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SPFT 34: Mifsud vs. Costa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Rosillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by RATM - Killing In The Name Of. Rosillo has chosen Skillet - Hero as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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166 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Rosillo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rosillo.
Payne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rosillo misses with a body kick.
Rosillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rosillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosillo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Payne fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Payne clinches with his opponent.
Rosillo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rosillo misses with the head strike.
Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rosillo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne rushes Rosillo and presses him up against the cage.
Rosillo connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Max Payne has been cut.
Rosillo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Payne is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Payne.
Rosillo lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Rosillo.
Rosillo lands a hook that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rosillo.
Rosillo lands with a left to the head.
Rosillo working aggressively here.
Payne trying to stall but Rosillo improves his position.
Rosillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Payne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rosillo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne prevents Rosillo from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosillo tries a knee to the head but Payne blocks it.
Rosillo slowing the pace effectively.
Rosillo misses with a knee strike.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Rosillo is controlling him.
Payne is trying to drag Rosillo to the mat but Rosillo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Payne blocking some punches.
Rosillo scores with a knee to the head.
Rosillo tries a knee to the head but Payne blocks it.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosillo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payne fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rosillo to the ground. Payne is now in Rosillo's guard.
Rosillo kicks Payne off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rosillo.
Payne closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rosillo's guard.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosillo wants to stand up but Payne is controlling him.
Payne throws an elbow that misses. Rosillo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Payne's guard. Nice move by Rosillo!
Rosillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Payne has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Payne is on top in guard.
Rosillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Payne throws an elbow that misses. Rosillo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Payne's guard. Nice move by Rosillo!
Rosillo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Payne is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosillo gets to his feet - Payne follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Rosillo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Payne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Payne moves out of range as Rosillo throws a body kick.
Payne fails with the takedown
and Rosillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rosillo connects with a nice looking jab.
Max Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payne scores with a push kick.
Payne moves away from the strike by Rosillo.
Payne shoots in for a double leg but Rosillo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rosillo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rosillo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Payne is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Payne throws a leg kick
and Rosillo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Payne is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Payne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Rosillo does no damage.
Payne tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Rosillo.
Payne doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosillo circles away.
Payne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Payne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Payne closes the distance and clinches.
Rosillo pushes Payne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Payne is trying to force a seperation but Rosillo has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rosillo.
Rosillo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rosillo with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosillo wants to get back to striking at distance but Payne won't allow it.
Payne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rosillo has him pressed against the cage.
Payne looking to slow down the pace here.
Rosillo misses with some punches.
Payne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Payne scores with a shoulder strike.
Payne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rosillo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rosillo scores with a knee to the head.
Payne lands with a right to the head.
Rosillo misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Rosillo fails to land.
Payne tightens his grip and picks Rosillo up, before dumping him to the ground. Rosillo manages to land in guard.
Payne sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rosillo keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
Payne wants to pass the guard but Rosillo is keeping the position.
Payne trying to control but Rosillo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Payne wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Payne wants to clinch up but Rosillo keeps it at a distance.
Juan Rosillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Rosillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rosillo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Payne.
Rosillo misses with a straight right.
Payne shoots in for a double leg but Rosillo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice defenses there by Payne.
Rosillo tries to bum rush Payne with a series of wild strikes but Payne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Payne avoids the head kick by Rosillo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne blocks a jab.
Rosillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rosillo defends it nicely.
Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Rosillo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Max Payne's cut.
That's time! Payne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Payne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rosillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rosillo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rosillo dodges the punch combination from Payne.
Rosillo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rosillo throws a leg kick but Payne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Payne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rosillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rosillo misses with a straight right.
Rosillo tries to keep at a distance but Payne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rosillo effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosillo lands a hook that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Rosillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne works over Rosillo's head and body with a nice combination.
Max Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne throws a big shot that misses.
Payne moves in looking to clinch but Rosillo pushes him off.
Rosillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne.
Payne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rosillo defends it nicely.
Rosillo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Juan Rosillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Payne misses.
Payne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rosillo, right into the meat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rosillo. Payne shrugs it off though.
Payne is looking to land body kicks.
Rosillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rosillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne wants to clinch up but Rosillo keeps it at a distance.
Rosillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Payne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rosillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosillo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rosillo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosillo throws the left hand but Payne avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Rosillo as Payne shoots in.
Payne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rosillo.
Juan Rosillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rosillo circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payne misses with a double jab.
Payne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Payne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosillo throws a sloppy head kick and Payne moves out of range easily.
Payne connects with a solid leg kick.
Rosillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosillo throws a body kick that misses.
Payne fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosillo.
Payne looks to clinch
and Rosillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rosillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rosillo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Payne.
Rosillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne misses with a takedown
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosillo throws a big shot that misses.
Max Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosillo keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Rosillo.
I've got Rosillo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Rosillo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Draught Papillia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Bob Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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167 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Determined |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Draught Papillia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Bob Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva wants to clinch but Papillia slips to the side
and Papillia counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Papillia is having none of it.
Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Papillia off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Papillia misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Papillia.
Silva closes the distance but Papillia moves to the side
and Papillia counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Papillia to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papillia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Papillia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Papillia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Papillia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Papillia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch
and Papillia counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva closes the distance but Papillia moves to the side
and Papillia counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva is rocked!
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Papillia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Papillia finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Papillia counters with a left to the body.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva tries to clinch
and Papillia counters with a stiff right hand.
Papillia lands the left hand.
Silva tries to clinch
and Papillia counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Papillia to acknowledge the strikes.
Papillia feints with a jab and clips Silva right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Silva is sent crashing into the canvas and Papillia leaps in for the kill! Silva tries to get to his feet but Papillia is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Silva is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Draught Papillia!
Draught Papillia decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dantavious McJuckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McJuckett comes to the cage accompanied by "Sinister Kid" The Black Keys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dantavious McJuckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Malone!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McJuckett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malone misses with a kick to the body.
McJuckett misses with a body kick.
Malone blocks a head kick by McJuckett.
Dantavious McJuckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McJuckett looks to score with a jab to the body but Malone is just out of range.
Malone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McJuckett misses with a head kick.
Malone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McJuckett throws a leg kick but Malone sees it coming and moves out of range.
McJuckett misses with a looping right.
Malone throws a body punch but McJuckett moves out of range.
Malone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Malone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McJuckett misses with a kick to the body.
Malone checks a leg kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Malone. Those never looked like landing.
Malone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malone lands a jab to the nose.
Malone takes the fight into the clinch.
McJuckett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McJuckett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from McJuckett.
It looks like Dustin Malone has been cut.
McJuckett lands a nice uppercut.
McJuckett lands a good knee to the midsection. Malone won't want to take too many of those.
Malone looks gassed!
McJuckett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from McJuckett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McJuckett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malone's face.
McJuckett misses with a knee strike.
McJuckett trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McJuckett obliges.
McJuckett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malone takes a knee to the side of the body.
McJuckett landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McJuckett connects with a knee to the head.
McJuckett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McJuckett lands a damaging elbow.
McJuckett with a knee to the head.
Malone looking to throw knees to the head but McJuckett is blocking nicely.
McJuckett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McJuckett slowing the pace effectively.
McJuckett managing to block the knees to the body from Malone.
Malone managing to block the knees to the body from McJuckett.
McJuckett lands an elbow inside that Malone shrugs off.
McJuckett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malone blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for McJuckett.
Malone throws a knee to the head but misses.
McJuckett misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malone obliges.
McJuckett misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malone misses with an elbow over the top.
Malone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malone tries to land a knee to the head but McJuckett blocks with his arms.
McJuckett lands with a light punch inside.
McJuckett has hold of one of Malone's legs. Malone is fighting the takedown attempt but McJuckett gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
McJuckett with a nice head shot there.
Malone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McJuckett throws a big elbow that misses.
McJuckett tries to free his leg and advance position but Malone is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McJuckett pushing down on Malone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McJuckett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McJuckett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McJuckett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malone defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malone keeps working.
McJuckett drops an elbow to the side of Malone's head.
McJuckett winds up and cracks Malone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McJuckett lands with a punch from half guard.
McJuckett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McJuckett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McJuckett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McJuckett throws a strike but Malone avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McJuckett passes into half guard.
McJuckett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantavious McJuckett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dustin Malone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from McJuckett. Malone does a little dance to reset his feet.
McJuckett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
McJuckett gets a takedown into half guard.
McJuckett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McJuckett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McJuckett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McJuckett looks to land a strike but Malone avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Malone wants to sweep here but McJuckett controlling him for the moment.
McJuckett is stalling in the full guard.
Malone working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McJuckett forces his way into half guard.
McJuckett looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McJuckett throwing shots but Malone is blocking nicely.
McJuckett throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Malone to regain full guard.
Malone looking to hit a scissor sweep but McJuckett is one step ahead there.
Malone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McJuckett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McJuckett wants to pass the guard but Malone is keeping the position.
Malone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McJuckett with a flurry of punches that miss.
McJuckett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McJuckett trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McJuckett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McJuckett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McJuckett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McJuckett postures up in Malone's guard and throws a big left but Malone blocks it.
McJuckett looking to pass the guard.
McJuckett trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
Dantavious McJuckett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McJuckett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McJuckett with a flurry of punches that miss.
McJuckett is looking to work some ground and pound but Malone has wrist control.
McJuckett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malone is keeping the position for now.
McJuckett wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
McJuckett looking to pass the guard.
McJuckett trying to move into half guard but instead Malone has managed to sweep!
McJuckett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone is pushing down on McJuckett's leg trying to pass to half guard. McJuckett is fighting to maintain full guard but Malone has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantavious McJuckett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dustin Malone's cut.
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!
Malone lands a head kick!
Malone tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McJuckett, right into the meat.
Malone wants to clinch up but McJuckett keeps it at a distance.
Malone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McJuckett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dantavious McJuckett is winning the standup battle so far.
McJuckett takes a swing at Malone's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malone blocks a head kick by McJuckett.
McJuckett cracks the inside of Malone's front leg.
Malone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by McJuckett.
Dustin Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McJuckett scores with a leg kick.
Malone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McJuckett. That one must have hurt.
McJuckett scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Malone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McJuckett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malone's calf.
Good leg kick by McJuckett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McJuckett misses with a jab, cross combination.
McJuckett scores with a kick to the body.
McJuckett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Malone.
McJuckett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McJuckett lands with a kick to the ribs.
McJuckett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McJuckett.
Dustin Malone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malone moves out of range of the body kick from McJuckett.
McJuckett lands a head kick. Malone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McJuckett feints and then cracks Malone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malone down.
McJuckett tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McJuckett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McJuckett misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malone checks a leg kick.
McJuckett is looking to wear down Malone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malone swings for the body but McJuckett moves out of range.
McJuckett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McJuckett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone.
Malone moves out of range of the body kick.
McJuckett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malone if he has to take too many more of those.
Malone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McJuckett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McJuckett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from McJuckett lands but Malone takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Malone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McJuckett on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McJuckett throws a leg kick but Malone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for McJuckett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malone.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McJuckett.
McJuckett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McJuckett tries to land a front kick but Malone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A chopping leg kick lands by McJuckett.
McJuckett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McJuckett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malone moves in looking to clinch but McJuckett pushes him off.
McJuckett throws a head kick but Malone moves out of range.
McJuckett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone.
McJuckett thuds a left hand into Malone's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone. McJuckett does a little dance to reset his feet.
McJuckett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McJuckett checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dustin Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McJuckett misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from McJuckett.
McJuckett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McJuckett shoots in for a double leg but Malone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Malone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab by Malone.
Malone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McJuckett.
McJuckett lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malone will feel that in the morning.
Malone blocks a head kick by McJuckett.
Malone explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dantavious McJuckett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McJuckett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dantavious McJuckett!
After winning the bout, Dantavious McJuckett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Azman Hazardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazardi comes into the arena with Evanescence - Going Under blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Azman Hazardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Ashton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton tries for a takedown but Hazardi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ashton shoots for a takedown but Hazardi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hazardi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ashton misses with a takedown attempt
and Hazardi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azman Hazardi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Ashton.
Hazardi jabs Ashton right on the nose. Ashton blinks but takes it well.
Hazardi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hazardi controlling the position.
Hazardi looking to control.
Hazardi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ashton is one step ahead there.
Ashton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ashton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ashton forces his way into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashton prevents Hazardi from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton trying to pass the guard but Hazardi defending well.
Ashton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hazardi defending well though.
Ashton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ashton stalling away here and it's allowed Hazardi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi is trying to control the position but Ashton postures up.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ashton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hazardi wants to stand but Ashton is controlling the position.
Hazardi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ashton manages to get himself to full guard.
Ashton keeping moving, preventing Hazardi from controlling successfully.
Ashton has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hazardi should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ashton has tightened it up now! Hazardi should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Albert Ashton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley McCollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCollins has chosen The Go Getter 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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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Riley McCollins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCollins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCollins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blue scores with a hook.
McCollins misses with a few strikes there.
McCollins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCollins. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCollins.
Blue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCollins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCollins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blue counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCollins connects with an inside leg kick.
McCollins throws a one two combo.
A big left from McCollins misses.
Some wild striking there from McCollins.
Blue checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCollins.
McCollins circles away from the clinch attempt
and McCollins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCollins throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blue.
McCollins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
McCollins misses with a body punch
and Blue counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blue avoids the head kick by McCollins.
McCollins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue catches McCollins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCollins.
Blue connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCollins's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCollins throws a combination. Blue tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCollins looks to score with a jab to the body but Blue is just out of range.
Blue tries a low kick but McCollins avoids it.
Blue darts in trying to clinch
enabling McCollins to counter with a crisp jab.
McCollins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCollins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blue misses the jab.
Blue misses with a left hand
and McCollins counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blue tests McCollins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blue fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCollins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blue connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCollins scrambles back to his feet.
Blue tries to clinch up but McCollins circles away and keeps his distance.
McCollins throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
McCollins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blue rather than just go for the knockout.
Blue paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blue slips under a jab from McCollins.
Blue looks to score with a jab to the body but McCollins is just out of range.
McCollins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from McCollins misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCollins misses with a straight left.
McCollins throws a predictable looking body shot
and McCollins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCollins connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Blue tumbling to the canvas! McCollins pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Blue was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Riley McCollins!
Riley McCollins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armas Paisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paisti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vinnie Paz - End of Days . Mr White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armas Paisti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr White!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to work over Paisti's front leg with a kick but Paisti checks it.
Paisti stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Mr White has been cut.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
Paisti has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
White is trying to push Paisti away but Paisti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paisti landing knees to the head.
White tries to pull guard but Paisti won't allow it.
Paisti prevents a takedown attempt there.
Armas Paisti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr White.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White throws a lazy right hand but Paisti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paisti slips under a jab from White.
Paisti misses with a looping right.
Paisti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White tries to score with a low kick but Paisti moves his leg out of the way.
White is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paisti.
Paisti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
White ducks under a wild hook from Paisti.
White tries to work over Paisti's front leg with a kick but Paisti checks it.
Paisti cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paisti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paisti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paisti takes the fight into the clinch.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paisti avoiding damage.
Paisti keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Paisti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paisti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paisti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paisti throws a combination. White tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
White missing with a left hand there. Paisti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Paisti counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Paisti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White checks a low kick from Paisti.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Paisti counters by clinching up.
Paisti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Paisti for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
White looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Paisti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Paisti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paisti tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paisti lands with a kick to the ribs.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paisti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Paisti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Paisti cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paisti connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Armas Paisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paisti fails to land with a series of punches.
Paisti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paisti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paisti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Paisti.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paisti just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paisti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paisti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armas Paisti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paisti forces White back against the cage and clinches.
White fails to pull guard.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paisti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White is trying to drag Paisti to the mat but Paisti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Armas Paisti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr White.
Paisti misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paisti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paisti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Paisti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paisti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White misses with a right hand
and Paisti counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Paisti to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paisti clinches with his opponent.
White jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paisti walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paisti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Armas Paisti is winning the standup battle so far.
Paisti lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paisti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paisti after a bit of a struggle.
Paisti gets underhooks to prevent White's takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paisti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Paisti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paisti throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paisti. That's going to slow White down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paisti throws a head kick that misses.
Paisti throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
White lands a body shot.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paisti lands with a cross.
Paisti throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
Paisti staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paisti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paisti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No joy there for Paisti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paisti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paisti tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paisti!
Paisti tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paisti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Paisti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr White's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paisti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White throws out a leg kick but Paisti moves out of range and White only half commits.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White 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 Paisti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paisti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
White misses with a leg kick
and Paisti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paisti throws a hook but White blocks it.
Paisti misses with a series of wild punches.
White takes a kick to the side of the head.
Paisti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paisti lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Paisti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paisti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Paisti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Paisti.
The fighters circling - Paisti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paisti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paisti walks into a left hand.
Paisti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
White throws an off balance right hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White tests Paisti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paisti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paisti blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Paisti down.
White misses with a looping right.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paisti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paisti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
Paisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White shoots in for a takedown but Paisti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paisti.
White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paisti is out of range and White settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White 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 Paisti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paisti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Paisti scores with a jab to the jaw.
White throws a low kick but Paisti moves out of range easily.
White misses with a head kick.
Paisti throws a right and a left that both miss.
White misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paisti takes one on the button.
Paisti misses with a double jab.
White slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by White.
Armas Paisti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paisti looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Paisti.
Paisti lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
Mr White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Paisti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab lands there for Paisti.
Paisti misses with a two punch combination.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
White 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.
Paisti looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Paisti.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paisti under the eye.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
White tries to work over Paisti's front leg with a kick but Paisti checks it.
Paisti just misses with a punch to the body.
Paisti misses with a body shot.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
Paisti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Paisti does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paisti looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Paisti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paisti blocks a jab.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armas Paisti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paisti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armas Paisti!
A less than humble Armas Paisti misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schlock Leznar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leznar comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ by Ghostface Killah. Schlock Leznar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schlock Leznar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryu Sin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin tries a head kick but it misses.
Leznar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sin counters with a low kick, right behind Leznar 's knee.
Leznar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sin scores with a leg kick.
Leznar is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leznar avoids the head kick by Sin.
Sin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leznar. That did some damage!
Sin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leznar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Sin does it's job there.
Sin scores with a leg kick.
Sin scores with a nice body kick.
Sin lands with a slapping head kick.
Sin misses with a body kick.
Sin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leznar takes a step back to recover.
Sin thows a body kick. Leznar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Sin does no damage.
Leznar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sin.
It looks like Schlock Leznar has been cut.
Sin lands a big head kick that sends Leznar tumbling to the mat! Sin takes a step backwards and waves Leznar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Leznar is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sin connects with a body shot.
Oh Leznar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sin fakes the body blow, causing Leznar to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Leznar goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryu Sin!
A less than humble Ryu Sin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendric Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Senor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kendric Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Kay!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dalton slips a straight right by Kay.
Kay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kay drops Dalton with a beautiful combination! Dalton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kay is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay moves into the clinch.
Kay lands a left hand.
Kay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Kay. Beautiful body shot.
Kay has Dalton up against the cage in a clinch.
Dalton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kay to keep the fight standing.
Kay lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kay - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kay manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kay. Those never looked like landing.
Kay cracks Dalton with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dalton looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kay finish him?
Dalton is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dalton tries to keep at a distance but Kay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Dalton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Kay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dalton seems to have got his legs back now.
Kay closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dalton! Kay dives in looking to finish! Dalton is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Kay!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Grendel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mop Maipen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grendel comes to the cage accompanied by Rjd2 - Ghostwriter . This should be fireworks!
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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
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Grendel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mop Maipen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maipen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mop Maipen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grendel slips under a jab.
Grendel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grendel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maipen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maipen misses with a double jab
and Grendel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grendel tries a head kick but it misses.
Maipen slips under a jab.
Maipen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grendel. Maipen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grendel missing with a left hand there. Maipen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grendel walks into a left hand.
Grendel lands with a shot to the body.
Maipen throws a good cross that connects.
Maipen throws a body punch but Grendel moves out of range.
Grendel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grendel slips a jab from Maipen.
Grendel moves out of range of the strikes.
Grendel throws a body punch but Maipen moves out of range.
Maipen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grendel.
Grendel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grendel lands with a hook. Maipen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maipen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grendel.
Maipen moves into the clinch successfully.
Maipen tries a body shot but Grendel blocks it.
Maipen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Grendel.
Grendel misses with a body punch.
Grendel stalling against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Grendel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grendel dodges an elbow strike from Maipen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maipen as Grendel tries to tie him up.
Grendel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Maipen misses its intended target.
Maipen lands an overhand right.
Maipen looks to land a left hand but Grendel moved out of range nicely.
Maipen ducks under a wild hook from Grendel.
Maipen throws a poor cross that misses
and Grendel counters with a straight right hand.
Grendel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maipen was well out of range. Poor timing from Grendel.
Maipen works Grendel's body with a nice hook.
Maipen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maipen looks to score with a jab to the body but Grendel is just out of range.
Maipen ducks under a wild hook from Grendel.
Maipen misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maipen lands a right hook to the body.
Maipen moves away from the strike by Grendel.
Maipen works over Grendel's head and body with a nice combination.
Maipen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maipen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grendel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maipen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Grendel.
Grendel moves out of range as Maipen strikes.
Grendel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maipen.
Maipen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maipen takes a swing at Grendel's ribcage but misses.
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!
Grendel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maipen.
Maipen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grendel looks to land a right hand but Maipen moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grendel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maipen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maipen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grendel.
Maipen tries to clinch there but Grendel circles away.
Grendel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maipen was well out of range. Poor timing from Grendel.
Maipen jabs at Grendel's body.
Maipen cracks Grendel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grendel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maipen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grendel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grendel misses with a straight left.
Grendel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maipen.
A big left from Maipen misses.
Grendel misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mop Maipen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maipen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maipen scores with a shot to the body.
Grendel lands with a straight right. Maipen didn't see that one coming.
Maipen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maipen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grendel was well out of range. Poor timing from Maipen.
Maipen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grendel under the eye.
Maipen moves away from the strike by Grendel.
Maipen misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Grendel misses its intended target.
Maipen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maipen throws a hook but Grendel avoids it easily.
Grendel takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grendel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maipen has time to react.
Maipen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grendel manages to avoid it.
Grendel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grendel looks to throw the jab but Maipen is out of range.
Maipen thuds a left hand into Grendel's body.
George Grendel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maipen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grendel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grendel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grendel avoids the body shot from Maipen.
Grendel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maipen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maipen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grendel was well out of range. Poor timing from Maipen.
Maipen takes a swing at Grendel's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Grendel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maipen has Grendel up against the cage in a clinch.
Grendel tries to work over Maipen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grendel can't find room to land a body shot as Maipen controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grendel can't break the clinch.
A short left from Grendel.
Maipen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maipen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grendel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Maipen tries a body shot but Grendel blocks it.
Grendel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maipen backwards.
Maipen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grendel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maipen looks to throw the jab but Grendel is out of range.
Maipen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maipen misses with a jab to the body
and Grendel counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grendel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grendel scores with a hook to the body. Maipen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Grendel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grendel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maipen lands a glancing blow to the side of Grendel's head.
Grendel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maipen.
Mop Maipen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grendel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maipen.
Maipen misses with an uppercut.
Maipen misses with a left hand
and Maipen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maipen looks to throw the jab but Grendel is out of range.
Grendel throws a series of punches but Maipen avoids them all with ease.
Maipen ducks under a wild hook from Grendel.
Grendel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maipen moves out of range as Grendel throws a body kick.
Grendel misses with a two punch combination.
Maipen clinches.
Maipen is trying to push Grendel away but Grendel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grendel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grendel misses with the head strike.
Maipen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maipen prevents a body shot from Grendel.
Grendel pushes Maipen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maipen misses with a punch to the body.
Grendel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grendel tries to throw a body punch but Maipen avoids it by throwing Grendel back against the cage.
Maipen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maipen being controlled against the cage.
Grendel can't find room to land a body shot as Maipen controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grendel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that George Grendel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maipen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maipen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maipen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grendel moves away.
Grendel just misses with a punch to the body.
Maipen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grendel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maipen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maipen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grendel moves away.
Grendel punishes Maipen's body with a nice straight punch.
Maipen thows a body shot but no joy.
Grendel tries to keep at a distance but Maipen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grendel throws a punch but it's blocked by Maipen.
Maipen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maipen misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maipen.
Grendel breaks from the clinch.
Grendel misses the shot to the body.
Grendel lands a really nice looking cross but Maipen seems unphased.
Maipen misses with a straight left.
Grendel takes a swing at Maipen's ribcage but misses.
Grendel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maipen tries to clinch up.
Maipen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maipen sizes up Grendel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Maipen misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Maipen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Maipen as he connects with a hook.
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!
Maipen misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grendel.
Grendel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maipen throws out the jab.
Grendel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maipen closes the distance and clinches up with Grendel, looking for a takedown. Maipen pushes Grendel against the cage but Grendel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Grendel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grendel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grendel misses with a hook. Maipen ducked under it nicely.
Grendel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maipen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grendel's head.
A nice combination there by Grendel.
Grendel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grendel misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maipen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grendel.
Grendel slips under a jab.
No joy there for Grendel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grendel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maipen.
Grendel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maipen lands with a good body shot.
Maipen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maipen drops his hands momentarily and Grendel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grendel connects with a right hand. Maipen shakes it off.
Maipen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maipen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grendel, pushing him back against the cage.
Maipen can't find room to land a body shot as Grendel controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maipen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maipen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maipen pushes Grendel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Maipen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maipen misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Maipen.
Grendel lands a body shot.
Grendel misses with a punch to the body.
Maipen misses with a punch to the body.
Mop Maipen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maipen can't find room to land a body shot as Grendel controls the action.
Maipen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maipen working aggressively here.
Maipen can't find room to land a body shot as Grendel controls the action.
Maipen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grendel's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mop Maipen.
Well Maipen 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mop Maipen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mifsud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Costa's choice of entrance music: His Own Highlight Video. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Mifsud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Costa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifsud throws a head kick but Costa moves out of range.
A slow jab from Costa misses its intended target.
Costa throws a shot from downtown. Mifsud moves away and avoids it.
Costa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mifsud.
Mifsud scores with a leg kick.
Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Costa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mifsud gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mifsud prevents the takedown attempt.
Costa misses with a body punch.
Mifsud landing knees to the head.
Mifsud lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Felipe Costa has been cut.
Mifsud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mifsud missing with knees to the body.
Mifsud is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mifsud working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is looking to control Mifsud's arms but Mifsud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Costa has his back to the cage.
Mifsud unloads a knee to the mid-section. Costa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Costa managing to block the knees to the body from Mifsud.
A head punch on the inside from Costa fails to land.
Mifsud will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Costa up against the cage.
A short right from Costa.
Mifsud leaning against his opponent.
Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Mifsud.
Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mifsud.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Mifsud controls his hands.
Mifsud tries to break free but Costa pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa is looking to break free of the clinch but Mifsud has double underhooks.
Mifsud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mifsud wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Costa scores with a shoulder strike.
Mifsud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mifsud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Mifsud thumps Costa with a low kick.
Mifsud misses with a kick to the body.
Mifsud checks the leg kick nicely there.
Costa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Costa closes the distance but Mifsud moves to the side
and Mifsud counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice shot by Costa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud moves out of range of the body kick from Costa.
Mifsud tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michael Mifsud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Costa.
Mifsud misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Costa misses.
Michael Mifsud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mifsud on the side of the head.
Costa tries to clinch but Mifsud is having none of it.
Mifsud looks to throw a body kick
and Costa counters with a straight right hand.
Costa scores with a jab to the head.
Mifsud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costa.
Costa blocks a low kick nicely.
Mifsud misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mifsud defends it nicely.
Michael Mifsud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Costa.
Costa moves out of range of the body kick from Mifsud.
Mifsud scores with a leg kick.
Costa lands a nice shot that snaps Mifsud's head back.
Costa throws a series of punches but Mifsud moves out of range.
Costa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mifsud counters with a nice 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa throws a leg kick but Mifsud checks it.
Mifsud lands a leg kick that knocks Costa off balance momentarily.
Donk. Costa catches Mifsud right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felipe Costa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felipe Costa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mifsud lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mifsud throws a body kick that misses.
Mifsud wants to slow Costa down by chopping away at his legs.
Costa throws a leg kick but Mifsud moved away.
Costa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mifsud on his heels. He'll look to pass Mifsud's guard now, I'm sure.
Costa throwing strikes but missing.
Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Mifsud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mifsud trying to control the position here.
Mifsud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa pushing down on Mifsud's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mifsud is trying to get back to full guard.
Mifsud keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Costa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mifsud's head.
Costa seems to be working for a kimura but Mifsud defends the submission attempt.
Costa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Costa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa is stalling here. Mifsud is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Costa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mifsud has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Costa tries to buck Mifsud off but Mifsud is having none of it.
Costa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Costa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mifsud's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mifsud trying to control the action but Costa is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa is pressing down on Mifsud's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Costa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifsud tries to get to full guard but Costa has control of the leg.
Mifsud is pressing down on Costa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Costa trying to control but Mifsud is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a big elbow that misses.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
Costa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mifsud is trying to control the position but Costa postures up.
Costa trying to control but Mifsud is working from the bottom.
Costa connects with a couple of short punches.
Mifsud is trying to keep Costa in close.
Costa passes Mifsud's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to control from half guard but Mifsud is working away.
Costa is working for a kimura but Mifsud is defending it quite comfortably.
Costa wants to free his trapped foot but Mifsud is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Costa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mifsud!
Costa dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Mifsud that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felipe Costa's cut.
That's time! Mifsud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That kick from Mifsud tenderised Costa's leg. Costa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mifsud is rocked!
Costa drops Mifsud with a straight right hand, right on the button! Costa follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Costa!
Felipe Costa is the new bantamweight champion!
Felipe Costa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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