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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Newking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks comes to the cage accompanied by White and Nerdy. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Newking!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newking throws an overhand right that lands on Banks's shoulder, as Banks tries to avoid the shot.
Banks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newking.
Newking staying out of range there.
Banks walks into a left hand.
Newking will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Newking throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newking breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newking moves in looking to clinch but Banks pushes him off.
Newking fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Newking tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newking takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Sam Newking has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newking fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sam Newking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks cracks a nice hook into Newking's ribs.
A punch combination from Banks misses.
Banks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newking moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Newking throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Banks misses.
Banks wants to clinch.
Newking gets tackled into the cage by Banks. Banks maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newking can't break the clinch.
Newking manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Banks trying to control the position from guard on top but Newking is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banks 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.
Banks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Newking swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Banks just wasn't active enough.
Banks misses with a looping right.
Newking misses with a few strikes there.
Banks closes the distance and clinches.
Banks trying to stall but Newking improves his position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Banks prevents Newking from breaking the clinch.
Newking can't break the clinch.
Newking wants to break free but Banks has control.
Newking escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Banks misses the target.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Newking circles away.
Newking rushes Banks and presses him up against the cage.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Banks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Newking escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newking is looking to clinch.
Newking shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Newking.
Newking waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Newking tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.
Newking circles away from the clinch attempt.
Newking wants to clinch.
Banks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Newking throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newking gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newking.
Banks gets through Newking's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banks misses with some punches.
Newking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banks prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newking.
Banks lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newking.
Newking takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Banks is trying to stall.
Newking is trying to break the clinch but Banks is controlling him.
Newking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Newking manages to break the clinch.
Newking tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.
Newking fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newking scores with a hook.
Newking moves in looking to clinch but Banks pushes him off.
Banks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Sam Newking's cut even more.
Banks keeps the fight on the outside.
Banks throws a lazy right hand but Newking sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Banks lands with a cross.
The cut above Sam Newking's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newking leaves his chin hanging out and Banks seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Newking crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Banks!
Michael Banks gave a mention to Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dale Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terraf ZakieT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi comes into the arena with Heavy Metal! blaring out of the sound system. ZakieT has chosen Hef Bundy as his entrance music. 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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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terraf ZakieT!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by ZakieT.
Rossi swinging wildly here.
ZakieT tries to close the distance and clinch but Rossi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rossi cracks the inside of ZakieT's front leg.
ZakieT tries to land a body kick
and Rossi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rossi tries to circle away but ZakieT has him pinned against the cage.
ZakieT gets control of Rossi's arms and successfully pulls guard. ZakieT will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ZakieT is striking off his back. Rossi thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Rossi blocks the strikes from ZakieT.
ZakieT tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
ZakieT avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rossi.
ZakieT strikes from the bottom but Rossi passes into mount!
ZakieT swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZakieT is trying to escape the mount.
Rossi raining down hammerfists from mount.
ZakieT tries to buck Rossi off but he can't manage it.
ZakieT gets back to half guard.
Rossi is nestled in close to ZakieT, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Rossi there.
Rossi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
ZakieT wants to get back to his feet.
Rossi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rossi drops an elbow to the side of ZakieT's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ZakieT is trying to stand back up but Rossi is controlling him
Rossi is pressing down on ZakieT's thigh, looking to free his foot. ZakieT is holding on for now.
Rossi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rossi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rossi working ZakieT over with strikes.
ZakieT blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rossi.
Rossi slips a nice elbow through ZakieT's hands, connecting with ZakieT's forehead.
ZakieT blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rossi.
ZakieT tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Rossi manages to move to mount!
Rossi scoring with strikes but ZakieT is staying in there.
ZakieT is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a nice shot to the head.
Rossi is breathing heavily.
ZakieT throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
ZakieT is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
ZakieT takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
ZakieT wants to try and get back to his feet.
ZakieT tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rossi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
ZakieT bucks Rossi off and manages to get back to his feet!
Rossi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and ZakieT counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by ZakieT.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi is looking to stand up but ZakieT isn't so interested in that idea.
ZakieT throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rossi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as ZakieT controls the pace.
ZakieT wants to control from the top but Rossi keeps moving.
ZakieT connects 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!
ZakieT is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rossi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but ZakieT has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dale Rossi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rossi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ZakieT tries a head kick but it misses.
ZakieT shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rossi pinned against the cage. Rossi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
ZakieT is looking to clinch but Rossi is avoiding it.
Rossi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rossi wants it to stay on the feet.
Rossi drives through with a takedown into ZakieT's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
ZakieT looking for subs off his back but Rossi has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rossi thows a huge punch but ZakieT dodges it nicely.
ZakieT has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
ZakieT is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZakieT pushes Rossi off but Rossi dives into side control.
ZakieT on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rossi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but ZakieT is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
ZakieT is looking to get back to his feet here but Rossi is keeping cool and he's managed to take ZakieT's back.
ZakieT manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rossi's guard. Nice work there by ZakieT.
Rossi wriggles free and stands up.
Rossi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi landing knees to the body.
Rossi breaks the clinch.
Rossi throws a quick inside leg kick.
ZakieT attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
ZakieT lands a high kick!
Rossi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ZakieT pushes Rossi off looking to stand but Rossi dives back in and keeps control.
Rossi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed ZakieT's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ZakieT wants to get back to his feet.
Rossi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rossi blocks the strikes from ZakieT.
ZakieT pushes Rossi off looking to stand but Rossi dives back in and keeps control.
ZakieT has hold of Rossi's hands but Rossi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
ZakieT tries to kick Rossi off but Rossi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rossi slips a nice elbow through ZakieT's hands, connecting with ZakieT's forehead.
ZakieT missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ZakieT is trying to escape back to his feet but Rossi uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Rossi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
ZakieT is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
ZakieT blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rossi.
ZakieT looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
ZakieT is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Rossi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
ZakieT with a poor takedown
and Rossi counters by moving into the clinch.
ZakieT landing knees to the head.
Rossi is pressed up against the cage. ZakieT has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rossi down to the mat. Rossi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rossi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. ZakieT tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rossi is in ZakieT's guard.
Rossi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rossi throwing strikes from guard but ZakieT blocks nicely.
Rossi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
ZakieT looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rossi passes into side control.
Rossi grinds an elbow into ZakieT's temple.
Rossi works to advance to full mount. ZakieT defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rossi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi won't let ZakieT get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rossi looking to finish ZakieT with some ground and pound. This is bad for ZakieT!
Rossi cracks ZakieT with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
ZakieT is trying desperately to improve position.
ZakieT taking shots to the head.
ZakieT trying desperately to get to his feet.
ZakieT tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rossi blocks ZakieT's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rossi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi working ZakieT over with strikes here.
Rossi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for ZakieT because Rossi loaded up on that one.
ZakieT swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rossi landing strikes from the mount.
Rossi looking to finish ZakieT with some ground and pound. This is bad for ZakieT!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ZakieT trying desperately to get to his feet.
ZakieT throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rossi breaks from ZakieT's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rossi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rossi looking to finish with strikes here!
Rossi unloads with some shots from mount but ZakieT bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ZakieT's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
ZakieT is desperately trying to improve his position but Rossi has a good base and remains in mount.
Rossi blocks ZakieT's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rossi working ZakieT over with strikes here.
Dale Rossi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rossi with shots to the head and body - ZakieT looks very uncomfortable down there.
ZakieT is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi landing shots from mount.
ZakieT tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rossi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rossi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ZakieT is desperately trying to improve his position but Rossi has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dale Rossi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rossi, 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dale Rossi!
In his post fight interview, Dale Rossi gave a big smile as he said 'I just wanna say if anyone out there has any scrap metal they wanna get rid of call me!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balla Troll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rico Ramos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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23
190 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Balla Troll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Ramos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troll dives in and grabs Ramos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramos pushes down on Troll's head and hops out.
Ramos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ramos with the ground and pound but Troll uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Troll preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ramos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ramos looking to sit in guard and control but Troll gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Troll wants to pass the guard but Ramos is keeping the position.
Troll trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troll stopping the sweep attempt from Ramos.
Troll throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Troll works over Ramos with some ground and pound from guard.
Troll is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ramos gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troll regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ramos's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Troll manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troll tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troll keeping full guard, as Ramos tries to pass.
Ramos looking to sit in guard and control but Troll gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troll slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Troll stands and throws Ramos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Troll tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ramos's legs.
Troll happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troll trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Troll in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Balla Troll.
Ramos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ramos wants to control for a moment but Troll uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ramos stalling away here and it's allowed Troll to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Balla Troll will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Troll fails with the takedown.
Troll tries for a takedown but Ramos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Troll.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balla Troll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ramos lands in his opponent's guard.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Troll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos looking to pass the guard.
Ramos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Troll. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Troll's closed guard. He's half up but Troll has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Troll pivots and extends the arm, Ramos falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Troll! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Balla Troll!
After the fight, Balla Troll was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sauna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sauna is looking to clinch.
Sauna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Sauna circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Sauna sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Chael Sauna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Sauna is having none of it.
Sauna misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sauna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez feints and as Sauna raises his hands in defense, Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sauna seems keen to control Sanchez's posture.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Sauna has wrist control.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sauna pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chael Sauna has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sanchez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sauna tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Sauna's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauna is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sauna is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sauna is avoiding damage well.
Sauna gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sauna regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sauna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Sauna kicks Sanchez off and gets to his feet.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Sauna sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sanchez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sauna's guard.
Sauna trying to control the position here.
Sauna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to get up but he can't break Sauna's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sauna pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sauna has a closed guard, preventing Sanchez from standing up.
Sauna controlling Sanchez's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Chael Sauna wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Sauna shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Sauna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sauna throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sauna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sauna stuffs the takedown.
Sauna defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sauna moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sauna stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sauna misses with a hook.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Sauna with a series of wild strikes but Sauna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sauna cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sauna.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sauna as he jumps to the side.
Sauna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Sauna will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chael Sauna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Sanchez.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sauna.
Sauna fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sauna.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Sauna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Sauna misses.
Sauna closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Sanchez tries to score a body lock takedown but Sauna shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sauna scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sauna working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sauna.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Sauna turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauna is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sauna down to the mat. Sauna avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Sauna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sauna pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sauna throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Sauna.
Sauna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chael Sauna is winning the standup battle so far.
Sauna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Sauna.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sauna avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sauna circles away.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sauna pinned against the cage. Sauna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez with a poor takedown
and Sauna counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Sauna to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauna avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nick Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sauna clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sauna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez jumps guard but Sauna turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sauna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Sauna forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sauna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sauna looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sauna throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sauna with a hook.
Sauna misses the jab.
A punch combination from Sauna misses.
Sauna is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Sauna.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sauna dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sauna gets to his feet. Sanchez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sauna tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sauna lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Sauna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nick Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sauna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sauna darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sauna pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sauna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Chael Sauna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Sauna shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sauna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chael Sauna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez shoots and misses
enabling Sauna to counter with a crisp jab.
Sauna moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Sauna is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sauna lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Sauna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sauna dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sauna just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sauna smiles and moves away.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sauna defends it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauna scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sauna is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sauna tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Sauna scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sauna tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sanchez is in Sauna's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sauna holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanchez wants to stand but Sauna is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sauna wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chael Sauna has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Some wild striking there from Sauna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sauna is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sauna lands with a cross.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Sauna.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Sauna circles away easily
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chael Sauna showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sauna 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... Chael Sauna!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chael Sauna thanked Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Layfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Battle Royal as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27
265 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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273 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Layfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Layfield drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Layfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Layfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Layfield tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Jackson wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Jackson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bukk Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is That Heavenly Glory. Bukk Wild has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bukk Wild!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kirk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wild is avoiding damage well.
Wild defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirk staying calm.
Wild prevents Kirk from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk misses with the ground and pound.
Kirk 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.
A lull in the action here as Kirk stalls from top position.
Kirk working the ground and pound but Wild is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Kirk.
Kirk working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Bukk Wild has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wild is avoiding damage well.
Wild is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kirk content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kirk working the ground and pound but Wild is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kirk moves into full mount!
Kirk sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kirk unloads with some shots from mount but Wild bucks and avoids them well.
Kirk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wild is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kirk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bukk Wild's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wild gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kirk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kirk wants to control from the top but Wild keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kirk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kirk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
James Kirk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wild keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kirk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wild sprawls well initially but Kirk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kirk is looking to advance position but Wild won't allow it.
Kirk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kirk trying to mount his opponent but Wild defends it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kirk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kirk looks for the body kick but Wild saw that one coming.
Kirk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wild's guard.
Kirk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
James Kirk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Kirk wants to control from the top but Wild keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Kirk.
Kirk lands a front kick.
Wild slaps away a takedown attempt from Kirk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk looks for a takedown but Wild sprawls well.
Kirk misses with a low kick.
James Kirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Kirk or perhaps it was just good defense by Wild which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Kirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirk shoots for a takedown but Wild saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kirk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kirk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wild somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kirk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bukk Wild's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Wild slaps away a takedown attempt from Kirk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kirk scores with a takedown into Wild's guard.
Kirk content to stall in guard here.
Kirk trying to control but Wild is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wild wants to stand up but Kirk is controlling him.
James Kirk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kirk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kirk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wild counters with a series of strikes. Kirk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kirk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wild pinned against the cage. Wild gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wild takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk closes the distance and clinches up with Wild, looking for a takedown. Kirk pushes Wild against the cage but Wild circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Kirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kirk not doing much here.
Wild wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Kirk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Kirk just wasn't active enough.
Wild fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kirk closes the distance and clinches up with Wild, looking for a takedown. Kirk pushes Wild against the cage but Wild circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kirk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kirk looking to score a takedown here. Wild is defending well but Kirk drives through and ends up in Wild's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk 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.
Kirk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kirk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Kirk just wasn't active enough.
Kirk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kirk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wild sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kirk somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kirk.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Kirk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirk 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kirk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akuma Zetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Ceasar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zetto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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199 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akuma Zetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julius Ceasar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zetto blocks a head kick by Ceasar.
Julius Ceasar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zetto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ceasar tries to work over Zetto's front leg with a kick but Zetto checks it.
Ceasar misses with a kick to the body.
Ceasar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ceasar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zetto throws out the jab.
Ceasar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ceasar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zetto manages to avoid it.
Ceasar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zetto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ceasar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zetto.
Zetto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ceasar.
Ceasar tries to land a leg kick but Zetto saw it coming and moves away.
Ceasar darts in trying to clinch
and Zetto counters with a series of strikes. Ceasar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ceasar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ceasar.
Ceasar lands a nice looking body shot.
Ceasar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Zetto.
Zetto misses with a looping left.
Ceasar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ceasar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zetto.
Zetto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ceasar.
Ceasar slips a jab from Zetto.
A head kick misses from Ceasar.
Ceasar slips under a jab.
Ceasar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zetto throws a hook but Ceasar avoids it easily.
Ceasar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Zetto blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ceasar at a distance.
Ceasar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zetto.
Ceasar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zetto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ceasar moves out of range of the leg kick from Zetto.
Ceasar is looking to clinch.
Ceasar staying out of range there.
Ceasar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ceasar lands with a hook. Zetto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ceasar is looking to land body kicks.
Ceasar wants to clinch.
Ceasar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zetto moves away.
Ceasar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ceasar.
Ceasar throws a head kick that misses.
Zetto cracks Ceasar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zetto throws a lazy right hand but Ceasar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zetto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ceasar throws a one two combo.
Zetto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ceasar loads up on a big right hand but Zetto slips the punch.
Ceasar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zetto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zetto lands a really nice looking cross but Ceasar seems unphased.
Ceasar is looking to chop away at Zetto's legs.
Ceasar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ceasar throws a leg kick but Zetto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zetto throws a hook but Ceasar blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zetto blocks a low kick nicely.
Zetto scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ceasar is predictable there
and Zetto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Zetto does no damage.
Ceasar doesn't manage to clinch there - Zetto circles away.
Zetto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ceasar is looking to land body kicks.
Zetto blocks a head kick by Ceasar.
A big left from Zetto misses.
Zetto lands a jab.
Zetto throws a shot from downtown. Ceasar moves away and avoids it.
Ceasar slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Zetto misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zetto throws a hook but Ceasar blocks it.
Ceasar throws a leg kick but Zetto moved away.
Zetto misses with a hook. Ceasar ducked under it nicely.
Ceasar misses with the body kick
and Zetto counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julius Ceasar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zetto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ceasar.
Zetto thows a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Zetto as he connects with a hook.
Zetto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ceasar moves away.
Zetto jabs Ceasar right on the nose. Ceasar blinks but takes it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ceasar has a couple of punches blocked by Zetto.
Zetto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ceasar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zetto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zetto tries to throw a body punch but Ceasar avoids it by throwing Zetto back against the cage.
Ceasar misses with the head strike.
Ceasar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zetto 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.
Zetto has a couple of punches blocked by Ceasar.
Zetto lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ceasar.
Ceasar tries to throw a body punch but Zetto avoids it by throwing Ceasar back against the cage.
Ceasar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ceasar misses with a body punch.
Ceasar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zetto tries to work over Ceasar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ceasar swings wildly with an uppercut but Zetto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zetto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zetto takes a shot to the head.
Zetto stalling against the cage.
Zetto tries to work over Ceasar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zetto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ceasar blocks an uppercut.
Zetto tries to land a knee to the head but Ceasar blocks with his arms.
Zetto tries a body shot but Ceasar blocks it.
Zetto has a couple of punches blocked by Ceasar.
Zetto misses with a punch on the inside.
Ceasar tries to work over Zetto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetto lands an uppercut.
Zetto struggles to land a body shot inside as Ceasar controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Ceasar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ceasar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zetto lands an uppercut.
Ceasar throws a head punch that misses.
Ceasar working aggressively here.
Zetto misses with the head strike.
Ceasar throws a head punch that misses.
Zetto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zetto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ceasar throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Zetto.
Ceasar is working Zetto over against the cage.
Ceasar pushes Zetto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zetto works on Ceasar's body with a couple of short punches.
Ceasar throws a head punch that misses.
Ceasar lands a nice uppercut.
Ceasar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ceasar.
Zetto misses with the head strike.
Ceasar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zetto.
Zetto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ceasar backwards.
Ceasar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ceasar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ceasar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zetto blocks an uppercut.
Akuma Zetto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zetto blocking some punches.
Ceasar blocking some punches.
Zetto blocks a body shot from Ceasar.
Ceasar misses with some punches.
Ceasar being controlled against the cage.
Ceasar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zetto lands a right hand.
Ceasar misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zetto tries a body shot but Ceasar blocks it.
Ceasar managing to block the knees to the body from Zetto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ceasar.
Zetto taking a breather.
Zetto lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Ceasar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zetto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ceasar's face.
Zetto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ceasar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zetto digs a right hand into Ceasar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ceasar's gas tank.
Zetto lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ceasar.
Zetto tries to stall but Ceasar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zetto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ceasar throws a leg kick but Zetto moved away.
Ceasar throws a sloppy head kick and Zetto moves out of range easily.
Zetto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akuma Zetto dominated that second round.
That's time! Zetto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
A jab lands there for Zetto.
Ceasar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zetto.
Ceasar throws a push kick but Zetto slaps the foot to one side.
Ceasar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zetto misses with the combination.
Zetto avoids the head kick by Ceasar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ceasar. Zetto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ceasar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ceasar throws a push kick but Zetto slaps the foot to one side.
Ceasar ducks right into an uppercut from Zetto.
Ceasar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ceasar throws a head kick that Zetto semi-blocks.
Ceasar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zetto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ceasar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zetto rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetto thuds his right hand into Ceasar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ceasar tries to clinch up but Zetto circles away and keeps his distance.
Zetto blocks a head kick by Ceasar.
Zetto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ceasar eats them both and turns towards Zetto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ceasar.
Zetto scores with a spinning back kick!
Ceasar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zetto cracks Ceasar with an open hand slap.
Zetto throws a nice looking combination but Ceasar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zetto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zetto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ceasar lands a nice looking body shot.
Ceasar connects with a leg kick. Zetto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ceasar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ceasar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zetto.
Zetto tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar misses with a low kick as Zetto jumps back.
Zetto takes a swing at Ceasar's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ceasar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ceasar catches Zetto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ceasar throws a lazy head kick
letting Zetto counter with a right hand.
A cross from Zetto lands.
Zetto avoids the head kick by Ceasar.
Ceasar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ceasar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zetto manages to avoid it.
Ceasar avoids the body shot from Zetto.
Ceasar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zetto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zetto scores with a jab to the head.
Zetto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ceasar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zetto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ceasar.
A jab from Zetto misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar throws a body punch but Zetto moves out of range.
Zetto lands with an uppercut that bounces Ceasar off the cage and back into range.
A punch lands to the side of Ceasar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zetto delivers a nice body kick.
Ceasar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zetto.
Zetto moves away from the strike by Ceasar.
Zetto scores with a punch to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Zetto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Zetto misses the target.
Ceasar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zetto to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zetto.
Zetto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ceasar cracks Zetto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ceasar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zetto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zetto misses with a hook.
Zetto throws a hook but Ceasar avoids it easily.
Zetto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ceasar misses the shot to the body.
Ceasar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Zetto.
That kick from Ceasar tenderised Zetto's leg. Zetto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ceasar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ceasar lands a front kick.
Zetto misses with a looping left.
Zetto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zetto lands a jab.
Zetto avoids the body shot from Ceasar.
Zetto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ceasar. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julius Ceasar.
I think Ceasar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Ceasar!
As Julius Ceasar got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Olympic wrestlers are pussies.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bambooo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louey Draft!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bambooo Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draft misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draft works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Draft counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draft swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Draft with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draft shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Draft trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man is trying to keep Draft in close.
Draft postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Draft!
Man looking to control but Draft is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Draft is bucking up trying to escape but Man cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Draft can't escape the position.
Man can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Draft is looking to escape.
Draft taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to control but Draft is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Man prevents Draft from getting the reversal.
Draft gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is looking to advance position but Draft won't allow it.
Draft is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Man's back!
Man wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Man is in a horrible position here. Draft smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft throwing strikes but Man recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Draft misses with a head shot. Man uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draft accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Draft working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draft slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draft lands a couple of digs.
Draft is looking to stand up but Man won't let him.
Draft 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Draft's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Draftis looking to pass into half guard but Man pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Man is in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man trying to control but Draft is working from the bottom.
Draft might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Draft looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louey Draft dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Draft shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Draft. Draft gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Draft.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draft scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Man is trying desperately to improve position.
Draft looking to finish with strikes here!
Draft looking to finish with strikes here!
Draft is landing with some decent strikes but Man is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Man 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.
Draft thowing shots but they're missing.
Draft punishing his opponent with strikes.
Man is rocked!
Man is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Draft scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Draft landing strikes from the mount and Man is in trouble!
Draft raining down hammerfists from mount.
Man is in a horrible position here. Draft smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Man is still in real trouble! Can Draft finish him?
Draft cracks Man with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft dominating with strikes here.
Draft in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Draft trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Draft softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Man is out cold! Draft jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louey Draft!
Louey Draft is the new light heavyweight champion!
Louey Draft gave a mention to BALCO UNIFORM in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aimo Mojaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aimo Mojaus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Calaway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aimo Mojaus!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mojaus pushes Calaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Mojaus scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Urijah Calaway has been cut.
Mojaus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Calaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mojaus stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mojaus.
A short right from Calaway on the inside.
Mojaus tries to throw a body punch but Calaway avoids it by throwing Mojaus back against the cage.
Calaway blocks a body shot from Mojaus.
Calaway manages to break the clinch.
Calaway moves into the clinch.
Calaway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calaway breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mojaus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calaway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mojaus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mojaus misses with a two punch combination.
Mojaus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Calaway clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Mojaus.
Mojaus misses with a punch to the body.
Calaway taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mojaus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calaway is defending well for now.
Mojaus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mojaus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mojaus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Calaway can't find room to land a body shot as Mojaus controls the action.
Calaway has Mojaus pressed against the cage, preventing Mojaus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Calaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mojaus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Calaway being controlled against the cage.
Mojaus tries a body shot but Calaway blocks it.
Calaway lands a nice uppercut.
Calaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mojaus lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calaway.
Mojaus trying to control the position but instead, Calaway has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mojaus into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 blind hook that connects with the side of Calaways head.
A short right from Calaway.
Calaway struggles to land a body shot inside as Mojaus controls his hands.
Calaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mojaus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mojaus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mojaus throws a low kick but Calaway avoids it.
Mojaus moves in looking to clinch but Calaway pushes him off.
Calaway slips a jab from Mojaus.
Mojaus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Mojaus misses the target.
Calaway keeps Mojaus at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mojaus.
Mojaus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mojaus looks gassed!
Calaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Mojaus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calaway.
Calaway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mojaus misses with a series of wild punches.
Calaway lands a big head kick that sends Mojaus to the canvas! Calaway follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urijah Calaway!
Urijah Calaway retains his heavyweight title!
Urijah Calaway really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that O'Brannigan's Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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