Laurent is smothered up against the ropes... With the fighters having been stuck against the ropes for quite a while, the referee brings them back to the center... We pass the halfway mark of this round... Murphy looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but Laurent simply took the initiative first... Laurent lands a left hand and then scores with a right cross... A fast approach allows Murphy to pull Laurent into a clinch without taking any significant strikes... Murphy is trying to muscle Laurent up against the ropes... Murphy achieves it, pinning Laurent to the ropes... Murphy is looking really tired... Laurent is trapped up against the ropes... Murphy smothers Laurent against the ropes, then uses his dirty boxing skills to his advantage... Murphy pins Laurent up against the ropes and hits a couple of nice left hands to the side of the head... Smothered against the ropes, Laurent is trapped there, unable to get free... They dirty box each other at that range until the round ends... The time runs out on round 3. "I'd say that was definitely 10-9 in favour of Murphy... This is bad for Laurent, he's running out of rounds." 4th Round And here we go, round 4!... Murphy moves in fast and grapples with his opponent... Murphy is trying to muscle Laurent up against the ropes... Laurent ends up backed against the ropes... Murphy smothers Laurent against the ropes, then scores with a right to the side of the stomach... Laurent is pressed up against the ropes and simply can't break the control that Murphy has over him... They remain there for at least a minute, hitting each other with short punches to the body and side of the head... Murphy shows his grappling ability by trapping Laurent up against the ropes... The next minute or so sees them engage in close-quarters dirty boxing... Showing how good he can be at controlling opponents, Murphy keeps Laurent stuck against the ropes... The next minute or so sees them engage in close-quarters dirty boxing... Murphy seems to be fighting against exhaustion... This could be a sign that the big weight cut he undertook is taking its toll... The lengthy period of stalemate results in the referee separating them... Murphy appeared to be going to try and get in close, but Laurent took the initiative first... Laurent hits a left jab and then hits Murphy with a straight right... Laurent looks like he doesn't have a lot left to give... A quick step-in from Murphy means he closes the distance and clinches with Laurent without any significant counter strikes landing... Murphy is looking to muscle Laurent back against the ropes... Murphy does it, Laurent is stuck with his back to the ropes... Laurent is controlled up against the ropes and takes a few left hands via some dirty boxing... Laurent is controlled up against the ropes and eats a sharp left to the ear... Murphy smothers Laurent against the ropes, then scores with a right to the side of the stomach... The time runs out on round 4. "That round goes to Murphy, 10-9 on my card... With one round left, Laurent realistically needs to stop his opponent in order to win." 5th Round Our last round, round 5, begins!... A fast approach allows Murphy to pull Laurent into a clinch without taking any significant strikes... With underhooks giving him solid control over Laurent, Murphy looks for a takedown... Murphy gets the takedown by using the underhooks for control and working a trip! Laurent pulls guard... In guard, Murphy begins working to pass to side control... He does excellently, getting past the guard and into side control... Murphy attempts to move to mount... He can't get the mount... Laurent tries to move to guard, but Murphy doesn't allow it... Murphy starts trying to work to go from side control to mount... Laurent keeps Murphy at side control, not letting the mount happen... Laurent tries to sweep Murphy but can't do it... Murphy tries to lock Laurent in an armbar... Murphy gets an armbar fully applied!... NO! Laurent manages to get his arm free. Clearly the hold couldn't have been as tight as it looked... Murphy smartly reacts by securing side control once again... Murphy blocks an attempt to pull guard... There's under a minute left in this round... The lengthy period of stalemate results in the referee standing them both back up... Laurent confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes... Murphy may have been aiming to get in close, but Laurent aggressively took the initiative... Laurent lands a left hand and then catches Murphy with a right hook... A fast approach allows Murphy to pull Laurent into a clinch without taking any significant strikes... Getting underhooks, Murphy looks for a takedown... Murphy gets the takedown by using the underhooks for control and working a trip! Laurent pulls guard... We reach the time limit and this fight is over. "I have to give that round to Murphy, but only a 10-9." Here come the official scores: The judges score the contest as 50-45 (Lloyd Clementi), 49-46 (Joseph Cox) and 50-45 (Ted Ortiz). And the winner by unanimous decision is... Clyde Murphy!!!! (The fight was rated as Average) Fight of the Event: Justin Burton vs Antonio Phillips (prelimiary), Burton won Submission of the Event Knockouts of the Event: Karl Alexander (main card), Matt Dahl (preliminary) Today the organization gained a +7.4% of popularity, rising to Low Level Regional status. Post-Event Statements: - Ryan Laurent vowed to improve his wtrestling after his loss against Clyde Murphy. - After his defeat versus Kyle DiBiase, Clarence Wiuff stated that he would work hard his endurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 New fighters at Saint George camp (Tuesday, Week 4, June 1900) A new couple of fighters are coming to Saint George. Middleweight Matt Dahl (rebounding from a victory versus Craig Bloxsome) is the new full member - Featherweight Kurt Patterson (recovering from his winning debut against Laurent Whitehead) is visiting the camp. For both, their training is scheduled to be started in Week 1, August 1900. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernestogon Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 Friday, Week 4, July 1900 Ronnie Kim Injured For 2 Months, Event Cancelled Today Ronnie Kim sustained a moderate shoulder ailment, forcing to cancel "LDS 5: Be Yourself". The event scheduled for Saturday, Week 3, August was retroactively renamed "LDS 5: On Fire". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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