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Reach 79 - Sasake vs. Guns PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Palota Vasmoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Giant has chosen Andre The Giant Entrance Song as his entrance music. Palota Vasmoso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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496 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Palota Vasmoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre The Giant!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasmoso with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Giant counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vasmoso is looking to improve his position.
The Giant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The Giant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The Giant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Giant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
It looks like Palota Vasmoso has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasmoso manages to get to full guard.
Vasmoso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasmoso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Giant wants to control from the top but Vasmoso keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Giant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Giant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Giant stands up over Vasmoso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Palota Vasmoso's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Palota Vasmoso's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre The Giant!
Andre The Giant took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'The pre-fight stare-down gassed me out and I still won? '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Beeston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beeston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjVvhDwFnJk. Mike Tyson jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Tyson jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Beeston!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson jr dives in and scores a takedown into Beeston's guard.
Beeston looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tyson jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Tyson jr just wasn't active enough.
Tyson jr lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson jr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Beeston tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tyson jr is in Beeston's guard.
Tyson jr stands and steps away. Beeston gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tyson jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyson jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Beeston!
Tyson jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beeston tries to reverse the position but Tyson jr maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson jr controlling from the full mount.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Tyson jr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Beeston gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyson jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyson jr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tyson jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Beeston's guard.
Beeston being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson jr stands up and waves to Beeston to follow him.
Tyson jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Beeston's face as Tyson jr controls the position.
Tyson jr grinds an elbow into Beeston's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson jr stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson jr gets a double leg takedown into Beeston's guard.
Beeston can't keep his opponent in guard - Tyson jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tyson jr escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tyson jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson jr has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tyson jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beeston quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Beeston napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tyson jr cracks Beeston with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Beeston's face as Tyson jr controls the position.
Tyson jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tyson jr stands up and beckons Beeston to his feet.
Tyson jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beeston can do to turn this around?
Tyson jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Beeston's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Beeston can't keep his opponent in guard - Tyson jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tyson jr moves into full mount! Beeston won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson jr controlling from mount.
Beeston is breathing heavily.
Tyson jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tyson jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Tyson jr just wasn't active enough.
Tyson jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson jr is in close to Beeston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyson jr gets to his feet - Beeston follows without any prompting.
Tyson jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Beeston is rocked!
Tyson jr feints with a jab and clips Beeston right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Beeston is sent crashing into the canvas and Tyson jr leaps in for the kill! Beeston tries to get to his feet but Tyson jr is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Beeston is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson jr!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ejay Shazad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Williams Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams Jr has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Ejay Shazad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hank Williams Jr's chin.
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ejay Shazad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Williams Jr!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shazad misses with a wild body shot.
Williams Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams Jr looks to throw the jab but Shazad is out of range.
Williams Jr throws a jab when Shazad was well out of range.
Williams Jr throws a shot from downtown. Shazad moves away and avoids it.
Shazad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shazad walks into a straight right hand from Williams Jr.
Williams Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shazad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams Jr.
Williams Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Shazad's head.
Williams Jr moves away from the strike by Shazad.
A swing and a miss from Shazad.
Shazad misses with an uppercut
and Williams Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shazad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams Jr slips under a jab from Shazad.
Williams Jr misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shazad looks to land a body kick but Williams Jr moved away.
Williams Jr misses with an uppercut. Shazad saw that one coming.
Shazad throws a right and a left that Williams Jr avoids nicely.
Williams Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shazad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shazad wants to land a leg kick but Williams Jr is out of range.
Shazad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams Jr.
Williams Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Shazad tries to sprawl out of it but Williams Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shazad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Shazad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shazad just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Shazad.
Shazad lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shazad throws a chopping leg kick but Williams Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shazad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Shazad. Beautiful body shot.
Williams Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shazad looks to land a right hand but Williams Jr moved out of range.
Shazad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shazad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Ejay Shazad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shazad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shazad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shazad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams Jr.
Shazad looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams Jr is just out of range.
Shazad lands with a good body shot.
Williams Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Williams Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shazad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Shazad.
Shazad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shazad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shazad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Williams Jr.
Shazad scores with a body shot.
Shazad keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Williams Jr misses.
Williams Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shazad on the side of the head.
Shazad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams Jr.
A good leg kick by Shazad.
Ejay Shazad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Shazad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams Jr blocks the leg kick.
Shazad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shazad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Williams Jr is rocked!
Shazad throws a looping overhand right but Williams Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Williams Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Shazad finish him?
Shazad looks to throw the jab but Williams Jr is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Shazad.
Shazad misses with an uppercut.
That's four 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!
Williams Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shazad missing with a left hand there. Williams Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Shazad missing with a left hand there. Williams Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Shazad misses.
Williams Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shazad misses with a looping right.
Shazad throws a hook but Williams Jr avoids it easily.
Williams Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Williams Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shazad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams Jr finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Shazad's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Williams Jr falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ejay Shazad!
Ejay Shazad 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Kilimanjaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Fatboy Slim - Right Here Right Now. Kilimanjaro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SMC LÄHIÖROTAT - Lahden Sininen Feat. El Maestro, Raikka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hector Kilimanjaro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Lee's chin.
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Kilimanjaro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilimanjaro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Kilimanjaro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kilimanjaro working the strikes but Lee uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kilimanjaro wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kilimanjaro trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Kilimanjaro passes to full mount!
Kilimanjaro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lee is surviving well by controlling Kilimanjaro's body position as best he can.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro controlling the position easily from mount.
Kilimanjaro prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
Kilimanjaro goes for an armbar but Lee turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lee.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lee trying to control but Kilimanjaro is working from the bottom.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dave Lee.
Kilimanjaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilimanjaro fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kilimanjaro eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kilimanjaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hector Kilimanjaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kilimanjaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good work by Kilimanjaro as he checks the leg kick.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Kilimanjaro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee shoots in but Kilimanjaro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kilimanjaro tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Kilimanjaro. Kilimanjaro maintains the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kilimanjaro is trying to trip Lee. He has hold of a leg but Lee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kilimanjaro persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilimanjaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Kilimanjaro trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Kilimanjaro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lee has escaped and now he's on top!
Kilimanjaro trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Kilimanjaro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kilimanjaro is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Kilimanjaro gets the takedown into side control.
Kilimanjaro sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kilimanjaro trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Lee prevents Kilimanjaro from improving position.
Kilimanjaro wants to take a breather but Lee manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kilimanjaro.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kilimanjaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kilimanjaro won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Kilimanjaro chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Kilimanjaro from controlling successfully.
Kilimanjaro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kilimanjaro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lee dives on top into guard.
Lee is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Kilimanjaro.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilimanjaro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kilimanjaro tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Kilimanjaro misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a good, hard body kick but Kilimanjaro shrugs it off.
Kilimanjaro wants to clinch.
Kilimanjaro takes one to the chin there.
Kilimanjaro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilimanjaro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kilimanjaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilimanjaro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
Kilimanjaro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kilimanjaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Kilimanjaro misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilimanjaro is looking to land body kicks.
Kilimanjaro looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Kilimanjaro closes the distance and clinches.
Kilimanjaro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Kilimanjaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kilimanjaro tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Hector Kilimanjaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilimanjaro moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kilimanjaro!
Lee trying to control but Kilimanjaro is having none of it.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro working to try and regain half guard.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lee works his way to his opponent's back.
Hector Kilimanjaro has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro is keeping busy.
Lee is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Kilimanjaro is keeping busy.
Lee wants to control but Kilimanjaro manages to buck him off and is now in Lee's guard! Nice work there by Kilimanjaro!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilimanjaro trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Hector Kilimanjaro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dave Lee just wasn't active enough.
Kilimanjaro shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kilimanjaro controlling from the top position.
Dave Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilimanjaro looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kilimanjaro shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kilimanjaro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kilimanjaro sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Kilimanjaro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Lee.
Well Kilimanjaro 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Kilimanjaro!
A very excited looking Hector Kilimanjaro rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Don Kier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Story has chosen Yo my BITCH now!!! as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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26
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don Kier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Story!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kier tries to score with a low kick but Story moves his leg out of the way.
Kier drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kier throws a strike but Story rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Story throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Story in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kier tries to get out of the position.
Story pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kier is keeping the position for now.
Kier kicks Story off and gets to his feet.
Kier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Story manages to get to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Story tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Story lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kier!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kier's face.
Story working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Story prevents Kier from getting the reversal.
Kier is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Story putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Story has hold of Kier's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kier manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Story trying to control but Kier is having none of it.
Story putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Story lands a big elbow.
You get the feeling that Kier really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Story pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Story unloading with bombs!
Story unloading with bombs!
Kier is rocked!
Story is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Kier is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Story!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dj London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
144 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dj London!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
London misses the shot to the body.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
London clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
London tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
London scores with a hook to the body.
London throws a head punch that misses.
London throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but London gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but London has the dominant position.
London lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
London working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
London tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Williams tries to break free but London pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from London.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
London misses with a punch to the body.
London fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
London scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
London really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams tries to break free but London pushes him back against the cage.
London digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
A body shot lands from London.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of London's head.
Williams tries to break the clinch but London is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from London.
London prevents a body shot from Williams.
London scores with an uppercut up the middle.
London working aggressively here.
Good body shot from London.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from London.
London presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
London misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from London.
London pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
London wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a left hand but London moved out of range nicely.
London tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
London lands with a good body shot.
Williams avoids the head kick by London.
London tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
London closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but London has double underhooks.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a body punch.
London swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
London struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
London breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams takes a swing at London's ribcage but misses.
London misses with an uppercut
and London takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
London takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
London is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
London tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from London finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
London moves into the clinch.
London keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj London dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by London.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
London lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
London has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with London's head.
Paul Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
London misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and London connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
London wants to clinch.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams checks a low kick from London.
London wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
London tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
London just misses with a punch to the body.
London looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
London ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
London cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from London.
London buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for London.
A head kick misses from London.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but London moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
London lands a nice shot to the body.
London missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
London moves away from the strike by Williams.
London misses with a wild body shot.
London throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from London.
London just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but London is just out of range.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Dj London seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from London.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
London with a nice cross.
London throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by London.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
London throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a jab when London was well out of range.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for London.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from London, right into the meat.
London throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams scores with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Williams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from London - the referee stops the clock and Williams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says London. Williams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Williams misses with a body shot.
London connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from London.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj London dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
London blocks a head kick by Williams.
London scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
London turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
London throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
London doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from London.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
London falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. London will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice shot by Williams.
London connects with a looping right hand.
London catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by London!
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
London sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
London avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
London scores with a nice right hand.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
London just misses with a punch to the body.
London buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams looks to throw the jab but London is out of range.
London tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
London misses with a jab, cross combination.
London throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams dodges the punch combination from London.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from London.
London ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by London.
London shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheers as London lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Dj London is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
London jabs at Williams's body.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by London.
London fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams lands a nice hook to London's body. London takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
London explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
London scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
London connects with an inside leg kick.
London misses with a wild body shot.
London tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dj London is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams defending well as London loads up on a big left hand.
London takes a shot to the body in his stride.
London feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
London scores with a leg kick.
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!
London moves into the clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from London.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for London.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
London breaks from the clinch.
Paul Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dj London showed his dominance in that final round.
Well London has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dj London!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franck Pompi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pompi comes to the cage accompanied by French National Anthem. Zenin has chosen Helloween - Power as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
193 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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28
187 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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World class 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franck Pompi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vladimir Zenin!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pompi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zenin was covering up waiting for the punch and Pompi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pompi wants to control from the top but Zenin keeps moving.
Pompi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zenin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zenin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pompi.
Zenin looking for a sweep. Not yet Zenin, not yet.
Pompi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zenin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pompi 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.
Pompi drops back looking for a leg! Zenin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zenin manages to kick Pompi off! Pompi jumps back into Zenin's guard.
Zenin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pompi defends well.
Pompi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pompi looking to pass the guard.
Zenin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pompi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pompi preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pompi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zenin is keeping the position for now.
Zenin has his foot on Pompi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pompi works his way back into a safe position though.
Pompi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pompi pushing down on Zenin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zenin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zenin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pompi lands a couple of digs.
Zenin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pompi trying to control but Zenin is working from the bottom.
Pompi slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zenin looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pompi wants to work for an arm triangle but Zenin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zenin throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Pompi manages to pass to side control.
Pompi is trying to get an arm triangle but Zenin is defending well.
Zenin tries to bench press Pompi off him but Pompi keeps the position.
Zenin regains half guard.
Pompi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pompi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zenin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zenin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pompi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pompi gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Zenin misses with a looping right.
Pompi avoids the body shot from Zenin.
Vladimir Zenin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Zenin as Pompi shoots in.
Zenin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pompi shoots in but no luck this time.
Pompi with a poor takedown
and Zenin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franck Pompi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pompi tries for a takedown but Zenin circles away easily
and Zenin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zenin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pompi on the side of the head.
Zenin misses with a hook.
Zenin clobbers Pompi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pompi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zenin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zenin is trying to get back to his feet.
Zenin is looking for a sweep.
Zenin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pompi is trying to get an arm triangle but Zenin is defending well.
Pompi tries for a kimura but Zenin is defending well.
Zenin is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zenin sneaks back into half guard.
Zenin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Zenin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zenin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pompi.
Pompi dodges the punch combination from Zenin.
Zenin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zenin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pompi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pompi trying to control the action but Zenin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zenin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zenin throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Zenin tries to improve position but can't.
Pompi is looking to take a break and control but Zenin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zenin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zenin is trying to get back to full guard.
Zenin is defending against the submission attempts here by Pompi.
Zenin actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pompi seems to be working for a kimura but Zenin defends the submission attempt.
Pompi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pompi is keen to just control but Zenin is a slippery customer.
Pompi trying to mount his opponent but Zenin defends it.
Zenin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zenin.
Zenin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zenin keeping full guard, as Pompi tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pompi won't allow Zenin to sweep him here.
Pompi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenin working for a triangle but Pompi defends it easily.
Zenin pushes a forearm under Pompi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Pompi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vladimir Zenin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Siduri Rafter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khumpai Prayut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Siduri Rafter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khumpai Prayut!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prayut throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rafter misses with a straight left.
Prayut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prayut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rafter.
Prayut looks to score with a jab to the body but Rafter is just out of range.
Prayut throws a low kick but Rafter avoids it.
Prayut throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Prayut finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rafter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rafter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prayut's head.
Rafter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prayut's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prayut keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rafter 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.
Prayut regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rafter.
Rafter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prayut is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rafter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rafter trying to control the position from guard on top but Prayut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rafter throws a big right hand that misses.
Rafter stands up over Prayut, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rafter wants to control from the top but Prayut keeps moving.
Rafter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prayut wants to get back to his feet but Rafter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Prayut is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Prayut wants to stand up but Rafter is controlling him.
Prayut keeping moving, preventing Rafter from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Prayut throws a push kick but Rafter slaps the foot to one side.
Prayut throws a half hearted mid kick.
Prayut is looking to clinch.
Rafter fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rafter misses the target.
Rafter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Prayut slips a straight right by Rafter.
Rafter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prayut.
Prayut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Rafter.
Prayut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rafter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rafter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rafter misses with an uppercut
and Prayut counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafter shoots in but Prayut avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rafter throws the left hand but Prayut avoids the punch easily.
Prayut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rafter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prayut.
Prayut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rafter.
Prayut throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rafter blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prayut defending well as Rafter loads up on a big left hand.
Prayut tried to score with a low kick but Rafter checks it.
Rafter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rafter just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siduri Rafter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rafter misses with a lunging right hand
and Prayut counters with an inside leg kick.
Rafter looking to score a takedown here. Prayut is defending well but Rafter drives through and ends up in Prayut's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rafter throwing strikes but missing.
Rafter won't allow Prayut to sweep him here.
Rafter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rafter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rafter throwing strikes from guard but Prayut blocks nicely.
Prayut wants to stand up but Rafter is controlling him.
Rafter trying to control the position from guard on top but Prayut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rafter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rafter preventing the sweep.
Rafter won't allow Prayut to get back to his feet.
Rafter postures up in Prayut's guard and throws a big left but Prayut blocks it.
Prayut is trying to control the position but Rafter postures up.
Rafter tries to free his leg and advance position but Prayut is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rafter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rafter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Prayut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rafter.
Prayut wriggles free and stands up.
Prayut tries to land a front kick but Rafter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Siduri Rafter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafter throws a series of punches but Prayut moves out of range.
Rafter shoots in for a takedown but Prayut shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Rafter blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Prayut misses.
Prayut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rafter.
Rafter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prayut throws a push kick but Rafter slaps the foot to one side.
Rafter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Prayut looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Prayut is trying to improve his position.
Prayut defending against the ground and pound.
Rafter tries to score with some ground and pound. Prayut controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rafter working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rafter tries to score with some ground and pound. Prayut controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Rafter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Prayut manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rafter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rafter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prayut blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rafter.
Rafter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rafter is looking to advance position but Prayut won't allow it.
Rafter slips a nice elbow through Prayut's hands, connecting with Prayut's forehead.
Rafter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prayut with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Prayut regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rafter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rafter wants to control from the top but Prayut keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siduri Rafter dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Prayut moves in looking to clinch but Rafter pushes him off.
Rafter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prayut throws a leg kick but Rafter checks it.
Prayut clinches up with Rafter and pushes him back against the cage.
Prayut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rafter is working for takedown but Prayut is calmly controlling the position for now.
Prayut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rafter is defending well for now.
Rafter goes for a takedown attempt but Prayut pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rafter feints and as Prayut raises his hands in defense, Rafter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prayut is trying to control the position but Rafter postures up.
Prayut controlling the position.
Rafter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rafter is looking to work some ground and pound but Prayut has wrist control.
Rafter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rafter is looking to work some ground and pound but Prayut has wrist control.
Rafter looking to pass the guard.
Prayut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rafter preventing the sweep.
Rafter trying to control but Prayut is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Khumpai Prayut hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rafter looks to land a left hand but Prayut moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafter fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Siduri Rafter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rafter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prayut circles away.
Rafter scores with a hook to the body. Prayut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rafter misses with a hook. Prayut ducked under it nicely.
Prayut dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rafter. That did some damage!
Rafter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Prayut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prayut motions for Rafter to come forward. Prayut throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Prayut sprawls well. Prayut wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rafter gets slowly back to his feet.
Prayut throws a wild body kick that Rafter sees coming a mile off.
Rafter shoots in but Prayut avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rafter throws a jab but it's blocked by Prayut.
Prayut goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Siduri Rafter has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rafter. Prayut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khumpai Prayut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prayut under the eye.
Rafter checks a leg kick nicely.
Prayut moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rafter.
Prayut misses with a low kick.
Rafter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khumpai Prayut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prayut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Prayut.
Siduri Rafter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prayut slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khumpai Prayut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rafter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siduri Rafter!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Assante might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lose Yourself. The crowd seem to be enjoying Danneskjold's choice of entrance music: Destroy Everything - Hatebreed. Ragnar Danneskjold has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Salvatore Assante's chin.
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28
204 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
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191 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assante darts in and clinches Danneskjold up against the cage.
Assante tries to throw a body punch but Danneskjold avoids it by throwing Assante back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Assante.
Assante swings wildly with an uppercut but Danneskjold uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Danneskjold to work.
Assante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
Danneskjold looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assante scores with a hook to the body.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards.
It looks like Ragnar Danneskjold has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.
Assante presses Danneskjold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Assante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assante is leaning against Danneskjold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assante.
Assante lands with a short shot to the head.
Assante cracks Danneskjold with a nice body shot.
Assante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assante tries to work over Danneskjold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assante blocking some punches.
Danneskjold tries to throw a body punch but Assante avoids it by throwing Danneskjold back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Assante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danneskjolds head.
Assante lands a right hand.
Assante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assante digs a right hand into Danneskjold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danneskjold's gas tank.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assante lands an uppercut.
Assante misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards.
Danneskjold is rocked!
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danneskjold is still on wobbly legs! Can Assante finish him?
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold seems to have recovered his senses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Assante can't find room to land a body shot as Danneskjold controls the action.
Assante misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Assante misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Danneskjold is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Assante to keep the fight standing.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assante dips a shoulder and cracks Danneskjold with a mighty uppercut! Danneskjold falls back against the cage and Assante unloads with a barrage of strikes! Danneskjold is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Assante screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Assante!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kinjo Sasake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudi Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guns has chosen Kwan - Shine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kinjo Sasake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rudi Guns!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sasake.
Guns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sasake.
Guns loads up on a big right hand but Sasake slips the punch.
Guns staying out of range there.
Guns scores with a one two! Sasake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sasake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guns.
Guns shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Guns is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Guns is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sasake can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasake is desperately trying to improve his position but Guns has a good base and remains in mount.
Guns 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guns cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sasake keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sasake slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sasake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sasake with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Guns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sasake keeps working.
Sasake is looking for a sweep. Guns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sasake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Guns is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sasake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sasake is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Guns pulls his head out easily.
Guns throwing shots but Sasake is blocking nicely.
Guns wants to take a breather but Sasake is having none of it.
Guns looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Guns lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guns lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Guns tries to stand and escape but Sasake is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guns throwing shots but Sasake is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sasake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sasake actively working from the bottom here.
Guns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sasake slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sasake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guns is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sasake looking for a guillotine here but Guns defends easily.
Guns working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sasake's head.
Guns showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sasake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Guns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Guns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sasake is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns wants to control from the top but Sasake keeps moving.
Sasake working for a triangle but Guns defends it easily.
Guns is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sasake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guns can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sasake has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Guns 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 Sasake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudi Guns dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sasake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
Guns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sasake moves away.
A jab from Sasake misses.
Guns throws a hook to the side of Sasake's head but Sasake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guns avoids the body shot from Sasake.
Guns jabs Sasake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sasake missing with a left hand there. Guns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sasake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guns.
Guns looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasake is just out of range.
Sasake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sasake tries for a takedown but Guns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sasake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rudi Guns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guns misses the jab.
Guns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sasake manages to avoid it.
Sasake dodges the punch combination from Guns.
Guns is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Guns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guns scores with a one two! Sasake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sasake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns throws a body kick that misses.
Sasake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Sasake misses.
Guns connects with a nice looking jab.
Guns throws a body punch but Sasake moves out of range.
Guns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guns looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasake is just out of range.
Sasake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sasake misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns misses with a wild body shot.
Guns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sasake lands a nice shot that snaps Guns's head back.
Sasake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sasake connects with a looping right hand.
Sasake scores with a takedown into Guns's guard.
Sasake drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Guns dives on top into guard.
Sasake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guns defends it easily.
Guns passes Sasake's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Guns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sasake wants to improve his position but Guns is controlling well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sasake gets full guard.
Sasake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Guns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sasake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guns.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudi Guns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Sasake misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sasake misses the target.
A shot to the body from Guns misses
and Sasake counters with a stiff right hand.
Guns misses with a series of wild punches.
Sasake scores with a jab to the body.
Sasake loads up on a big right hand but Guns slips the punch.
Guns dips to his left and cracks Sasake with an uppercut!
Sasake blocks a jab.
Sasake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guns.
Guns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sasake.
Guns avoids the body shot from Sasake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasake. Guns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guns misses with a wild body shot.
Sasake ducks under a wild hook from Guns.
Guns shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sasake is trying to defend but Guns finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Guns is trying to control. Sasake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sasake has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Guns escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Guns!
Sasake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sasake takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Guns connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sasake some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guns scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sasake to see if he's OK.
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!
Sasake is looking for a sweep.
Guns working the body and head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Guns.
Guns advances to mount.
Sasake regains half guard.
Guns wants to control but Sasake is keeping him busy.
Guns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guns working Sasake over with strikes.
Sasake wants to get back to full guard.
Sasake gets full guard.
Guns pushing down on Sasake's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sasake actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guns missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns uses his free foot to push down on Sasake's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sasake.
Sasake is bucking up trying to escape but Guns cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sasake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guns is landing with some decent strikes but Sasake is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Guns raining down shots from the mount!
Guns looking to finish Sasake with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sasake!
Guns lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sasake is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guns looking to control but Sasake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Guns putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Sasake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sasake is desperately trying to improve his position but Guns has a good base and remains in mount.
Sasake seems to have got his legs back now.
Sasake taking shots to the head.
Guns with good strikes from the mount here!
Sasake is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sasake is desperately trying to improve his position but Guns has a good base and remains in mount.
Guns loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Sasake scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Guns land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Guns stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudi Guns!
Rudi Guns is the new bantamweight champion!
As Rudi Guns got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night! All day!'.
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