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IFL Los Angeles Play-by-Play
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IFL Los Angeles Play-by-Play
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Sherdog.com's Greg Savage reports from The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. with live play-by-play of the International Fight League.

A pair of team contests feature the Los Angeles Anacondas against the San Jose Razorclaws, and the Tokyo Sabres versus the Southern California Condors.

Live Results Here.

Discuss tonight's event in the MMA Forums.


Alternate Bouts
Conor Heun (Pictures) Def. Clint Coronel (Pictures) by Dec. (Split) R3 4:00

Coronel was the aggressor throughout the bout and picked up the nod on the Sherdog.com's score card two rounds to one, but two of the three judges disagree and award the split decision to Conor Huen.

Zach George (Pictures) Def. Danny Suarez (Pictures) Decision (Unanimous) R3 4:00

George won the first and third rounds with effective striking on his feet, while Suarez won the second round by almost securing a rear naked choke.

Razorclaws vs. Anacondas

Bas Rutten announces he is stepping down as head coach of the Anacondas. Shaun Tompkins is taking the head coaching spot. Bas is going to become the "face of the IFL," and host the IFL programming on MyNetworkTV.

Brian Ebersole (Pictures) vs. Alex Schoenauer (Pictures)
Round 1
Alex Schoenauer takes the first round on the Sherdog.com scorecard, 10-9. Ebersole, sporting a smiley face shaved around his chest, scores early with a hilarious cartwheel takedown. Ebersole worked from the north-south position before Alex worked his way out. Schoenauer now teeing off with heavy shots from his opponent's guard. Ebersole benefits from a ref standup with a few punches before the horn sounds but it's not enough to take the round.

Round 2
Ebersole lands some strikes to kickoff the second frame. Ebersole with a takedown. He works strikes and Mongolian chops from Schoenauer's guard for the duration of the round and takes the stanza on the Sherdog scorecard, 10-9.

Round 3
Nice exchange to start the final round. Ebersole takes Alex down but he does little damage. Schoenauer back to his feet. Schoenauer blasts Ebersole with a two punching flurries and a painful knee. Schoenauer pulls guard with a tight guillotine choke. Ebersole waves to the referee to tell him he is able to continue but it is almost misunderstood as a tap. Ebersole works his way out of the tight hold. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Schoenauer.

Alex Schoenauer defeats Brian Ebersole by split decision (29-28, 29-28 and 28-29).

Brian Foster (Pictures) vs. Benji Radach (Pictures)
Round 1
Radach shoots right away and scores the takedown. He quickly passes to half guard and then side-control. Foster tries to use his back to walk up the ropes to rise to his feet but Radach catches him in a guillotine choke. The end comes at 1:04 when Radach releases the hold and Foster crumbles to the mat unconscious.

Josh Odom (Pictures) vs. Chris Horodecki (Pictures)
Round 1
Horodecki comes out striking the legs of Odom. Horodecki takes the fight to the canvas with a takedown. After a brief period of inactivity, the referee stands up the fighters. Horodecki lands some crisp punch-kick combos before scoring with another takedown. The first frame is all Horodecki, 10-9 on the Sherdog.com scorecard.

Round 2
More of the same in the second round. Horodecki went to work on Odom's legs and landed some clean punches. Horodecki also scored with several knees from the clinch before taking the fight to the ground. 10-9 for Horodecki.

Round 3
Complete domination in the third by Horodecki. The Anaconda lightweight punished Odom for the complete duration of the round with a torrent of lowkicks and body shots. All three judges score the fight 30-27 for Horodecki.

The Anacondas capture the team battle with the win.

Donnie Liles (Pictures) vs. Jay Hieron (Pictures)
Round 1
Jay Hieron quickly takes the fight to the floor. Liles escapes to his feet but it caught in a guillotine choke. Liles stays calm and tries to defend, but he just squirms deeper into the hold and is forced to tap at the 2:49 mark of the first frame.

Dan Christison (Pictures) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (Pictures)
Round 1
Soszynski takes the first round 10-9 on the Sherdog scorecard. The Canadian showed some decent striking and really roughed up Dan from the clinch towards the end of the round.

Round 2
Christison lands a big right hand that wombles Soszynski. The Anaconda heavyweight answers back with a big punch of his own. Soszynski shoots and takes Dan down but Dan quickly worked back to his feet and scored a double-leg of his own. Dan takes Soszynksi's back and goes for an arm but Soszynski reverses and drops bombs down on Christison's face. The round ends with Soszynski standing and delivering punches to the grounded Christison. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Soszynski.

Round 3
Soszynski is throwing a complete shutout. The Canadian is just too fast for Christison to catchup with. Soszynski scores with several hard shots during the round en route to taking a unanimous decision victory with scores of 30-27 x 3.

The Anacondas sweep the Razorclaws, 5-0.

Sabres vs. Condors
Savant Young (Pictures) vs. Adam Lynn (Pictures)
Round 1
Not too much action in the first. Savant landed a hard low kick and pulled guard with a guillotine, but Lynn was able to escape. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Young.

Round 2
Savant Young KOs Lynn with a straight right hand just 21 seconds into the round.

Antonio McKee (Pictures) vs. Rodrigo Ruas (Pictures)
Round 1
Ruas lands a few low kicks before being picked up and slammed to the mat by McKee. Antonio McKee traps one arm behind Ruas' back and lands several punches to his unprotected opponent's face. Sherdog.com scores the first round 10-9 for McKee.

Round 2
Ruas comes forward with low kicks but is taken down several times by McKee. Not much action here, just like the first round.

Round 3
McKee is relentless with his takedowns and control. McKee rides an easy unanimous decision victory with scores of 30-27 x 2 and 29-28.

Kazuhiro Hamanaka (Pictures) vs. Jeremy Williams
Round 1
Hamanaka shoots in and takes the fight to the floor. Williams goes to a high guard and locks in a triangle. The referee moved Hamanaka's arm to see if he was conscious, and Hamanaka seemed to move the arm but just a second later when Williams transitioned to an armbar it was clear that the Japanese fighter had been choked out cold. The end comes at just 59 seconds of the first.

Vladimir Matyushenko (Pictures) vs. Justin Levens (Pictures)
Round 1
Levens backed Matyushenko up with a flurry of punches before Vladimir shot in and scored a takedown. Levens tried a guillotine while Matyushenko was in side-control but it was unsuccessful. Matyushenko escaped and moved to mount before pounding Levens out. The referee stopped the fight at 3:53 of the first stanza.

Wayne Cole (Pictures) vs. Antoine Jaoude (Pictures)
Round 1
Jaoude lands a heavy shot early in the round but Cole takes the opening frame with a takedown and tight control for the rest of the period.

Round 2
Jaoude lands 4 consecutive lowkicks to the inside of Cole's left leg. Jaoude then fakes another low kick then opens up with a straight right thank knocks Cole out right on the spot.

The Tokyo Sabres win the team battle 3 fights to two.
 

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