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Reach 78 - Thomas vs. Watts PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kari Leukakoukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamikazee Blitzkrieg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leukakoukku's entrance music is . A fine choice. Blitzkrieg has chosen You Better Pray- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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185 lbs
13 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kari Leukakoukku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kamikazee Blitzkrieg!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leukakoukku slaps away a takedown attempt from Blitzkrieg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blitzkrieg throws a combination. Leukakoukku tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leukakoukku gets a clinch.
Leukakoukku jumps guard but Blitzkrieg stands there with Leukakoukku around his waist. Leukakoukku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Leukakoukku successfully pulls guard.
Leukakoukku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blitzkrieg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leukakoukku utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leukakoukku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blitzkrieg trying to control but Leukakoukku is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg wants to stand but Leukakoukku is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blitzkrieg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blitzkrieg throws an elbow that misses. Leukakoukku uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blitzkrieg's guard. Nice move by Leukakoukku!
Blitzkrieg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leukakoukku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blitzkrieg is keeping the position for now.
Leukakoukku trying to control but Blitzkrieg is working from the bottom.
Blitzkrieg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leukakoukku trying to control the position from guard on top but Blitzkrieg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leukakoukku is really struggling to control Blitzkrieg but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blitzkrieg doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Leukakoukku wants to control from the top but Blitzkrieg keeps moving.
Blitzkrieg trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kari Leukakoukku just wasn't active enough.
Blitzkrieg throws a looping overhand right but Leukakoukku ducks down to avoid it.
Leukakoukku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Blitzkrieg. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leukakoukku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blitzkrieg misses with a series of wild punches.
Leukakoukku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leukakoukku closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blitzkrieg jumps guard but Leukakoukku turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Leukakoukku pulls guard successfully.
Leukakoukku manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leukakoukku with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Blitzkrieg manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Leukakoukku wants to free his trapped foot but Blitzkrieg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leukakoukku is working for a kimura but Blitzkrieg is defending it quite comfortably.
Leukakoukku controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blitzkrieg is refusing to be controlled, as Leukakoukku sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Leukakoukku dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blitzkrieg tries to land a leg kick but Leukakoukku saw it coming and moves away.
Leukakoukku wants to clinch.
Leukakoukku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blitzkrieg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leukakoukku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blitzkrieg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leukakoukku slips a jab and a cross from Blitzkrieg.
Blitzkrieg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leukakoukku.
Blitzkrieg shoots for a takedown but Leukakoukku saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leukakoukku dodges the punch combination from Blitzkrieg.
Blitzkrieg throws a low kick but Leukakoukku moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leukakoukku tries to clinch but Blitzkrieg is having none of it.
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blitzkrieg shoots and misses
and Leukakoukku counters with a shoot takedown. Blitzkrieg fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leukakoukku slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blitzkrieg stops Leukakoukku from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leukakoukku working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leukakoukku is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Blitzkrieg's shoulder. That is not cool.
Leukakoukku trying to control the action but Blitzkrieg is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leukakoukku is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blitzkrieg is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blitzkrieg tries to escape but Leukakoukku is in control.
Blitzkrieg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Leukakoukku tries to advance to mount but Blitzkrieg denies him.
Kari Leukakoukku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leukakoukku working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leukakoukku tries for a kimura but Blitzkrieg is defending well.
Blitzkrieg tries to buck Leukakoukku off but Leukakoukku is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leukakoukku is looking to take a break and control but Blitzkrieg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Leukakoukku stalls from top position.
Leukakoukku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blitzkrieg keeps working.
Leukakoukku staying calm.
Leukakoukku is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blitzkrieg has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leukakoukku controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Leukakoukku dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blitzkrieg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blitzkrieg shoots in looking for a takedown. Leukakoukku tries to sprawl out of it but Blitzkrieg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leukakoukku manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blitzkrieg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leukakoukku counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blitzkrieg won't be happy with that.
Leukakoukku advances to mount.
Leukakoukku moves to the back.
Leukakoukku working for a choke but Blitzkrieg is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leukakoukku working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Blitzkrieg just trying to survive but Leukakoukku is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Blitzkrieg is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Leukakoukku gets his way!
Blitzkrieg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leukakoukku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leukakoukku looking to break Blitzkrieg's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Blitzkrieg remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Leukakoukku will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Leukakoukku is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Blitzkrieg defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leukakoukku is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Blitzkrieg is defending well though. Leukakoukku let's go of the attempt for now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leukakoukku keeps control of the position as Blitzkrieg tries to break free.
Leukakoukku tightening his grip on Blitzkrieg, looking for the choke.
Leukakoukku has the hooks in. Blitzkrieg is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Leukakoukku is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Blitzkrieg knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Blitzkrieg for a finish.
Blitzkrieg is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Leukakoukku off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Blitzkrieg showing good submission defense here.
Blitzkrieg is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Leukakoukku.
Leukakoukku is hanging on to Blitzkrieg's back as he tries to escape.
Kari Leukakoukku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leukakoukku controlling the position well here. Blitzkrieg rolled but Leukakoukku kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leukakoukku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blitzkrieg can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leukakoukku has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kari Leukakoukku wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Leukakoukku throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blitzkrieg's waist but Blitzkrieg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leukakoukku off to one side.
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blitzkrieg has his takedown stuffed
and Leukakoukku counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Leukakoukku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leukakoukku, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kari Leukakoukku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Giordano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes into the arena with Tom Waits - Going out west. blaring out of the sound system. Giordano has chosen Godfather Theme (hip hop remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Antonio Giordano 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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153 lbs
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150 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Giordano!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Giordano napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Johansson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Giordano down.
Giordano is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johansson connects with a decent elbow.
Johansson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Giordano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johansson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giordano keeps working.
Johansson landing strikes.
Johansson lands a few punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johansson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Giordano being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Johansson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Giordano is trying to control Johansson's posture but Johansson avoids it.
Johansson with the ground and pound but Giordano regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Johansson is nestled in close to Giordano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Giordano is not content to let Johansson control the position.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Giordano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Giordano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Giordano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johansson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johansson trying to control but Giordano is working from the bottom.
Johansson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johansson is working Giordano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johansson postures up in Giordano's guard and throws a big left but Giordano blocks it.
Johansson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giordano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Giordano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johansson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johansson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johansson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Giordano keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Johansson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johansson throws a strike but Giordano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Giordano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johansson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giordano wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
Giordano pushes down on Johansson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Giordano wants to work for an arm triangle but Johansson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Giordano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Giordano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson tries to roll over but Giordano keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Johansson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Giordano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johansson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johansson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Giordano throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
Giordano thows a body shot but no joy.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Giordano.
Giordano swinging wildly here.
Johansson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Giordano defends it nicely.
Johansson fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Giordano misses.
Giordano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johansson is fending him off so far but Giordano persists. Nope, Johansson circles away and we're back to standing.
Giordano cracks Johansson with a good jab.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Johansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johansson dives in and grabs Giordano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Giordano pushes down on Johansson's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giordano misses with the combination.
Johansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Giordano.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Giordano lands a jab to the nose.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giordano as he avoids it easily.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Giordano.
Giordano works Johansson's body with a nice hook.
Johansson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giordano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giordano swats away the attempt to clinch by Johansson.
Giordano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johansson. Johansson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Giordano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johansson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Giordano scores with a three punch combo!
Giordano stalks Johansson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johansson's face. Johansson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johansson tries to clinch up but Giordano circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johansson.
Johansson fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Johansson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johansson shoots in looking for a takedown. Giordano tries to sprawl out of it but Johansson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giordano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Giordano.
Johansson shoots in but Giordano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Giordano as he jumps to the side.
Giordano lands a jab.
Johansson tries to clinch but Giordano moves out of range.
Johansson shoots in looking for a takedown. Giordano tries to sprawl out of it but Johansson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giordano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Giordano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giordano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Giordano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Giordano.
Johansson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Giordano counters with a straight right hand.
Giordano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johansson shoots and misses
and Giordano counters with a three punch combo that has Johansson backing up. Johansson nods at Giordano to acknowledge the strikes.
Giordano throws a right and a left that Johansson avoids nicely.
Giordano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johansson tries for a takedown but Giordano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Giordano thuds a left hand into Johansson's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giordano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Giordano connects with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johansson.
Giordano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johansson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giordano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Antonio Giordano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Giordano scores with a four punch combination!
Giordano connects with the punch.
Johansson dives in and grabs Giordano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Giordano pushes down on Johansson's head and hops out.
Johansson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Giordano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giordano works Johansson's body with a nice hook.
Giordano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Giordano cracks Johansson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johansson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giordano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Giordano is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johansson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Giordano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Giordano.
Johansson shoots in and drives through. Giordano sprawls well.
Johansson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Giordano throws a nice looking combination but Johansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giordano shoots in but Johansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Giordano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johansson has a takedown stuffed.
Johansson fails with a takedown attempt.
Giordano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giordano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giordano throws a nice looking combination but Johansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giordano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johansson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giordano swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Johansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giordano throws a good cross that connects.
Johansson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Giordano cracks Johansson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Giordano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johansson shoots in for a double leg but Giordano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Giordano connects with a right hand. Johansson shakes it off.
Giordano digs a good hook to Johansson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giordano jabs Johansson right on the nose. Johansson blinks but takes it well.
Johansson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Giordano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giordano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Giordano duly obliges.
Giordano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Giordano wants to control but Johansson is keeping him busy.
Johansson trying to hold on to Giordano's head to control him but Giordano postures up.
Giordano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johansson's head.
Giordano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Giordano throwing shots but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Johansson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johansson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Giordano goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Johansson is on top in guard.
Johansson with a nice head shot there.
Johansson throwing strikes from guard but Giordano blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giordano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johansson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johansson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Giordano keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Giordano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johansson preventing the sweep.
Giordano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johansson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johansson lands a couple of digs.
Johansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Giordano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giordano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johansson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johansson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Giordano keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Johansson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Giordano is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giordano gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johansson lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Giordano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Giordano 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Giordano!
Antonio Giordano took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm glad to be fighting here in Reach. Hopefully this is the first of many wins for me in Reach. I just want to thank my teammates at Renegade Den and Wolfschanze out in New York for getting me prepared for this fight.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fuckin' In The Bushes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abel Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Richards!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richards has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards dives in and scores a takedown into Khan's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Khan is pulling down on Richards's head. It's preventing any offense from Richards, at least for the moment.
Richards stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Richards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Richards lands a couple of elbows.
Richards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Richards throws a big elbow that misses.
Khan controlling the position.
Richards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richards lands a couple of digs.
Richards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Richards won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Khan pulls Richards in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richards's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Richards scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Richards distracts Khan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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!
Khan is trying to keep Richards in close.
Richards looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards drops back, looking for a kneebar! Khan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Khan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Khan!
Khan decides to stand back up.
Richards shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abel Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Richards.
Richards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Richards shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khan defends it nicely.
Richards shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Richards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richards throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Khan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Richards is in Khan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richards jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Richards manages to get himself to full guard.
Richards looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Richards had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khan defends it easily.
Richards has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Khan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Richards.
Khan stands up.
Rex Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khan throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
Richards tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards 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.
A swing and a miss from Richards.
Good exchange - Richards coming out on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Richards somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Richards or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rex Richards will probably get the nod.
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.
Richards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
Richards misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have Khan backpedaling.
Richards moves into range and connects with a jab.
Richards misses with a takedown
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Richards is rocked!
Khan is stalking Richards. Richards circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Khan, and it's lights out! Richards really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abel Khan!
Abel Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Linderoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Wilkins (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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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
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tobias Linderoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Wilkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linderoth misses with a straight left.
Linderoth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linderoth misses with a body shot.
A big right from Wilkins misses.
Wilkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linderoth.
Wilkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Linderoth throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilkins was covering up waiting for the punch and Linderoth finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wilkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Linderoth manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Linderoth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Linderoth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilkins preventing the sweep.
Linderoth working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins lands a couple of elbows.
Wilkins preventing the sweep.
Wilkins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Linderoth keeping moving, preventing Wilkins from controlling successfully.
Wilkins passes Linderoth's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Linderoth wants to improve his position but Wilkins is controlling well.
Wilkins tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkins passes to full mount!
Linderoth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins unloading with bombs!
Linderoth is in a horrible position here. Wilkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkins looking to finish Linderoth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Linderoth!
Wilkins looking to control but Linderoth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linderoth tries to reverse the position but Wilkins maintains control.
Wilkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Linderoth is rocked!
Wilkins unloading with bombs!
Oh Linderoth is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Wilkins! Linderoth is hurt baaadly! Wilkins is firing away with more strikes - Linderoth is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Wilkins!
Andy Wilkins 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dixion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go To Church kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Dixion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixion staying out of range there.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dixion throws a head kick that misses.
Penn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Penn digs a good body shot into Dixion's ribs.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dixion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dixion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dixion on the side of the head.
Penn has managed to clinch.
Dixion tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dixion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn swings for the body but Dixion moves out of range.
Dixion misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn tries to clinch
and Dixion counters with a straight right hand.
Penn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dixion blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn trying to control the action but Dixion is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn thows a huge punch but Dixion dodges it nicely.
Dixion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Penn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Penn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dixion's head.
Penn prevents Dixion from standing back up.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Dixion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dixion pushes Penn off looking to stand but Penn dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dixion is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penn trying to control from half guard but Dixion is working away.
Dixion makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dixion.
Dixion throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn lands an overhand right.
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!
Dixion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Penn clinches up with Dixion and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Dixion on the inside.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixion goes for a takedown in the clinch but Penn prevents it.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dixion controls his hands.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn pushes Dixion back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Dixion's ribcage. Dixion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Dixion tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Dixion back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Dixion blocks an uppercut.
Penn misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn tries to work over Dixion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn working aggressively here.
Dixion is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn pushes Dixion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixion controlling the action here for a moment.
Dixion can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Dixion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixion prevents a body shot from Penn.
A short left from Penn.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dixion.
Penn misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Dixion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixion blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixion is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Dixion into the cage.
Penn tries a body shot but Dixion blocks it.
Dixion lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Penn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Dixion swinging wildly here.
Dan Dixion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Penn avoids the body shot from Dixion.
Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dixion moves into the clinch.
Dixion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dixion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dixion under the eye.
Dixion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Dixion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dixion slips a jab from Penn.
Dixion misses the shot to the body.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Dixion's shoulder, as Dixion tries to avoid the shot.
Dixion tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Penn.
Penn tries to clinch there but Dixion circles away.
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Horrible takedown by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Dixion which made him look bad.
Dixion throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn tries to work over Dixion's front leg with a kick but Dixion checks it.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dixion.
Dixion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dixion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixion walks into a jab.
Penn looks for a takedown but Dixion sprawls well.
Dan Dixion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Penn.
Penn dives in and scores a takedown into Dixion's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dixion is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Dixion 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.
Dixion missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixion thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dixion in particular looking to stall.
Penn is concentrating on defense, preventing Dixion from advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dan Dixion just wasn't active enough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Dixion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn gets tackled into the cage by Dixion. Dixion maintains the clinch.
Penn cracks Dixion with a nice body shot.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Dixion.
Dixion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixion closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Brian Penn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Penn.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn misses with some punches.
Dixion prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Dixion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn is leaning against Dixion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dixion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixion blocks an uppercut.
Penn gets through Dixion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dixion.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Penn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dixion clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
Dixion scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn lands a body punch.
Dixion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dixion has Penn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Penn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dixion.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixion wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Dixion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dixion.
Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dixion.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dixion controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Dixion avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dixion tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage.
Dixion has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn tries to work over Dixion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dixion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dan Dixion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dixion, pushing him back against the cage.
Dixion prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Dixion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixion blocks an uppercut.
Dixion blocks a body shot from Penn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixion is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixion backwards.
Dixion tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Dixion back against the cage.
Dixion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dixion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixion has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Penn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dixion's elbow.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Dixion digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dixion backwards.
Dixion misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
A shot in the inside from Dixion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn prevents Dixion from breaking the clinch.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Dixion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixion changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Penn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dixion is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Dixion circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice straight punches there by Dixion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dixion.
Dixion moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dixion scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dixion will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penn throws the left hand but Dixion avoids the punch easily.
Dixion looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Dixion ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Dixion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dixion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn takes a swing at Dixion's ribcage but misses.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dan Dixion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Dixion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dixion.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dixion throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Dixion slips the punch.
Dixion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Dan Dixion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixion gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Penn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixion striking off his back but it's not causing Penn any problems.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Penn!
Brian Penn managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayburn Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilton comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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27
185 lbs
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25
202 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayburn Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brady Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brady Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison takes the fight into the clinch.
Hilton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hilton lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Hilton.
The referee calls for Hilton to work.
Hilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Hilton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Hilton holds him up against the cage and eventually Harrison drops back down to his feet.
Hilton with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hilton fails to land.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harrison is rocked!
Hilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Hilton finish him?
Nice body punch from Hilton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harrison looks gassed!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Hilton won't allow it.
Hilton scores a nice knee to the body.
Harrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Hilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hilton lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Harrison to his knees! Hilton keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayburn Hilton!
An out of breath Wayburn Hilton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bako King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kamehameha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Kamehameha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bako King's chin.
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30
289 lbs
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268 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Kamehameha!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King blocks a leg kick.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kamehameha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamehameha throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Kamehameha tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kamehameha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamehameha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King blocks a head kick by Kamehameha.
Kamehameha dodges the punch combination from King.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamehameha doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King slips a jab from Kamehameha.
Kamehameha misses with a head kick.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kamehameha throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King throws a right and a left that Kamehameha avoids nicely.
King shoots in for a double leg but Kamehameha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Kamehameha, looking for a takedown. King pushes Kamehameha against the cage but Kamehameha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bako King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamehameha clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamehameha digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Kamehameha won't allow it.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Kamehameha won't allow it.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamehameha wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
A big left from King misses.
Kamehameha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King Kamehameha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King staying out of range there.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamehameha tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Kamehameha is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Kamehameha clinches up against the cage.
Kamehameha displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
Kamehameha tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamehameha lands with a light punch inside.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamehameha is stalling here.
King tries to break the clinch but Kamehameha is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamehameha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kamehameha.
A nice left hand lands by Kamehameha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamehameha.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamehameha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Kamehameha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kamehameha takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kamehameha digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
Kamehameha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamehameha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kamehameha dominated that 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.
Kamehameha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King dives in and grabs Kamehameha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kamehameha pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Kamehameha lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Kamehameha connects with a solid leg kick.
Kamehameha fails with an attempt to clinch.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kamehameha.
Kamehameha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamehameha fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamehameha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kamehameha thumps King with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with the combination.
King Kamehameha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamehameha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King throws a series of punches but Kamehameha moves out of range.
King looks to land a combination but Kamehameha avoids it well.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamehameha manages to avoid it.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamehameha 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 King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kamehameha swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bako King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamehameha taking a breather.
Kamehameha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kamehameha scores with a nice short uppercut.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamehameha misses with a short punch on the inside.
King is trying to break the clinch but Kamehameha has him pressed against the cage.
Kamehameha missing with knees to the body.
Kamehameha lands with a left to the head.
King prevents a body shot from Kamehameha.
King blocks a body shot from Kamehameha.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamehameha lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Kamehameha misses with a knee strike.
Kamehameha working aggressively here.
Kamehameha wants to stall.
Kamehameha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Kamehameha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamehameha pushes King against the cage. Kamehameha is working some dirty boxing. Kamehameha pushes off with a quick right hook! King goes down! King tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kamehameha moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Kamehameha!
King Kamehameha took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chauncey Silvestre acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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32
149 lbs
23 - 5 - 2 |
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25
151 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao thumps Silvestre with a low kick.
Pacquiao fails with a takedown attempt.
Silvestre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pacquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacquiao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silvestre in his tracks.
Silvestre misses with an uppercut.
Pacquiao throws a wild body kick that Silvestre sees coming a mile off.
Pacquiao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silvestre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silvestre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pacquiao to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silvestre working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pacquiao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pacquiao wants to pass the guard but Silvestre is keeping the position.
Pacquiao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silvestre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is stalling in the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silvestre misses with a body shot.
Silvestre slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvestre.
Silvestre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvestre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silvestre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot that snaps Silvestre's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silvestre avoids a kick to the body.
Silvestre misses with a takedown
and Pacquiao counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silvestre.
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvestre throws out the jab.
Silvestre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvestre.
Silvestre dips to his left and cracks Pacquiao with an uppercut!
Silvestre throws a leg kick but Pacquiao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silvestre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silvestre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a leg kick but Pacquiao moved away.
Pacquiao connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre looks to land a body kick but Pacquiao moved away.
Silvestre throws a body kick that misses.
Silvestre misses with a low kick.
Silvestre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
Silvestre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao slaps away a takedown attempt from Silvestre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chauncey Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pacquiao's waist but Pacquiao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silvestre off to one side.
Good exchange - Pacquiao coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Pacquiao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pacquiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silvestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good leg kick by Silvestre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silvestre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silvestre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silvestre scores with a jab.
Silvestre throws a right hand that Pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquiao also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao throws a chopping leg kick but Silvestre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pacquiao throws a solid leg kick but Silvestre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pacquiao.
Pacquiao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao thows a leg kick but Silvestre checks it
and Silvestre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvestre scores with a punch to the head.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but Silvestre moves out of range easily.
Silvestre checks a leg kick nicely.
Pacquiao tries to land a leg kick but Silvestre saw it coming and moves away.
Silvestre blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre swings widly with a right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Silvestre throws a front kick aimed at Pacquiao's knee but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Silvestre takes one to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Silvestre.
Pacquiao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manny Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Silvestre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silvestre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pacquiao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silvestre scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pacquiao is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silvestre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pacquiao is bucking up trying to escape but Silvestre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao is desperately trying to improve his position but Silvestre has a good base and remains in mount.
Silvestre landing punches.
Silvestre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silvestre working the ground and pound effectively.
Silvestre is landing with some decent strikes but Pacquiao is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silvestre with good strikes from the mount here!
Pacquiao wants to control but Silvestre is having none of it.
Pacquiao is bucking up trying to escape but Silvestre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao working to try and regain half guard.
Silvestre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pacquiao is working to get back to half guard.
Pacquiao holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silvestre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silvestre landing punches.
Silvestre misses with a head shot.
Silvestre avoids the attempt from Pacquiao to control.
Pacquiao is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Pacquiao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao tries to buck Silvestre off but he can't manage it.
Silvestre working the ground and pound effectively.
Pacquiao is rocked!
Silvestre connects with a bit shot that sees Pacquiao covering up! More strikes from Silvestre and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silvestre is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chauncey Silvestre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jukkis Karvakorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karvakorva comes to the cage accompanied by DIABLO - Icaros . Khanom Tom has chosen Round 5 as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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28
183 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
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29
180 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jukkis Karvakorva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Karvakorva misses.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karvakorva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khanom Tom throws a sloppy head kick and Karvakorva moves out of range easily.
Khanom Tom pushes Karvakorva up against the cage in a clinch.
Khanom Tom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Karvakorva.
Karvakorva blocking some punches.
Karvakorva blocks a body shot from Khanom Tom .
Karvakorva pulls guard effortlessly.
Khanom Tom stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Karvakorva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khanom Tom tries to avoid it but Karvakorva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khanom Tom to the ground. Khanom Tom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Khanom Tom . No joy for Karvakorva on that attempt.
Karvakorva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khanom Tom tries to avoid it but Karvakorva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khanom Tom to the ground. Khanom Tom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukkis Karvakorva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khanom Tom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khanom Tom avoids the head kick by Karvakorva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanom Tom tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a nice strike.
Khanom Tom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karvakorva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khanom Tom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khanom Tom lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Khanom Tom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karvakorva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karvakorva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khanom Tom throws a lazy right hand but Karvakorva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karvakorva throws a wild body kick that Khanom Tom sees coming a mile off.
Karvakorva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khanom Tom misses with a straight left.
Karvakorva scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch up but Karvakorva circles away and keeps his distance.
Karvakorva avoids the body shot from Khanom Tom .
Karvakorva tries to clinch but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
Karvakorva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karvakorva fails with a takedown attempt.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karvakorva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Karvakorva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karvakorva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Khanom Tom prevents Karvakorva from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karvakorva lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Karvakorva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khanom Tom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karvakorva working the head and body with strikes.
Khanom Tom is staying active underneath Karvakorva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karvakorva looking for a submission but Khanom Tom manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Khanom Tom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karvakorva 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.
Karvakorva trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanom Tom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom seems keen to control Karvakorva's posture.
Karvakorva preventing the sweep.
Karvakorva throws a big right hand that misses.
Khanom Tom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Karvakorva throwing strikes but missing.
Khanom Tom managing to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nai Khanom Tom has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Karvakorva shoots in but Khanom Tom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nai Khanom Tom will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
Karvakorva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karvakorva misses with a takedown attempt - Khanom Tom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khanom Tom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khanom Tom wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukkis Karvakorva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick but Karvakorva moves out of range.
Khanom Tom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khanom Tom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karvakorva's head.
It looks like Jukkis Karvakorva has been cut.
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom swings for the body but Karvakorva moves out of range.
Karvakorva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khanom Tom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karvakorva lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karvakorva on the side of the head.
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Karvakorva.
Khanom Tom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karvakorva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khanom Tom tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Khanom Tom misses
and Karvakorva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karvakorva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khanom Tom missing with a left hand there. Karvakorva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karvakorva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karvakorva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karvakorva connects with a nice looking jab.
Khanom Tom moves into the clinch.
Khanom Tom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karvakorvas head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom is pressed up against the cage. Karvakorva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khanom Tom down to the mat. Khanom Tom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Karvakorva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khanom Tom 's head.
Khanom Tom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karvakorva rather than just go for the knockout.
Khanom Tom staying out of range there.
Khanom Tom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karvakorva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khanom Tom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom defending well as Karvakorva loads up on a big left hand.
Khanom Tom clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanom Tom .
Karvakorva is rocked!
Khanom Tom breaks the clinch.
Oh Karvakorva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Khanom Tom has cracked Karvakorva with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Khanom Tom lands another huge swinging hook and Karvakorva tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Karvakorva, before Khanom Tom can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nai Khanom Tom !
A relieved looking Nai Khanom Tom thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Down - Stone The Crow. Watts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Xxplosive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Watts!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Watts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Watts misses with a wild combination.
Thomas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Watts's belly button to the back.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing.
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Watts takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Tyrone Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watts moves out of range of the strikes.
Watts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watts somewhat.
Watts throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Watts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thomas sprawls well initially but Watts persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Watts throws a strike but Thomas avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Watts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watts lands a couple of elbows.
Watts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully.
Watts is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Thomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Watts manages to get himself to full guard.
Watts keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyrone Watts hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Watts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Watts's head back.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watts.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Watts misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watts checks a leg kick.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watts looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Watts takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watts walks into a jab.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Watts on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Watts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Watts is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wattsis looking to pass into half guard but Thomas pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Thomas is in guard.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Thomas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Watts is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rick Thomas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watts at a distance.
Watts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Rick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas lands a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Watts checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Watts's body.
Watts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Watts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watts misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watts.
Rick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Watts.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Watts misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
The fighters circling - Watts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Thomas connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Watts back to the cage. Thomas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Watts throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Thomas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Watts walks into a jab.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Watts throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Watts was not able to check.
Watts misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Watts does it's job there.
Watts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watts somewhat.
Watts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas scores with a jab. Watts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Watts throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Watts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Watts shakes it off.
Thomas stuns Watts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas digs a good body shot into Watts's ribs.
Thomas drops Watts with a beautiful combination! Watts stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thomas is looking for the KO!
Watts is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas pounces like a tiger and cracks Watts with a vicious hook! Watts is down but not out! Thomas follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rick Thomas!
Rick Thomas retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Rick Thomas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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