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DFC 34:White vs Kazama PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herald Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Smoke the Fire!! as his entrance music. Herald Taylor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herald Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Taylor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taylor wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Taylor any problems.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor is aware though and is defending well.
Jones working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Jones wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor is aware though and is defending well.
Taylor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Herald Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Taylor seems content to control.
Taylor tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Taylor wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Taylor trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Taylor stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Taylor!
Taylor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Taylor really wants to buck Jones off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Taylor is now in Jones's guard. A big mistake from Jones there, giving up the dominant position!
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herald Taylor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor delivers a nice body kick.
Taylor drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor successfully pulls guard.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Taylor wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Taylor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Taylor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Taylor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jones is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Taylor decides to stand back up. Taylor steps back and let's Jones get back to his feet.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pulls guard successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor is controlling Jones's posture.
Jones wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Herald Taylor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herald Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taylor tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
Taylor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Taylor taking shots to the head.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Herald Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones tries to control but Taylor wriggling away.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has isolated one of Taylor's arms. Taylor looking to fight him off but Jones twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cody Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rod Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaredd Hartt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hartt's choice of entrance music: let bodies hit floor. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rod Keyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaredd Hartt!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartt slips under a jab from Keyes.
Keyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keyes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hartt counters with a series of strikes. Keyes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Keyes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hartt counters with a straight that turns Keyes's legs to rubber! Hartt pushes forward with more strikes and Keyes goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaredd Hartt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peras Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peras Pounder!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounder looks to clinch
and Burgundy counters with a left and a right that stings Pounder.
Burgundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burgundy lands with a hook. Pounder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burgundy shoots in for a double leg but Pounder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burgundy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burgundy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burgundy scoring with strikes but Pounder is staying in there.
Pounder tries to lock up and control but Burgundy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burgundy raining down shots from the mount!
Burgundy unloads with some shots from mount but Pounder bucks and avoids them well.
Burgundy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pounder wants to hold on but Burgundy pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pounder is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
BOOM! Burgundy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burgundy controlling from mount.
Burgundy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounder is bucking up trying to escape but Burgundy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burgundy controlling his opponent.
Pounder tries to hold on but Burgundy postures up.
Burgundy with the ground and pound from mount.
Burgundy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pounder is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burgundy landing shots from mount.
Pounder is still in real trouble! Can Burgundy finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder tries to lock up and control but Burgundy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burgundy landing shots from mount.
Burgundy postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Pounder bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Burgundy and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Burgundy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Sexton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Governor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Sexton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Governor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Governor clinches up with Sexton and pushes him back against the cage.
Sexton working hard to break the clinch.
Governor avoids a wild elbow strike from Sexton.
Governor keeps control of Sexton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Governor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sexton.
Governor has Sexton pressed against the cage, preventing Sexton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Governor gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sexton regains guard.
Sexton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Governor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Governor chips away with some ground and pound.
Sexton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sexton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sexton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sexton tries to get out of the position.
Governor passes into half guard.
Governor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Governor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Governor uses his free foot to push down on Sexton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sexton.
Governor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sexton?
Governor with good strikes from the mount here!
Sexton is in a horrible position here. Governor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Governor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Governor with shots to the head and body - Sexton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Governor dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Sexton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Governor postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Sexton in real trouble here! The ref calls for Sexton to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Governor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Canyon Mikel Scott King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by It's a fight!!!. John Connor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Canyon Mikel Scott King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connor.
Connor scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Connor.
Connor wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Connor enables King to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Connor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Connor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King postures up.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King won't allow Connor to sweep him here.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Connor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Connor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Connor for as long as he can get away with.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King misses with a left hand
and Connor counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
Connor darts in trying to clinch
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Connor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King throws a hook to the side of Connor's head but Connor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Connor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Connor ducks right into an uppercut from King.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
John Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands a jab to the head.
Connor misses with a kick to the body.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Connor's shoulder, as Connor tries to avoid the shot.
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Connor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
King working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
King lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connor struggling a bit here.
King is chipping away with strikes.
King landing a few strikes.
King content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Connor is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King taking a breather here.
King throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Connor is letting King control him for a moment.
King cracks Connor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connor seems a little lost for a moment, as King dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canyon Mikel Scott King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Connor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Connor moves to clinch but King breaks away
letting King counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
John Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King cracks Connor with a good jab.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Connor throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor closes the distance looking to clinch
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connor throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
King working away.
Connor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
King working the head and body with strikes.
King scores with a couple of short elbows.
Connor can't do much from the bottom here.
King moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
King lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
King scoring with strikes but Connor is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King with a couple of short strikes.
King with shots to the head and body - Connor looks very uncomfortable down there.
King controlling his opponent.
King pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Connor is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
King raining down shots from the mount!
King landing strikes from the mount.
Canyon Mikel Scott King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Connor looks a forlorn figure.
King working Connor over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King looking to control and managing it successfully.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Connor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King content just to control the position here.
King punishing his opponent with strikes.
Connor tries to hold on but King pushes him away.
King landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King dominating with strikes here.
King scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canyon Mikel Scott King dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Connor falls off balance throwing a combination
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Connor moves to clinch but King breaks away
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Connor.
Connor tries to clinch up
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King tests Connor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King scores with a punch to the head.
Connor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Connor tries to clinch
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Connor tries to kick King off in order to stand up. King Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
King moves into full mount!
King controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Connor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Connor?
Connor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Connor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Connor's face.
King content just to control the position here.
King looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King controlling from the full mount.
Connor wants to hold on but King pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by King.
King lands a nice shot to the head.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
King raining down hammerfists from mount.
King with good strikes from the mount here!
Canyon Mikel Scott King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
John Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Canyon Mikel Scott King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Canyon Mikel Scott King!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Panch Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Marchegiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Marchegiano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Panch Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocco Marchegiano!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa thows a body kick. Marchegiano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marchegiano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marchegiano throws a right hand that misses
and Villa counters with a head kick.
Marchegiano throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a one-two to the body.
Villa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Villa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marchegiano!
Marchegiano misses with a lunging right hand
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Marchegiano looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa scores with a push kick.
Marchegiano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body kick there by Villa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchegiano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Villa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marchegiano will feel that in the morning.
Villa thuds his shin into the meat of Marchegiano's side.
Villa connects with a high kick.
Marchegiano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Villa.
Villa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marchegiano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Villa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa throws a head kick that half lands.
Villa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marchegiano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Villa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marchegiano if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Villa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Villa.
Villa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa lands a head kick. Marchegiano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Villa missing with a left hand there. Marchegiano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Villa thows a body kick. Marchegiano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Villa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rocco Marchegiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa feints a jab promting Marchegiano to slip. Villa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marchegiano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Villa, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Villa - that will leave a mark!
Villa throws a head kick that misses.
Villa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villa misses with a body kick.
Villa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marchegiano takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villa fakes the leg kick and cracks Marchegiano in the body.
Villa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Villa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marchegiano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Villa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Villa. That's going to slow Marchegiano down.
Villa feints a jab promting Marchegiano to slip. Villa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marchegiano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panch Villa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Villa misses with the combination.
Villa misses with a double jab
and Marchegiano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marchegiano throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Villa misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchegiano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marchegiano's knee momentarily.
Marchegiano is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Villa. That's going to slow Marchegiano down.
Villa lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Marchegiano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
Panch Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa scores with a push kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Villa, as that shot connected.
Villa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marchegiano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Villa.
Marchegiano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Villa.
Panch Villa is winning the standup battle so far.
Villa throws a series of punches but Marchegiano avoids them all with ease.
A slapping body kick lands there for Villa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Villa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Villa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marchegiano circles away quickly and effectively.
Villa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marchegiano circles away quickly and effectively.
Villa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice jab there from Villa.
Marchegiano takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Villa.
Villa misses with a two punch combination.
Villa scores with a spinning back kick!
Villa delivers a nice body kick.
Villa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Villa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Villa lands a head kick!
Marchegiano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Villa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Villa.
Villa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Villa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Villa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa scores with a nice body kick.
Villa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marchegiano can do to turn this around?
Villa scores with a head kick. Marchegiano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa fails to land with a series of punches.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Marchegiano's front leg but catches the back leg as Marchegiano tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panch Villa dominated that second round.
That's time! Villa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Marchegiano misses with a hook
and Villa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marchegiano really felt that one!
A shot to the body from Marchegiano misses
and Villa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marchegiano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villa counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Villa does no damage.
Marchegiano misses with a hook
and Villa counters with a low kick, right behind Marchegiano 's knee.
Marchegiano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marchegiano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Villa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marchegiano misses with an uppercut
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Marchegiano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marchegiano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marchegiano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa lands with a slapping head kick.
Marchegiano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head kick from Villa lands but Marchegiano takes it in his stride.
Villa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab lands there for Villa.
Villa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marchegiano on the side of the head.
Villa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marchegiano misses with an uppercut
and Villa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Villa connects with a solid leg kick.
Villa throws a combination. Marchegiano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rocco Marchegiano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Villa.
Villa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marchegiano's hands.
Villa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Villa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice body kick from Villa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa misses with a head kick.
Villa connects with a leg kick. Marchegiano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marchegiano misses with a hook
and Villa counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands with a nice combination. Marchegiano backs away looking to recover.
Marchegiano throws a right hand that misses
and Villa counters with a series of strikes. Marchegiano will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Villa. That's going to slow Marchegiano down.
Villa lands a high kick!
A head kick from Villa lands but Marchegiano takes it in his stride.
Marchegiano misses with a hook to the body
and Villa counters with a one-two to the body.
Marchegiano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marchegiano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano looks to land a combination but Villa avoids it well.
Villa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Villa scores with a head kick. Marchegiano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marchegiano throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a big head kick but Marchegiano shrugs it off.
Marchegiano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villa.
Villa lands a nice looking body kick.
Marchegiano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Panch Villa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick from Villa lands but Marchegiano takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Panch Villa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Villa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Panch Villa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aimo Mojaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aimo Mojaus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aimo Mojaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sanji Cook!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mojaus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mojaus throws a head kick but Cook moves out of range.
Cook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mojaus blocks it with crossed arms.
Cook scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Aimo Mojaus has been cut.
Cook struggles to land a body shot inside as Mojaus controls his hands.
Mojaus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mojaus managing to block the knees to the body from Cook.
Cook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cook misses with a knee strike.
Mojaus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mojaus avoids the elbow strike from Cook, against the cage.
Mojaus breaks from the clinch.
Cook takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mojaus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Mojaus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cook doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mojaus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cook counters with a good low kick that Mojaus was not able to check.
Cook gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mojaus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cook looks gassed!
Cook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mojaus.
Nice defenses there by Cook.
Cook darts in trying to clinch
and Mojaus counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mojaus throws a lazy head kick
and Cook counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mojaus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mojaus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook swings for the body but Mojaus moves out of range.
Mojaus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mojaus.
Mojaus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cook eats them both and turns towards Mojaus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cook takes a kick to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Mojaus there.
Cook throws a lazy head kick
and Mojaus counters with an outside leg kick.
Mojaus scoring well with a low kick there.
Cook takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mojaus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mojaus scores with a nice body kick.
Mojaus scores with a hook to the body. Cook takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy left from Mojaus finds it's target.
Mojaus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Mojaus circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Mojaus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mojaus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mojaus throws a jab when Cook was well out of range.
Mojaus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cook's calf.
Mojaus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mojaus misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Cook misses
and Mojaus counters with an outside leg kick.
Mojaus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mojaus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mojaus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mojaus scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mojaus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mojaus with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Mojaus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aimo Mojaus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cook slips under a jab.
Mojaus misses with a two punch combination.
Cook thows a leg kick but Mojaus checks it
and Mojaus counters with a low kick, right behind Cook 's knee.
Aimo Mojaus is winning the standup battle so far.
Mojaus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice shot by Mojaus.
Mojaus throws a jab but it's blocked by Cook.
Jab, jab by Mojaus - just one landing.
Mojaus misses with a right hand
and Cook counters with a good low kick that Mojaus was not able to check.
Mojaus wants to clinch up but Cook keeps it at a distance.
Mojaus swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook throws a head kick that misses
and Mojaus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mojaus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mojaus throws an off balance right hand
and Cook counters with a body kick.
Mojaus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mojaus counters with an outside leg kick.
Cook has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mojaus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mojaus slips a straight right by Cook.
Cook misses with a right hand
and Mojaus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook darts in trying to clinch
and Cook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mojaus.
Mojaus swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Mojaus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cook throws a leg kick
and Mojaus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cook is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mojaus lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Mojaus. That snapped Cook's head back.
Mojaus connects with the punch.
Mojaus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cook throws a leg kick that misses.
Mojaus lands a nice looking body shot.
Mojaus scores with a jab to the head.
Cook turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mojaus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mojaus throws a good cross that connects.
Cook walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cook defending well as Mojaus loads up on a big left hand.
Cook tries a low kick but Mojaus avoids it.
Nice body punch from Mojaus.
Mojaus missing with a left hand there. Cook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cook takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mojaus can pounce on him.
Cook's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cook swings for the body but Mojaus moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Mojaus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aimo Mojaus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mojaus lands a jab-cross combination.
Mojaus swings widly with a right hand
and Cook counters with a leg kick.
Mojaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mojaus loads up on a big right hand but Cook slips the punch.
Cook throws a lazy head kick
and Mojaus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mojaus misses with a double jab.
A lazy body kick from Mojaus
and Cook counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mojaus thinking.
Cook throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mojaus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mojaus misses with a leg kick
and Cook counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mojaus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mojaus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cook takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cook tries to clinch up.
Cook drops his hands momentarily and Mojaus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mojaus jabs at Cook's body.
Mojaus tries a low kick but Cook avoids it.
Mojaus throws an overhand right that lands on Cook's shoulder, as Cook tries to avoid the shot.
Mojaus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cook can do to turn this around?
Mojaus tries to clinch
and Cook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mojaus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cook gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mojaus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mojaus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cook counters with a good, hard body kick but Mojaus shrugs it off.
A big right from Cook misses.
Mojaus ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
Cook takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mojaus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cook throws a lazy uppercut
and Mojaus counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to land a body kick
and Mojaus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mojaus scores with a jab. Cook acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mojaus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aimo Mojaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook throws a lazy body kick
and Mojaus counters with a two punch combo.
Mojaus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mojaus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mojaus checks the leg kick.
Mojaus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cook's calf.
Mojaus lands a jab to the nose.
Aimo Mojaus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook slips a jab and a cross from Mojaus.
Mojaus connects with a leg kick. Cook looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mojaus misses with a low kick.
Cook moves forwards but Mojaus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cook throws a leg kick
and Mojaus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mojaus with a nice cross.
Mojaus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mojaus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanji Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cook misses with a leg kick
and Mojaus counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aimo Mojaus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mojaus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aimo Mojaus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thanawat Kanokvichitra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myron Obusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanokvichitra comes to the cage accompanied by Tatakai. Obusan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Frontlines by Diabolic feat. Immortal Technique kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thanawat Kanokvichitra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Myron Obusan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanokvichitra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obusan staying out of range there.
Obusan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kanokvichitra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A right-left combo lands from Obusan.
Kanokvichitra drives through and clinches with Obusan against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow over the top.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kanokvichitra crunches a lovely knee into Obusan's ribcage.
Kanokvichitra tries to land knees in the clinch but Obusan avoids the damage to the body.
Kanokvichitra missing with knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kanokvichitra throws a head punch that misses.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the head but Obusan blocks with his arms.
Kanokvichitra lands an elbow inside that Obusan shrugs off.
Obusan has had enough of the clinch but Kanokvichitra keeps him there for the moment.
Obusan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obusan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow over the top.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obusan.
Obusan blocks an elbow strike.
Kanokvichitra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obusan's face.
Kanokvichitra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obusan dodges an elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obusan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kanokvichitra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Obusan's brow.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow strike.
Obusan working hard to break the clinch.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra is breathing heavily.
Kanokvichitra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obusan.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
A knee to the head by Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kanokvichitra tries to land knees in the clinch but Obusan avoids the damage to the body.
Kanokvichitra tries to land knees in the clinch but Obusan avoids the damage to the body.
Kanokvichitra missing with knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obusan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obusan working hard to break the clinch.
Kanokvichitra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obusan blocks it with crossed arms.
Obusan avoids the elbow strike from Kanokvichitra, against the cage.
Obusan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obusan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Obusan misses with a takedown attempt - Kanokvichitra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kanokvichitra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Obusan lands a lovely overhand right.
Obusan throws a leg kick that misses.
Obusan scores with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obusan, right into the meat.
Obusan lands a jab to the nose.
Obusan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Obusan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Obusan swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obusan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kanokvichitra scrambles back to his feet.
Kanokvichitra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kanokvichitra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obusan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kanokvichitra lands a head kick. Obusan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kanokvichitra throws a sloppy head kick
and Obusan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kanokvichitra thinking.
Obusan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kanokvichitra is able to avoid easily.
Obusan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanokvichitra rushes Obusan and presses him up against the cage.
Kanokvichitra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanokvichitra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Obusan blocks an elbow strike.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra lands a nice knee to the body.
Obusan is trying to force a seperation but Kanokvichitra has the dominant position.
Obusan is trying to break the clinch but Kanokvichitra has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obusan's face.
Obusan is trying to break the clinch but Kanokvichitra has him pressed against the cage.
Obusan blocks the elbow strike.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanokvichitra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanokvichitra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obusan avoids the elbow strike from Kanokvichitra, against the cage.
Kanokvichitra misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra crunches a lovely knee into Obusan's ribcage.
Kanokvichitra pushes off an throws an elbow but Obusan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obusan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obusan.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Obusan is trying to push Kanokvichitra away but Kanokvichitra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myron Obusan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Obusan tries a head kick but it misses.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanokvichitra throws a head kick that misses.
Obusan misses with a left hand
and Kanokvichitra counters with a one-two to the body.
Myron Obusan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obusan avoids the head kick by Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra closes the distance and clinches.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obusan avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Obusan dodges an elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra misses with a knee to the head.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanokvichitra misses with a knee strike.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Obusan is trying to break free.
Obusan avoids the elbow strike from Kanokvichitra, against the cage.
Obusan takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obusan blocks an elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra throws an elbow that misses.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obusan avoids it.
Kanokvichitra misses with a body punch.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obusan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obusan working hard to break the clinch.
Kanokvichitra pushes off an throws an elbow but Obusan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Obusan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obusan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kanokvichitra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanokvichitra throws a sloppy head kick and Obusan moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Obusan.
Obusan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Obusan or perhaps it was just good defense by Kanokvichitra which made him look bad.
Obusan misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obusan punishes Kanokvichitra's body with a nice straight punch.
Obusan looks to land a left hand but Kanokvichitra moved out of range nicely.
Obusan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch up but Obusan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanokvichitra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kanokvichitra. Those never looked like landing.
Obusan blocks a head kick by Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra throws a shot to the body.
Obusan misses with a double jab
and Kanokvichitra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick from Kanokvichitra lands but Obusan takes it in his stride.
Kanokvichitra clinches up against the cage.
Kanokvichitra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obusan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanokvichitra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kanokvichitra keeps control of Obusan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kanokvichitra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Obusan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanokvichitra misses with a knee strike.
Obusan blocks an elbow strike.
Obusan working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obusan tries to break the clinch but Kanokvichitra is controlling the position.
Kanokvichitra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kanokvichitra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Obusan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Obusan avoids the elbow strike from Kanokvichitra, against the cage.
Obusan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obusan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kanokvichitra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obusan blocks it with crossed arms.
Kanokvichitra pushes off an throws an elbow but Obusan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Obusan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kanokvichitra has double underhooks.
Obusan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obusan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obusan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kanokvichitra wants to clinch up but Obusan keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Obusan tries to land a leg kick but Kanokvichitra saw it coming and moves away.
Kanokvichitra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obusan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obusan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanokvichitra can pounce on him.
Obusan throws a leg kick but Kanokvichitra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Obusan throws a jab when Kanokvichitra was well out of range.
Kanokvichitra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kanokvichitra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Obusan blocking some punches.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra throws an elbow that misses.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obusan breaks the clinch.
Kanokvichitra throws a nice head kick!
Kanokvichitra throws a combination. Obusan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanokvichitra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanokvichitra moves into the clinch.
Obusan wants to get back to striking at distance but Kanokvichitra won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kanokvichitra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obusan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Obusan dives in and scores a takedown into Kanokvichitra's guard.
Kanokvichitra wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kanokvichitra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obusan wants to hold on but Kanokvichitra pushes him away.
Obusan is squirming around, avoiding Kanokvichitra's attempts to control the action.
Kanokvichitra gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obusan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kanokvichitra's waist but Kanokvichitra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Obusan off to one side.
Obusan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kanokvichitra clinches.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Obusan takes an elbow to the temple.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Obusan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanokvichitra trying to land knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra working Obusan over with knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanokvichitra is working Obusan over against the cage.
Kanokvichitra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kanokvichitra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kanokvichitra connects with a knee to the head.
Kanokvichitra throws an elbow that misses.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obusan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kanokvichitra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obusan is defending well for now.
Kanokvichitra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obusan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra looking to throw knees to the head but Obusan is blocking nicely.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obusan tries to break free but Kanokvichitra pushes him back against the cage.
Kanokvichitra trying to land knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kanokvichitra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obusan.
Obusan is trying to force a seperation but Kanokvichitra has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanokvichitra.
Nice elbow from Kanokvichitra.
Obusan is trying to break the clinch but Kanokvichitra is controlling him.
Obusan avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra misses with an elbow over the top.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obusan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kanokvichitra has him pressed against the cage.
Obusan managing to block the knees to the body from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Kanokvichitra keeps control of Obusan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obusan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obusan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kanokvichitra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obusan blocks an elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanokvichitra pushes off an throws an elbow but Obusan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanokvichitra throws an elbow that misses.
Kanokvichitra tries to work over Obusan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanokvichitra.
Obusan avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Obusan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kanokvichitra misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A frustrated look appears on Obusan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obusan tries to break the clinch but Kanokvichitra is controlling the position.
Kanokvichitra swings wildly with an uppercut but Obusan uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kanokvichitra throws an elbow but misses.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obusan avoids it.
Obusan avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Obusan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Obusan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanokvichitra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kanokvichitra prevents Obusan from breaking the clinch.
Kanokvichitra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obusan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obusan avoiding damage as Kanokvichitra throws knees to the body.
Kanokvichitra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obusan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanokvichitra keeps control of Obusan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obusan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
Obusan blocks an elbow strike from Kanokvichitra.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thanawat Kanokvichitra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kanokvichitra has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thanawat Kanokvichitra!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhys Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao comes into the arena with "6 Foot 7 Foot" by Lil' Wayne blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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184 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rhys Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Eastman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eastman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cao works over Eastman's head and body with a nice combination.
Eastman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James Eastman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eastman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cao is fending him off so far but Eastman persists. Nope, Cao circles away and we're back to standing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eastman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eastman scores with a head kick.
Eastman lands with a kick to the temple. Cao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eastman counters with a low kick, right behind Cao 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eastman.
Cao stuffs the takedown.
Cao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cao misses with a lunging right hand
and Eastman counters with a low kick, right behind Cao 's knee.
Cao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Eastman eats them both and turns towards Cao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cao throws an overhand right that lands on Eastman's shoulder, as Eastman tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao swings widly with a right hand
and Eastman counters with a head kick. That will keep Cao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eastman misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eastman, right into the meat.
Cao throws a hook to the side of Eastman's head but Eastman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eastman.
Cao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eastman cracks the inside of Cao's front leg.
Cao lands a jab to the nose.
Eastman throws out a leg kick but Cao moves out of range and Eastman only half commits.
Cao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cao throws a jab but it's blocked by Eastman.
Cao moves out of range as Eastman throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao throws a hook to the side of Eastman's head but Eastman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Cao.
Cao throws a hook but Eastman avoids it easily.
Eastman lands a high kick!
Cao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eastman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eastman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Eastman is pressing down on Cao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cao is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastman not doing much here.
Eastman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Eastman is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Eastman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Eastman throws a sloppy head kick and Cao moves out of range easily.
Eastman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cao avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eastman.
Eastman shoots for a takedown but Cao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rhys Cao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Eastman.
A jab from Cao does it's job there.
Rhys Cao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Eastman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eastman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eastman scores with a nice body kick.
Eastman misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhys Cao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eastman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Eastman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eastman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cao turns into him and now he's in Eastman's guard.
Cao wants to stand but Eastman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Eastman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eastman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cao manages to get himself to full guard.
Eastman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cao tries to get out of the position.
Cao is trying to control the position but Eastman postures up.
Eastman passes Cao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eastman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Eastman is pressing down on Cao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cao is holding on for now.
Cao is trying to control but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rhys Cao wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Cao.
Eastman connects with a solid leg kick.
Rhys Cao is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao avoids the head kick by Eastman.
Cao stuffs the takedown attempt from Eastman. Eastman gets slowly back to his feet.
Eastman throws a low kick, looking for Cao's leg but Cao calmly moves out of range.
Cao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eastman scoring well with a low kick there.
Eastman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cao throws a right hand that misses
and Eastman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cao's knee momentarily.
Cao throws a right hand that Eastman ducks under and follows up with a left that Eastman also avoids with ease.
Cao avoids a kick to the body.
Cao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eastman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cao throws a lazy uppercut
and Eastman counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eastman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cao lands with a good body shot.
Cao misses with a looping right.
Cao avoids the head kick by Eastman.
Cao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eastman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eastman keeps Cao at a distance using the push kick.
Eastman tries to score with a low kick but Cao moves his leg out of the way.
Eastman throws a leg kick that misses.
Eastman tries for a takedown but Cao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rhys Cao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Eastman.
Cao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Eastman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Eastman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Eastman trying to control the position but Cao is working away.
Eastman tries to advance position but instead Cao slips a leg back in to half guard.
Eastman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman looking to control but Cao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cao just holding on.
Cao is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cao wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cao is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Eastman gets his way!
Will Eastman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Eastman slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao wants to control his opponent's hands but Eastman gets his hands free.
Eastman has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Cao is in real trouble here. Eastman gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Cao is tapping out! Eastman wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Eastman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zero Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by I will go full retard on you!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zero Kazama!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama looks to throw a body kick
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kazama throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Kazama misses with a double jab
and White counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kazama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kazama shoots and misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Kazama misses with a double jab
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White scores with a jab to the body.
Kazama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White with a jab.
Kazama moves to clinch but White breaks away
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Freddy White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zero Kazama.
White looks to land a combination. Kazama sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama tries to clinch up
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kazama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White scores with the left hand. Kazama knows he should have avoided that one.
Kazama is rocked!
Kazama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kazama is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
Kazama takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from White! Kazama is out on his feet! White rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kazama is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kazama is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy White!
Freddy White is the new featherweight champion!
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