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PS 46 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Quall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ac Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beach Blast. 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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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Quall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ac Slater!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quall moves out of range as Slater throws a body kick.
Quall throws a low kick, looking for Slater's leg but Slater calmly moves out of range.
Quall throws a right and a left that Slater avoids nicely.
Slater throws a body kick that misses.
Quall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slater.
Slater loads up on a big right hand but Quall slips the punch.
Slater throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slater throws a shot from downtown. Quall moves away and avoids it.
Quall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slater jabs Quall right on the nose. Quall blinks but takes it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slater.
Slater throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quall swings for the body but Slater moves out of range.
Slater throws out a loose jab but Quall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slater tries a head kick but it misses.
Quall misses with the combination.
Slater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slater pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater swinging wildly here.
Quall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slater smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Slater. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slater.
Quall throws a jab when Slater was well out of range.
Slater lands with a nice combination. Quall backs away looking to recover.
Slater scores with a sloppy right hand. Quall should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slater 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 Quall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slater lands with an uppercut that bounces Quall off the cage and back into range.
Slater lands a lovely overhand right.
Quall lands with an overhand left.
Slater throws a jab but it's blocked by Quall.
Quall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Slater lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quall rushes Slater and presses him up against the cage.
Quall misses with a punch on the inside.
Slater slowing the pace effectively.
Slater is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from Quall.
Quall tries to land a knee to the head but Slater blocks with his arms.
Slater tries to stall but Quall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ac Slater.
Slater throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slater checks a leg kick.
Slater lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Slater tenderised Quall's leg. Quall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slater scores with a nice body kick.
Quall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quall scores with the left hand. Slater knows he should have avoided that one.
Slater tries to land a front kick but Quall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Quall avoids a kick to the body.
Quall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slater scores with a head kick. Quall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Quall throws a looping overhand right but Slater ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quall.
Quall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quall walks forward, straight into a front kick from Slater.
Slater digs a good body shot into Quall's ribs.
Slater attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slater slips a jab from Quall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quall moves out of range as Slater strikes.
Slater throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slater jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slater throws a wild body kick that Quall sees coming a mile off.
Slater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slater is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Quall had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Slater throws a head kick that half lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slater.
Slater throws a one two combo.
Quall blocks a head kick by Slater.
Slater misses with a straight left.
Slater smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quall throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Quall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slater looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slater misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ac Slater dominated that round.
That's time! Quall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slater misses with a combination
and Quall counters with a nice uppercut.
Slater thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Slater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slater scores with a leg kick.
Slater goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slater pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quall is out of range and Slater settles back down.
Quall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slater tests Quall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slater slips a straight right by Quall.
Quall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slater was well out of range. Poor timing from Quall.
That kick from Slater tenderised Quall's leg. Quall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quall tries to clinch there but Slater circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slater.
Quall throws a jab but it's blocked by Slater.
Slater pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Slater tenderised Quall's leg. Quall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slater lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slater misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Quall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by Slater.
Quall misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Slater.
Slater throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slater with a jab.
Quall tries to score with a low kick but Slater moves his leg out of the way.
Quall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slater moves away from the strike by Quall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quall.
Slater lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quall checks a leg kick.
Slater connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slater bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quall with a jab.
Slater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quall.
Slater lands the left hand.
Slater cracks Quall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Slater.
Slater moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ac Slater seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater keeps the fight on the outside.
Slater scores with the left hand. Quall knows he should have avoided that one.
Slater looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quall misses with a lunging right hand
and Slater counters with a body kick that stops Quall in his tracks momentarily.
Slater lands a jab to Quall's midsection.
Slater throws a head kick that misses.
Quall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slater. Slater obviously looking to wear him down.
Slater misses with a head kick.
Slater's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Slater duly obliges.
Slater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slater misses with an uppercut. Quall saw that one coming.
Ac Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quall misses with a leg kick.
Quall fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slater circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Slater staying out of range there.
Slater throws a body punch but Quall moves out of range.
Quall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Slater finds it's way through Quall's defenses.
Quall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slater.
Slater lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quall 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 straight punches there by Slater. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slater.
Slater throws a head kick but Quall moves out of range.
Quall cracks Slater with a good jab.
Slater cracks Quall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slater goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Slater throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slater shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Quall eats them both and turns towards Slater to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ac Slater showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Quall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Slater misses with a two punch combination.
Slater connects with a solid leg kick.
Slater throws a push kick but Quall slaps the foot to one side.
Slater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quall.
Slater has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quall misses with a leg kick.
Quall scores with a jab to the head.
Quall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Slater lands a jab to the head.
Quall lands a nice looking body shot.
Slater misses with the body kick
and Quall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slater paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slater.
Quall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A leg kick checked by Quall.
Slater throws a nice looking combination but Quall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quall walks into a stiff left hand from Slater.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quall looks to score with a jab to the body but Slater is just out of range.
Quall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slater.
Quall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slater with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quall throws a leg kick
and Slater counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slater lands with a nice body kick.
Quall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slater looks to land a left hand but Quall moved out of range nicely.
Quall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slater checks a leg kick.
Slater throws a body kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Slater.
Slater throws a leg kick but Quall moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quall throws a leg kick but Slater checks it.
Quall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body kick from Slater.
Slater throws a lazy uppercut
and Quall counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Slater.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slater works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quall misses with a low kick.
Slater fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quall.
Slater cracks the inside of Quall's front leg.
Quall moves out of range of the body kick from Slater.
Slater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slater misses with a wild body shot.
Slater jabs Quall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quall there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater cracks Quall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slater scores with a nice right hand.
Slater lands the left hand.
Quall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Slater.
Slater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Quall wants to clinch up but Slater keeps it at a distance.
Slater throws a nice outside leg kick.
James Quall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ac Slater is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Slater looks to land a right hand but Quall moved out of range.
Slater moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Slater misses with a head kick.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Quall.
Quall blocks a head kick by Slater.
Slater moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quall.
Slater misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quall misses with a double jab
and Slater counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quall lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Ac Slater has been cut.
Quall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slater is able to avoid easily.
Quall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Slater.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slater throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Slater slips under a jab.
Slater lands the left hand.
Quall takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that's the end of the fight!
Ac Slater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slater winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ac Slater!
During a confident post fight interview, Ac Slater thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fei Yue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fei Yue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Ivey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Yue with that takedown attempt.
Ivey shoots and misses
and Yue counters with a one-two to the body.
Ivey with a poor takedown
and Yue holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yue is trying to break the clinch but Ivey is controlling him.
Ivey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yue to keep the fight standing.
Fei Yue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Ivey.
Ivey throws an elbow but it misses.
Ivey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yue walks away with a smile on his face. Ivey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yue is looking to take a break and control but Ivey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ivey striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Yue tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yue has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey is trying to improve his position.
Yue tries to move to mount but Ivey blocks the move with his legs.
Ivey manages to get back to half guard.
Ivey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yue moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yue has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ivey is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yue is controlling him well.
Yue working the ground and pound from side control.
Yue works to advance to full mount. Ivey defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Yue takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ivey is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ivey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yue showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yue won't allow Ivey to get back to his feet.
Ivey is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Yue trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ivey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yue controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yue wants to control from the top but Ivey keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Fei Yue wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice takedown defense from Ivey. No joy for Yue on that attempt.
Yue displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ivey.
Ivey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Ivey with that takedown attempt.
Ivey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yue as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yue pinned against the cage. Yue gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ivey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yue is fending him off so far but Ivey persists. Nope, Yue circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fei Yue dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ivey misses with a takedown attempt
and Yue counters with a crisp one two that drops Ivey! Yue thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ivey to his feet! Ivey is in big trouble!
Ivey is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yue tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivey is still on wobbly legs! Can Yue finish him?
Ivey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yue counters with a slam - OH, Ivey IS OUT! HE'S OUT COLD! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Fei Yue!
After winning the bout, Fei Yue thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lionel Luthor!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luthor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oudomphonephaivanh as he avoids it easily.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a jab to the body.
Oudomphonephaivanh stalks Luthor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luthor's face. Luthor staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Lionel Luthor has been cut.
Oudomphonephaivanh sizes up Luthor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oudomphonephaivanh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luthor.
Luthor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a shot to the body.
Luthor shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice uppercut there from Oudomphonephaivanh.
A cross from Oudomphonephaivanh lands.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luthor misses with a jab to the body
and Oudomphonephaivanh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luthor looks gassed!
Oudomphonephaivanh instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Oudomphonephaivanh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oudomphonephaivanh is working Luthor over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Oudomphonephaivanh.
A shot in the inside from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a right to the head.
Oudomphonephaivanh pushes Luthor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oudomphonephaivanh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Luthor has eaten all the pies!
Luthor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oudomphonephaivanh to keep the fight standing.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lionel Luthor.
Luthor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luthors head.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a shoulder strike.
Oudomphonephaivanh presses Luthor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luthor is trying to force a seperation but Oudomphonephaivanh has the dominant position.
Oudomphonephaivanh landing knees to the body.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luthor or not.
A short left from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with a shot to the side of Luthor's head.
A short left from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luthors head.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands an uppercut.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luthor backwards.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a hook that snaps the head of Luthor backwards.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oudomphonephaivanh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oudomphonephaivanh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Oudomphonephaivanh on the inside.
Oudomphonephaivanh gets through Luthor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luthor tries to pull guard but Oudomphonephaivanh holds him up against the cage and eventually Luthor drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Oudomphonephaivanh on the inside.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luthor backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh gets through Luthor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a light punch inside.
Luthor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands an uppercut.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oudomphonephaivanh presses Luthor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a nice uppercut.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a right hand.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a hook that snaps the head of Luthor backwards.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a light punch inside.
Oudomphonephaivanh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oudomphonephaivanh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oudomphonephaivanh.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a short shot to the head.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a body shot.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oudomphonephaivanh presses Luthor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luthor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luthors head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Luthor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oudomphonephaivanh cracks Luthor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oudomphonephaivanh cracks Luthor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Oudomphonephaivanh lands.
Oudomphonephaivanh connects with a jab.
Oudomphonephaivanh lands a nice hook to Luthor's body. Luthor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donk. Oudomphonephaivanh catches Luthor right on the button with a cross.
Luthor is rocked!
Oudomphonephaivanh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luthor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oudomphonephaivanh throws an overhand right that has Luthor reeling! Oudomphonephaivanh follows up with more punches and Luthor is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh!
After winning the bout, Sengprachanh Oudomphonephaivanh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Leonardo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marco Polo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonardo Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Polo.
Polo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Polo is stalling in the full guard.
Leonardo can't keep his opponent in guard - Polo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Polo not doing much here.
Leonardo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Polo is working away from the top position though.
Polo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Leonardo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Polo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leonardo is looking to escape.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Leonardo has eaten all the pies!
Leonardo is looking to improve his position but Polo isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Leonardo looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Polo! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marco Polo!
Marco Polo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymour Cake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cake has chosen Stack Bundles - Far Rock America as his entrance music. Seymour Cake told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryo Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seymour Cake!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura scores with a jab to the head.
Ryo Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura misses with a two punch combination.
Cake moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakamura scores with a spinning back kick!
Nakamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakamura misses with a straight left.
Cake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cake circles away quickly and effectively.
Nakamura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakamura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakamura throws the left hand but Cake avoids the punch easily.
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cake.
Nakamura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cake on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a jab but it's blocked by Cake.
Cake moves in looking to clinch but Nakamura pushes him off.
Cake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakamura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cake, pushing him back against the cage.
Cake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura being controlled against the cage.
Cake lands an elbow inside.
Nakamura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Cake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Cake blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike from Cake.
Cake misses with an elbow over the top.
Cake lands an elbow inside that Nakamura shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Cake leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Cake throws knees to the body.
Nakamura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cake is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nakamura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura lands an uppercut.
Nakamura pushes off an throws an elbow but Cake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cake tries a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks it.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Cake throws knees to the body.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Nakamura.
Nice elbow from Cake.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakamura.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to throw a body punch but Cake avoids it by throwing Nakamura back against the cage.
Cake trying to land knees to the body.
Nakamura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cake backwards.
A shot in the inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Cake controls his hands.
Cake leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nakamura lands an uppercut.
Nakamura scores with a shoulder strike.
Cake is pushing Nakamura up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cake trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Nakamura on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Nakamura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cake gets tackled into the cage by Nakamura. Nakamura maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Cake.
Ryo Nakamura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Cake throws an elbow but it misses.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nakamura pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nakamura tries to stall but Cake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nakamura lands with a light punch inside.
Cake tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Nakamura dodges an elbow strike from Cake.
Cake stalling the fight.
Nakamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Cake.
Nakamura pushes Cake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Cake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nakamura lands with a left to the head.
Cake misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakamura.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakamura.
Still in the clinch, Nakamura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cake is trying to stall.
Cake holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cake tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Cake uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cake throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Cake missing with knees to the body.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Cake controls his hands.
The referee calls for Cake to work.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Cake.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cake looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Nakamura wants to stall.
Cake blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cake throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Cake throws knees to the body.
Cake looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Cake misses with an elbow strike.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Cake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nakamura lands a damaging elbow.
Cake misses with a knee strike.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the side of Cake's head.
Cake lands a knee to the head.
Cake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cake blocks an elbow strike.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nakamura on the inside.
Nakamura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakamura lands a right hand.
Cake missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nakamura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Cake slows down the pace here.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Cake.
Nakamura trying to control the position but instead, Cake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakamura into the cage.
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Cake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cake's elbow.
Cake throws an elbow that misses.
Cake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ryo Nakamura will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nakamura connects with the punch.
Cake throws a right hand that Nakamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakamura also avoids with ease.
Nakamura throws a leg kick that misses.
Seymour Cake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nakamura 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.
Nakamura throws a lazy right hand but Cake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamura tries to land a leg kick but Cake saw it coming and moves away.
Cake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakamura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nakamura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nakamura moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nakamura - the referee stops the clock and Cake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nakamura. Cake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura clinches.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakamura.
Cake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakamura dodges an elbow strike from Cake.
Cake looking to stall.
Cake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nakamura lands a hook that snaps the head of Cake backwards.
Nakamura tries a knee to the head but Cake blocks it.
Cake with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nakamura pushes Cake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cake scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cake missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nakamura lands a left hand.
Nakamura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Nakamura on the inside.
Cake blocks an elbow strike.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Cake controls his hands.
Cake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakamura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Nakamura looking to throw knees to the head but Cake is blocking nicely.
Nakamura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nakamura pushes off an throws an elbow but Cake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ryo Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura dodges an elbow strike from Cake.
Nakamura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Cake.
Nakamura dodges an elbow strike from Cake.
Nakamura lands an uppercut.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nakamura lands with a light punch inside.
Nakamura lands a shot to the body.
Nakamura blocks the elbow strike.
Seymour Cake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Cake throws knees to the body.
Nakamura lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cake throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Nakamura.
Cake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nakamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Cake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cake content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Cake misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakamura 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Nakamura!
Our winner, Ryo Nakamura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitter Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is . Dee has chosen Elephant Man - Haters (feat Hunt & Jim Jones) as his entrance music. Aoki Funkyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aoki Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hitter Dee!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama throws out a powerful jab.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut. Dee saw that one coming.
Funkyama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Funkyama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dee's waist but Dee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Funkyama off to one side.
Funkyama closes the distance and clinches.
Funkyama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Funkyama.
Funkyama turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee is looking for a sweep.
Dee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dee seems a little lost for a moment, as Funkyama dominates the positioning.
Funkyama scoring with punches from side control.
Funkyama happy to just control the position for now.
Funkyama looks up at the clock and then as Dee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Funkyama smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama controls the position.
Funkyama working the ground and pound.
Funkyama 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.
Funkyama lands a few punches from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dee is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkyama is working Dee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Funkyama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Funkyama connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkyama working the ground and pound.
Dee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee tries to improve position but can't.
Funkyama is looking to take a break and control but Dee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Funkyama lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dee down.
Funkyama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dee keeps working.
Dee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Funkyama asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Funkyama lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Funkyama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Funkyama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dee keeps working.
Funkyama working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Funkyama working the body and head with strikes.
Dee taking a bit of punishment here - Funkyama scoring with strikes.
Dee striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Dee is not content to let Funkyama control the position.
Funkyama scores with a couple of short elbows.
Funkyama landing a few strikes.
Funkyama lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama grinds an elbow into Dee's temple.
A lull in the action here as Funkyama stalls from top position.
Funkyama has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee taking a bit of punishment here - Funkyama scoring with strikes.
Funkyama is trying to get an arm triangle but Dee is defending well.
Dee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Funkyama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dee, who protects the arm well.
Dee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Funkyama is putting a hurting on Dee here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Funkyama cracks Dee with a big right hand but Dee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Funkyama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Funkyama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut
and Dee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Funkyama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dee has time to react.
Funkyama cracks Dee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Funkyama clinches with his opponent.
Dee jumps into guard, dragging Funkyama to the mat.
Funkyama working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Funkyama content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Funkyama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Funkyama lands a couple of elbows.
Dee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Funkyama landing some decent shots from guard.
Funkyama stands and throws Dee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Funkyama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Funkyama works to advance to full mount. Dee defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Funkyama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Funkyama has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dee's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama lands a big elbow.
Funkyama has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dee's face.
Dee is rocked!
Dee is trying to escape the mount.
Dee is still in real trouble! Can Funkyama finish him?
Dee throwing hammer fists to the chest of Funkyama. What's that going to do exactly?
Funkyama postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Dee out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Funkyama goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aoki Funkyama!
A victorious Aoki Funkyama thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Loher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Loher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clark Griswold!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold lands with a kick to the ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griswold.
Loher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griswold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griswold scores with a jab.
Griswold's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Griswold duly obliges.
No joy there for Loher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loher takes an elbow to the temple.
Griswold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griswold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loher backwards.
Griswold landing knees to the body.
Loher tries to break the clinch but Griswold is controlling the position.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loher's defenses.
It looks like Michael Loher has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loher is trying to break free.
Griswold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Griswold lands a damaging elbow.
Griswold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loher backwards.
Loher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Griswold lands an elbow just above Loher 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Griswold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loher is looking to break free of the clinch but Griswold has double underhooks.
Loher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Griswold lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griswold.
Griswold keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loher's efforts to push away.
Loher tries to break free but Griswold pushes him back against the cage.
Griswold scores with a hook to the body.
Loher takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Griswold.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Griswold lands an uppercut.
Griswold lands an elbow that stopped Loher in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loher takes an elbow to the temple.
Loher is rocked!
Michael Loher's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold has Loher pressed against the cage, preventing Loher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griswold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Griswold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Griswold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griswold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lohers head.
Oh Loher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Griswold.
Loher can't break the clinch.
Loher seems to have got his legs back now.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loher's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Loher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Loher wants to break free but Griswold has control.
Loher tries to break free but Griswold pushes him back against the cage.
Griswold is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Loher is breathing heavily.
Loher is trying to push Griswold away but Griswold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Griswold lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Griswold.
Griswold keeps control of Loher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Griswold.
Loher is trying to force a seperation but Griswold has the dominant position.
Griswold lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Griswold lands a damaging elbow.
Griswold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loher's defenses.
Loher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griswold prevents Loher from breaking the clinch.
Griswold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loher backwards.
Griswold stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Loher has had enough of the clinch but Griswold keeps him there for the moment.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Loher shrugs off.
A short right from Griswold on the inside.
Griswold lands with a right to the head.
Griswold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Griswold has Loher pressed against the cage, preventing Loher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loher working hard to break the clinch.
Griswold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loher backwards.
Griswold lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Griswold.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griswold.
Griswold lands a right hand.
Griswold lands a knee to the body.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Loher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Griswold - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griswold lands an elbow that stopped Loher in his tracks for a moment.
Michael Loher's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Griswold.
Loher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griswold lands an elbow that stopped Loher in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griswold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griswold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griswold prevents Loher from breaking the clinch.
Griswold cracks Loher with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Griswold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Loher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Loher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Griswold throws a nice head kick!
A head kick from Griswold lands but Loher takes it in his stride.
Griswold lands with a kick to the ribs.
Loher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griswold scores with a push kick.
Griswold throws a leg kick which misses Loher's front leg but catches the back leg as Loher tries to avoid it.
Griswold has Loher up against the cage in a clinch.
Clark Griswold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Griswold as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Griswold.
Griswold lands an elbow inside.
Griswold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griswold putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Loher tries to break the clinch but Griswold is controlling the position.
Griswold taking a breather.
Griswold continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loher is looking to break free of the clinch but Griswold has double underhooks.
Griswold lands a nice elbow.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Loher shrugs off.
Griswold unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Griswold lands an elbow inside that Loher shrugs off.
Griswold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Griswold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griswold throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Loher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Griswold pushes Loher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griswold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griswold lands an elbow that stopped Loher in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Michael Loher's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Loher is trying to force a seperation but Griswold has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Loher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clark Griswold!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Thousand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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186 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viktor Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Thousand!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kowalczyk lands an overhand right.
Kowalczyk looks to throw a body kick
and Thousand counters with a good low kick that Kowalczyk was not able to check.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch.
Kowalczyk misses with a left hand
and Thousand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kowalczyk thows a leg kick but Thousand checks it
and Thousand counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thousand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thousand lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kowalczyk's sensitive parts.
Thousand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kowalczyk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalczyk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thousand swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thousand misses with a looping left.
Viktor Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalczyk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thousand.
Thousand blocks a low kick nicely.
Kowalczyk throws a solid leg kick but Thousand takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk takes a swing at Thousand's ribcage but misses.
Kowalczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thousand.
Kowalczyk digs a good hook to Thousand's body.
Thousand on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thousand dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thousand blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk lands a shoulder strike.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thousand takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Thousand controls his hands.
Kowalczyk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kowalczyk lands a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thousand is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kowalczyk throws a big elbow that misses.
Kowalczyk wants to control from the top but Thousand keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thousand wants to stand but Kowalczyk is controlling the position.
Kowalczyk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thousand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thousand throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands a jab to the head.
Thousand connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thousand is looking to score with low kicks.
Thousand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kowalczyk works on Thousand's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalczyk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kowalczyk tries a knee to the head but Thousand blocks it.
Thousand prevents a body shot from Kowalczyk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kowalczyk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kowalczyk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Thousand.
Some bone on bone action there as Kowalczyk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thousand misses with a few strikes there.
Kowalczyk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thousand, pushing him back against the cage.
Kowalczyk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thousand is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kowalczyk is keeping busy.
Thousand blocking some punches.
Kowalczyk stalling the fight.
Kowalczyk lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk blocks a body shot from Thousand.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalczyk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thousand up against the cage.
Thousand slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Kowalczyk.
Thousand lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thousand darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thousand takes one to the side of the head.
Thousand throws a push kick but Kowalczyk slaps the foot to one side.
Kowalczyk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kowalczyk. Thousand shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalczyk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thousand will feel that in the morning.
Thousand is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kowalczyk rushes Thousand and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thousand is looking to control Kowalczyk's arms but Kowalczyk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thousand has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Viktor Kowalczyk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Thousand controls his hands.
Thousand trying to control the position but instead, Kowalczyk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thousand into the cage.
Thousand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kowalczyk has Thousand pressed against the cage.
Thousand looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kowalczyk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kowalczyk turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kowalczyk manages to end up in side control.
Kowalczyk working the head and body with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thousand can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalczyk working away.
Thousand taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kowalczyk trying to control the position but Thousand is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thousand is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kowalczyk off and has taken his back!
Kowalczyk rolls, trying to escape but Thousand keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kowalczyk dominated that second round.
That's time! Kowalczyk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kowalczyk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thousand's hands.
Kowalczyk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Thousand misses.
Thousand throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kowalczyk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kowalczyk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kowalczyk avoids the body shot from Thousand.
Kowalczyk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thousand connects with an inside leg kick.
Kowalczyk connects with an inside leg kick.
Kowalczyk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thousand if he has to take too many more of those.
Kowalczyk moves away from the strike by Thousand.
Thousand misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Thousand checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thousand misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thousand misses with a two punch combination.
Kowalczyk swinging wildly here.
Kowalczyk connects with a leg kick. Thousand looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thousand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kowalczyk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thousand if he has to take too many more of those.
Kowalczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalczyk throws a nice head kick!
A leg kick checked by Thousand.
Kowalczyk tests Thousand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thousand throws a low kick but Kowalczyk moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk tries to bum rush Thousand with a series of wild strikes but Thousand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kowalczyk throws a lazy right hand but Thousand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalczyk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thousand.
Kowalczyk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thousand takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kowalczyk. Thousand shrugs it off though.
Kowalczyk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thousand's sensitive parts.
Thousand walks into a stiff left hand from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk closes the distance and clinches.
Viktor Kowalczyk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kowalczyk.
Thousand is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kowalczyk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kowalczyk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brian Thousand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Thousand is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kowalczyk is keeping busy.
Kowalczyk just leaning against Thousand, taking a breather.
Thousand's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalczyk blocks a body shot from Thousand.
Thousand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kowalczyk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kowalczyk 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kowalczyk!
Our winner, Viktor Kowalczyk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tantric Yogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm
24
184 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tantric Yogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yogi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matthews wants to slow Yogi down by chopping away at his legs.
Yogi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yogi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Matthews coming out on top.
Matthews chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matthews looks to land a body kick but Yogi moved away.
Matthews chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matthews throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donk. Matthews catches Yogi right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yogi. Matthews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yogi.
Yogi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yogi blocks a head kick by Matthews.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yogi!
Chris Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yogi lands a high kick!
Yogi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matthews blocks the body kick.
Yogi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yogi landing a few strikes.
Matthews is not content to let Yogi control the position.
You can see the frustration on Matthews's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yogi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Matthews is trying to control Yogi's posture but Yogi avoids it.
Yogi wants to control but Matthews is keeping him busy.
Yogi cracks Matthews with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews is not content to let Yogi control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yogi working the ground and pound but Matthews is defending the strikes.
Matthews manages to get back to half guard.
Yogi thows a huge punch but Matthews dodges it nicely.
Matthews avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yogi.
Still in half guard, Yogi seems content to control.
Yogi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yogi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Matthews is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yogi tries to control but Matthews wriggling away.
Yogi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Matthews that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yogi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Matthews slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yogi looks to land a strike but Matthews avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yogi wants to pass the guard but Matthews is keeping the position.
Matthews working for a triangle but Yogi defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tantric Yogi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Matthews misses with a hook to the body
letting Yogi counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Yogi coming out on top.
Matthews displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yogi.
Yogi checks a low kick from Matthews.
Yogi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yogi throws out a leg kick but Matthews moves out of range and Yogi only half commits.
Matthews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matthews blocks the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matthews.
Matthews throws the kick towards the body but Yogi avoids it.
Matthews cracks the inside of Yogi's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Yogi.
Matthews blocks a head kick by Yogi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews scores with the left hand. Yogi knows he should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Yogi blocks the leg kick.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Yogi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matthews clinches up with Yogi and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a body punch.
Yogi wants to stall.
Matthews lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matthews pushes Yogi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matthews is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yogi is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yogi is trying to pull guard but Matthews turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yogi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Matthews tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yogi avoids it.
Matthews lands with a short shot to the head.
Matthews lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews leaning against his opponent.
Matthews lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yogi or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Matthews.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Yogi controls his hands.
Matthews lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yogi is trying to push Matthews away but Matthews has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matthews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matthews tries to throw a body punch but Yogi avoids it by throwing Matthews back against the cage.
Matthews gets through Yogi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matthews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matthews lands a body shot.
Matthews misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Matthews - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matthews presses Yogi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matthews lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yogi backwards.
Matthews manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Matthews is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews is looking to sinch up a triangle. Yogi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Matthews's body to avoid the submission. Matthews has instead reached around Yogi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Matthews arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Matthews!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Matthews thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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