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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lostma Braincells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braincells kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is BoneCrusher- Aint neva scared. The Giant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Andre The Giant Entrance Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Andre The Giant 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lostma Braincells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre The Giant!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braincells tries to clinch up.
Braincells moves out of range as The Giant strikes.
A jab lands there for The Giant.
A big right from The Giant misses.
The Giant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braincells. The Giant does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Giant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braincells takes a swing at The Giant's ribcage but misses.
Braincells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braincells lands the left hand.
Braincells rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Giant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braincells lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Braincells moves out of range of the strikes.
Braincells misses with a straight left.
The Giant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braincells.
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!
The Giant throws a hook but Braincells blocks it.
Braincells steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Giant.
The Giant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Braincells moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braincells slips a jab from The Giant.
The Giant blocks a jab.
Braincells tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant throws a right and a left that Braincells avoids nicely.
Braincells moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Andre The Giant has been cut.
No luck for Braincells with that takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Braincells.
Braincells waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Giant.
The Giant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braincells connects with a nice looking jab.
Lostma Braincells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braincells ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Giant moves away.
Braincells misses with a wild body shot.
Braincells swinging wildly here.
The Giant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Braincells moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braincells tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Braincells is looking to wear down The Giant with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Braincells moves into range and clinches up with The Giant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braincells lands a shot to the body.
The Giant looks gassed!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Giant prevents a body shot from Braincells.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braincells manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Braincells lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Braincells.
Braincells makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Giant is rocked!
Braincells creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends The Giant's eyes rolling into the back of his head! The Giant drops to his knees and Braincells pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lostma Braincells!
A victorious Lostma Braincells thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christian Birchmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Sims acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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147 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Birchmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Birchmont.
Sims walks into a straight right hand from Birchmont.
Sims tries to clinch but Birchmont is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Birchmont misses with an uppercut.
Sims scores a takedown into full mount!
Birchmont is trying desperately to improve position.
Sims landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Birchmont tries to hold on but Sims pushes him away.
Birchmont is working to get back to half guard.
Sims landing punches.
Sims lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sims looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sims looking to finish Birchmont with some ground and pound. This is bad for Birchmont!
Sims landing shots from mount.
Sims landing strikes, looking to finish!
Birchmont tries to reverse the position but Sims maintains control.
Sims scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Birchmont?
Birchmont is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Birchmont is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sims drops a big elbow. That's hurt Birchmont! More shots from Sims and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Sims!
Our winner, William Sims, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semin Cuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuk's entrance music is Down - Bury Me In Smoke. A fine choice. Khan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fuckin' In The Bushes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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275 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semin Cuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abel Khan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Semin Cuk has been cut.
Cuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan throws a right and a left that Cuk avoids nicely.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cuk.
Cuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuk is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Khan looks gassed!
Cuk moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Cuk.
It looks like Abel Khan has been cut.
Cuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cuk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Cuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Cuk to work.
Cuk lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Cuk controls the action.
Khan tries a body shot but Cuk blocks it.
Cuk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan is looking to control Cuk's arms but Cuk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khan has his back to the cage.
Cuk tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Cuk back against the cage.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cuk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Cuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
Cuk has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Cuk has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Good body shot from Cuk.
Cuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cuk gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuk taking a breather.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cuk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Cuk misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuk lands with a right to the head.
Cuk working aggressively here.
Cuk misses with a body punch.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan stalling against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cuk.
Khan working aggressively here.
Cuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuk scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Khan looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short body shot lands from Cuk as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuk misses with some punches.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan wants to stall.
Cuk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cuk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cuk can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Cuk tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Cuk back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Cuk tries to tie him up.
Cuk misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semin Cuk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cuk throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a body kick that stops Cuk in his tracks momentarily.
Cuk 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.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Khan misses.
Cuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Cuk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Cuk.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuk tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Cuk forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Cuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
Cuk letting Khan take a breather here.
Cuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That has opened up Abel Khan's cut even more.
Semin Cuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan lands a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Cuk misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuk.
Cuk misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Cuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
A short right from Cuk on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Still in the clinch, Cuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cuk throws a head punch that misses.
Cuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cuk looking to slow down the pace here.
Cuk has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Cuk.
Cuk tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Cuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan digs a right hand into Cuk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cuk's gas tank.
Khan prevents a body shot from Cuk.
Cuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khan misses with some punches.
Cuk has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Cuk stalling against the cage.
Cuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuk lands a nice uppercut.
The cut above Abel Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan stalls.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Cuk blocking some punches.
Khan blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
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 Semin Cuk will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cuk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
Khan slips under a jab from Cuk.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cuk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Cuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Cuk's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuk dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Cuk lands with a shot to the body.
Cuk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Semin Cuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Cuk looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Cuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan throws a nice head kick!
Cuk wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuk.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Khan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cuk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Cuk's head but Cuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuk throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuk throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Cuk looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuk catches Khan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Cuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Cuk throws a leg kick that misses.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cuk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cuk misses with a head kick.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoids the body shot from Cuk.
Cuk misses the shot to the body.
Cuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Cuk tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Abel Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuk misses with a looping right.
Cuk misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cuk. That did some damage!
Cuk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Cuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Semin Cuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abel Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cuk thows a leg kick but Khan checks it
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cuk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cuk 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 Khan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cuk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khan works Cuk's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan swings for the body but Cuk moves out of range.
Cuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuk. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Semin Cuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cuk 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semin Cuk!
Semin Cuk was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Montell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Montell's choice of entrance music: I Get Money. Fabian Cameron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabian Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Montell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron misses with a body shot.
Cameron misses with a wild body shot.
Montell lands a jab to the nose.
Montell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Montell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cameron.
Montell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Montell.
Cameron tries to move into range but Montell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cameron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montell was well out of range. Poor timing from Cameron.
Cameron stuns Montell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Montell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cameron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montell manages to avoid it.
Montell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Montell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montell. Cameron does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cameron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Montell as he avoids it easily.
Cameron misses with a lunging right hand
and Montell counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montell misses with a wild body shot.
Montell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cameron lands a jab to Montell's midsection.
Montell stuffs the takedown.
Montell throws a looping overhand right but Cameron ducks down to avoid it.
Montell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cameron moves away.
Cameron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montell.
Cameron throws a hook to the side of Montell's head but Montell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cameron closes the distance and clinches up with Montell, looking for a takedown. Cameron pushes Montell against the cage but Montell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabian Cameron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cameron has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cameron there as he acknowledges the shot.
Montell swings for the body but Cameron moves out of range.
A big left from Cameron misses.
Cameron missing with a left hand there. Montell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cameron looks to score with a jab to the body but Montell is just out of range.
Cameron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Montell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cameron throws out the jab.
Cameron throws a looping overhand right but Montell ducks down to avoid it.
Cameron closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
You can see the frustration on Montell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cameron lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cameron throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cameron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Montell, who protects the arm well.
Montell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cameron 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Montell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cameron is trying to get an arm triangle but Montell is defending well.
Cameron working away.
Cameron scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cameron working the ground and pound but Montell is defending the strikes.
Cameron thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Montell is looking for a sweep.
Cameron working the strikes but Montell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cameron is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cameron is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Cameron dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cameron shoots in and gets a takedown into Montell's guard.
Montell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cameron postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cameron stops Montell from standing up.
Montell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cameron controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cameron throws a big right hand that misses.
Cameron looking to pass the guard.
Montell controls Cameron momentarily but Cameron frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron pushing down on Montell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cameron is looking to advance position but Montell won't allow it.
Montell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cameron.
Cameron wants to work for an arm triangle but Montell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cameron seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cameron is just content to waste time from the top position. Montell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cameron passes Montell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Montell won't allow Cameron to pass to mount.
Fabian Cameron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cameron throwing shots but Montell is blocking nicely.
Well, if Cameron is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cameron is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Montell still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Montell has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montell decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cameron to his feet.
Cameron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montell stuffs the takedown.
Cameron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Montell misses.
Montell throws a hook but Cameron avoids it easily.
Montell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cameron rather than just go for the knockout.
Montell connects with a body shot that sends Cameron's belly button to the back.
Cameron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Money Montell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Montell.
Montell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montell lands a nice shot to the body.
Cameron avoids the head kick by Montell.
Cameron checks a low kick from Montell.
Cameron's jab looks to have found its range, popping Montell under the eye.
Jab by Cameron.
Montell avoids the body shot from Cameron.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cameron misses with a shot to the body
and Montell counters with a good low kick that Cameron was not able to check.
Cameron tries for a takedown but Montell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Montell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Montell throws a low kick but Cameron moves out of range easily.
Montell throws a wild body kick that Cameron sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cameron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montell.
Montell throws a chopping leg kick but Cameron manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Montell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Montell avoids the body shot from Cameron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Cameron dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cameron shoots for a takedown but Montell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cameron misses with a takedown attempt - Montell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Montell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cameron.
Montell with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Montell. Those never looked like landing.
Montell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montell throws a nice looking combination but Cameron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cameron.
Montell takes a swing at Cameron's ribcage but misses.
Cameron lands a nice looking body shot.
Cameron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cameron misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Montell. That snapped Cameron's head back.
Cameron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A good leg kick by Montell.
A big left from Cameron misses.
Cameron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Montell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cameron swings for the body but Montell moves out of range.
Montell throws a jab but it's blocked by Cameron.
Cameron throws a right hand that misses
and Montell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cameron thinking.
Montell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cameron to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cameron trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Montell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Money Montell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cameron keeping moving, preventing Montell from controlling successfully.
Montell pushes down on Cameron's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montell wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Montell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cameron is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Montell pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montell controlling the action here.
Montell tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Cameron.
Cameron is trying to get back to full guard.
Cameron trying to control here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cameron is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Montell pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montell controlling the pace.
Cameron is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Montell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cameron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montell.
Cameron is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cameron taking some punishment here, with Montell in his half guard.
Montell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Montell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Montell throwing shots but Cameron is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Money Montell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cameron 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabian Cameron!
Our winner, Fabian Cameron, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between JC The Easter Bunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Easter Bunny comes into the arena with Bunny stuff. blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that JC The Easter Bunny has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily JC The Easter Bunny seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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315 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JC The Easter Bunny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Brizuela!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Brizuela misses.
The Easter Bunny tries a head kick but it misses.
The Easter Bunny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Easter Bunny, right into the meat.
The Easter Bunny throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brizuela's waist but Brizuela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Easter Bunny off to one side.
The Easter Bunny lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brizuela blocks a head kick by The Easter Bunny.
The Easter Bunny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brizuela moves out of range of the body kick from The Easter Bunny.
Brizuela misses with a hook. The Easter Bunny ducked under it nicely.
Brizuela avoids the head kick by The Easter Bunny.
The Easter Bunny moves away from the strike by Brizuela.
Brizuela throws out a loose jab but The Easter Bunny uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Easter Bunny ducks under a wild hook from Brizuela.
A jab from Brizuela misses.
The Easter Bunny blocks a jab.
The Easter Bunny tries a low kick but Brizuela avoids it.
Brizuela avoids the head kick by The Easter Bunny.
Brizuela misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Easter Bunny misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brizuela.
Brizuela lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brizuela misses the jab.
Brizuela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny obviously looking to wear him down.
Brizuela might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brizuela misses with a straight left.
The Easter Bunny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brizuela.
Brizuela moves in looking to clinch but The Easter Bunny pushes him off.
The Easter Bunny throws a sloppy head kick and Brizuela moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Easter Bunny.
The Easter Bunny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Easter Bunny looks to land a body kick but Brizuela moved away.
Brizuela cracks The Easter Bunny with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like JC The Easter Bunny has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brizuela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Easter Bunny throws a lazy head kick
and Brizuela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brizuela pounces like a tiger and cracks The Easter Bunny with a vicious hook! The Easter Bunny is down but not out! Brizuela follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Francis Brizuela!
Our winner, Francis Brizuela, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Reimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers comes into the arena with Square Dance blaring out of the sound system. Reimer has chosen BLUNT- The Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Reimer!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers lands with a right hand.
Reimer moves out of range of the body kick from Mathers.
Mathers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathers tests Reimer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mathers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mathers blocks a head kick by Reimer.
Reimer throws a head kick that misses.
Reimer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mathers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reimer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matherss head.
Mathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reimer avoids a kick to the body.
Mathers looks to land a left hand but Reimer moved out of range nicely.
Mathers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reimer manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reimer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mathers lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers swings widly with a right hand
and Reimer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mathers is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Caleb Reimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Reimer moves out of range of the body kick.
Mathers is looking to chop away at Reimer's legs.
Reimer throws a low kick but Mathers avoids it.
Mathers tries to work over Reimer's front leg with a kick but Reimer checks it.
Mathers lands with a nice body punch.
Reimer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mathers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reimer in his tracks.
Reimer rushes Mathers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathers gets underhooks to prevent Reimer's takedown attempt.
Mathers tries to throw a body punch but Reimer avoids it by throwing Mathers back against the cage.
Reimer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mathers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses with a straight right.
Mathers scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mathers.
Reimer throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Mathers.
Mathers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reimer avoids a kick to the body.
Reimer throws a solid leg kick but Mathers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reimer.
Reimer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mathers misses with a hook. Reimer ducked under it nicely.
Reimer takes the fight into the clinch.
Mathers tries to stall but Reimer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reimer misses with an elbow strike.
Reimer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reimer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reimer pushes Mathers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mathers is looking to break free of the clinch but Reimer has double underhooks.
Mathers tries to circle away but Reimer has him pinned against the cage.
Reimer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mathers working hard to break the clinch.
Mathers tries to work over Reimer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reimer misses with an elbow strike.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathers is trying to push Reimer away but Reimer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mathers is trying to force a seperation but Reimer has the dominant position.
Mathers avoids the elbow strike from Reimer, against the cage.
Mathers misses with the head strike.
Mathers is trying to push Reimer away but Reimer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Mathers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reimer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Marshall Mathers has been cut.
Mathers avoids the elbow strike from Reimer, against the cage.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathers can't break the clinch.
Mathers wants to get back to striking at distance but Reimer won't allow it.
Mathers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reimer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mathers avoids it.
Mathers working hard to break the clinch.
Mathers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reimer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mathers's efforts to push away.
Reimer landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Reimer.
Reimer tries a knee to the head but Mathers blocks it.
Mathers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reimer misses with a head kick.
Mathers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mathers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mathers moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marshall Mathers'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.
Mathers scoring well with a low kick there.
Reimer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mathers checks it well.
Mathers misses with a body shot.
Reimer looks for the body kick but Mathers saw that one coming.
Reimer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reimer throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
Reimer wants to land a leg kick but Mathers is out of range.
Mathers misses with a lunging right hand
and Reimer counters with an inside leg kick.
Reimer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mathers has time to react.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reimer throws a leg kick but Mathers checks it.
Reimer clinches.
Mathers breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Mathers.
Mathers misses with a body shot.
Reimer throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers scores with a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Mathers.
Mathers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reimer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reimer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reimer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reimer tries to clinch up but Mathers circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Reimer tenderised Mathers's leg. Mathers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reimer throws a lazy body kick
and Mathers counters with a good, hard body kick but Reimer shrugs it off.
Reimer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Reimer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers throws a hook but Reimer avoids it easily.
Mathers thumps Reimer with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mathers. Reimer shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reimer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mathers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reimer.
Mathers cracks Reimer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mathers misses with a body kick.
Reimer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reimer throws a leg kick but Mathers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mathers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reimer.
Mathers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reimer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reimer checks a leg kick nicely.
Reimer closes the distance and clinches.
Reimer misses with a body punch.
Mathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mathers avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reimer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mathers is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reimer.
Reimer can't find room to land a body shot as Mathers controls the action.
Reimer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reimer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reimer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathers.
A short uppercut from Reimer.
Reimer throws an elbow that misses.
Reimer misses with a knee strike.
Mathers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mathers is looking to break free of the clinch but Reimer has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reimer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mathers's efforts to push away.
Mathers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mathers avoids a wild elbow strike from Reimer.
Caleb Reimer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathers breaks from the clinch.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Reimer.
Mathers delivers a nice body kick.
Reimer scores with a sloppy right hand. Mathers should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers throws a leg kick
and Reimer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reimer lands a nice looking body shot.
Reimer misses with a low kick as Mathers jumps back.
Mathers throws a shot from downtown. Reimer moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marshall Mathers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marshall Mathers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Reimer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathers's calf.
Reimer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reimer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mathers lands a nice shot that snaps Reimer's head back.
Mathers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reimer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reimer moves away from the strike by Mathers.
Mathers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reimer tries to clinch but Mathers moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mathers - that will leave a mark!
Reimer scores with a leg kick.
Reimer misses the body punch
and Mathers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reimer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Horrible takedown by Reimer or perhaps it was just good defense by Mathers which made him look bad.
Reimer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mathers tries to work over Reimer's front leg with a kick but Reimer checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Reimer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mathers looks to score with a jab to the body but Reimer is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Reimer.
A jab from Reimer does it's job there.
Mathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reimer misses with a looping left.
Marshall Mathers is winning the standup battle so far.
Reimer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reimer feints and then cracks Mathers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mathers down.
Reimer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reimer delivers a nice body kick.
Reimer shoots for a double leg takedown but Mathers sprawls well. He's pushed Reimer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Caleb Reimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mathers throws a shot from downtown. Reimer moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Mathers.
Reimer tried to score with a low kick but Mathers checks it.
Reimer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mathers avoids the head kick by Reimer.
Reimer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Mathers.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reimer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathers throws out the jab.
Mathers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reimer staying out of range there.
Mathers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mathers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throws the left hand but Reimer avoids the punch easily.
Mathers lands a leg kick that knocks Reimer off balance momentarily.
Reimer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marshall Mathers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb Reimer.
Reimer throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Reimer is predictable there
and Mathers counters with a right hand to the body.
Reimer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reimer lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mathers.
Reimer misses with a body kick.
Mathers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reimer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marshall Mathers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reimer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mathers throws a leg kick which misses Reimer's front leg but catches the back leg as Reimer tries to avoid it.
Mathers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reimer throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers stuns Reimer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mathers thumps Reimer with a low kick.
Crunch! Reimer slams his shin into Mathers's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Mathers as he connects with a hook.
Reimer misses with a low kick.
Reimer takes one to the side of the head.
Mathers lands with a nice body punch.
Mathers misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Mathers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reimer looks to land a combination but Mathers avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reimer throws a leg kick
and Mathers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheers as Mathers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reimer doesn't seem phased though.
Reimer misses with a hook. Mathers ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Mathers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mathers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
Marshall Mathers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko comes to the cage accompanied by The Black Keys - Breaks. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ace Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrova.
Darko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Petrova makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Darko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrova.
Darko shoots in and gets a takedown into Petrova's guard.
Petrova has his hands on Darko's head, controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrova looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrova, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darko 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.
Darko throws a big elbow that misses.
Petrova wants to sweep here but Darko controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova can't keep his opponent in guard - Darko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Petrova avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darko.
Darko wants to control but Petrova is keeping him busy.
Darko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petrova's head.
Darko is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Petrova reverses the position - he's now on top in Darko's guard.
Petrova stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Darko wants to control but Petrova passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko trying to control but Petrova postures up.
Petrova wants to control but Darko is keeping him busy.
Darko tries to roll over but Petrova keeps him under control.
Darko is staying active underneath Petrova, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Darko tries to roll over but Petrova keeps him under control.
Darko wants to get back to full guard but Petrova has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova working away.
Petrova gets to mount! Darko was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Darko working to try and regain half guard.
Petrova trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darko is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darko tries to hold on but Petrova postures up.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Darko regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Darko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Darko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petrova swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darko counters with a nice leg kick.
Ace Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Darko tenderised Petrova's leg. Petrova is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch lands to the side of Petrova 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darko.
Darko lands a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darko.
A good leg kick by Darko.
Petrova scores with a jab to the head.
Darko throws a lazy head kick
and Petrova counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko blocks the body kick.
Petrova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darko can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darko.
Darko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ace Darko is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
Darko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darko manages to avoid it.
Darko misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darko.
Darko punishes Petrova's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrova avoids the head kick by Darko.
Petrova slips a jab and a cross from Darko.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Petrova looks to throw a body kick
and Darko counters with a nice body kick.
Petrova avoids the body shot from Darko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrova.
Darko throws a chopping leg kick but Petrova manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darko scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darko.
Darko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrova defends it nicely.
Petrova moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrova connects with a jab.
Darko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Petrova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Petrova jabs at Darko's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko is looking to land body kicks.
Petrova gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petrova thumps Darko with a low kick.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darko throws out the jab.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrova.
Sloppy strikes from Darko. Those never looked like landing.
Darko misses with an uppercut.
Darko is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrova takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Darko fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darko misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Petrova 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darko cracks Petrova with a good jab.
Darko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darko lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrova moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petrova scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darko in his tracks.
Darko avoids the body shot from Petrova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Darko 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!
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Petrova slaps away a takedown attempt from Darko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darko lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darko.
Petrova looks to land a combination. Darko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Darko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darko slips a jab from Petrova.
Darko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrova is fending him off so far but Darko persists. Nope, Petrova circles away and we're back to standing.
Darko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Petrova.
Petrova takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Darko feints and then cracks Petrova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrova down.
Petrova has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darko stuns Petrova with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petrova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrova tries to sprawl out of it but Darko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petrova manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Petrova scores with a hook to the body. Darko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrova tries to land a leg kick but Darko saw it coming and moves away.
Darko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrova counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrova takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Petrova throws a jab when Darko was well out of range.
Sasha Petrova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko tries a low kick but Petrova avoids it.
Petrova thows a body shot but no joy.
Darko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darko throws a head kick but Petrova moves out of range.
Darko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darko throws out a leg kick but Petrova moves out of range and Darko only half commits.
Darko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrova with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darko to score with a decent uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Petrova there.
Darko scoring well with a low kick there.
Darko throws a low kick but Petrova avoids it.
Darko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a right hand that misses
and Petrova makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petrova takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrova. That did some damage!
Petrova lands a leg kick that knocks Darko off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrova throws an off balance right hand
and Darko counters with a leg kick.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrova.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrova.
Darko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Petrova tries to avoid it but Darko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Petrova to the ground. Petrova escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darko lands a head kick!
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrova.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ace Darko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrova changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrova throws a leg kick that is checked
and Darko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darko fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Ace Darko.
Well Darko 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Darko!
Ace Darko gave a mention to Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman comes to the cage accompanied by Huey Lewis and The News - Hip to be Square. Solomon Gunn 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Solomon Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Gunn misses with an uppercut
and Bateman counters with a nice uppercut.
Bateman keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunn connects with a solid leg kick.
Gunn lands a head kick. Bateman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Patrick Bateman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bateman misses with a straight left.
Bateman ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Gunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bateman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunn misses with a leg kick.
Bateman thows a body shot but no joy.
Gunn checks a leg kick nicely.
Gunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Bateman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bateman punishes Gunn's body with a nice straight punch.
Bateman wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Gunn misses.
Bateman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gunn eats them both and turns towards Bateman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Solomon Gunn has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Bateman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patrick Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gunn moves away from the strike by Bateman.
Bateman scores with a shot to the body.
Bateman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gunn's calf.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bateman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bateman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bateman misses with a combination
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bateman misses with a hook. Gunn ducked under it nicely.
Gunn lands a leg kick that knocks Bateman off balance momentarily.
Gunn misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Bateman is predictable there
and Gunn counters with a good, hard body kick but Bateman shrugs it off.
Gunn throws out a leg kick but Bateman moves out of range and Gunn only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bateman.
A solid body kick from Bateman.
Bateman slips under a jab.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bateman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn lands with a right hand.
Bateman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bateman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gunn throws the kick towards the body but Bateman avoids it.
Gunn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bateman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gunn. That's going to slow Bateman down.
Gunn scores with a jab to the body.
Bateman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solomon Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunn counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman moves forwards but Gunn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gunn misses with a body kick.
Gunn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gunn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gunn throws a leg kick that misses.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Bateman saw that one coming.
Gunn checks the leg kick.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Bateman avoids nicely.
Gunn misses with a right hand
and Bateman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bateman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bateman. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bateman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
Gunn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman walks into a stiff left hand from Gunn.
A good leg kick by Gunn.
Bateman darts in and clinches Gunn up against the cage.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bateman.
Bateman trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Gunn.
Gunn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bateman has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Bateman avoids a wild elbow strike from Gunn.
Gunn has Bateman pushed against the cage.
Bateman throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Gunn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gunn moves into range and clinches up with Bateman.
Bateman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bateman misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bateman avoids it.
Bateman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn is trying to drag Bateman to the mat but Bateman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bateman.
Bateman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunn misses with an elbow strike.
Gunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bateman works on Gunn's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Gunn lands a shoulder strike.
Bateman avoids the elbow strike from Gunn, against the cage.
Gunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bateman.
Bateman avoids the elbow strike from Gunn, against the cage.
Bateman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunns head.
Bateman blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman can't find room to land a body shot as Gunn controls the action.
Solomon Gunn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bateman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Bateman lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gunn to his knees! Bateman keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Bateman!
After winning the bout, Patrick Bateman 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Cottero (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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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaolong tried to score with a low kick but Cottero checks it.
Cottero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cottero throws a body punch but Xiaolong moves out of range.
A punch combination from Cottero misses.
Cottero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cottero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaolong manages to avoid it.
Xiaolong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Xiaolong misses.
Cottero looks to land a right hand but Xiaolong moved out of range.
Xiaolong misses with a body shot
and Cottero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xiaolong checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cottero 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 Xiaolong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xiaolong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cottero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiaolong throws a right and a left that Cottero avoids nicely.
Xiaolong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cottero throws out the jab.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li Xiaolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cottero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaolong ducks under a wild hook from Cottero.
A cross from Cottero lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheers as Xiaolong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cottero doesn't seem phased though.
Xiaolong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cottero throws a hook but Xiaolong blocks it.
A head kick misses from Xiaolong.
A head kick misses from Xiaolong.
Some bone on bone action there as Cottero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cottero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiaolong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cottero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaolong.
Xiaolong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xiaolong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cottero is looking to land body kicks.
Cottero throws a body punch but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Cottero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cottero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cottero was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaolong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaolong dips to his left and cracks Cottero with an uppercut!
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cottero avoids the body shot from Xiaolong.
Cottero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xiaolong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cottero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xiaolong scoring well with a low kick there.
Xiaolong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiaolong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cottero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cottero lands with a hook. Xiaolong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cottero blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Cottero misses its intended target.
Cottero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xiaolong.
Xiaolong connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Cottero there.
Xiaolong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiaolong avoids the body shot from Cottero.
Xiaolong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cottero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but Cottero is having none of it.
Cottero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xiaolong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cottero.
Xiaolong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cottero keeps the fight on the outside.
Cottero takes a swing at Xiaolong's ribcage but misses.
Cottero feints and then cracks Xiaolong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xiaolong down.
Xiaolong throws a jab when Cottero was well out of range.
Cottero throws a head kick that half lands.
Xiaolong misses with a straight right.
Xiaolong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cottero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xiaolong.
Xiaolong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cottero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xiaolong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cottero fakes the leg kick and cracks Xiaolong in the body.
Xiaolong throws a big shot that misses.
Xiaolong misses with a straight right.
Xiaolong tries a low kick but Cottero avoids it.
That kick from Cottero tenderised Xiaolong's leg. Xiaolong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xiaolong misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xiaolong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cottero.
Xiaolong misses the shot to the body.
Cottero stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xiaolong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Li Xiaolong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cottero. That's going to slow Xiaolong down.
Xiaolong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cottero lands a head kick!
Cottero tries to land a leg kick but Xiaolong saw it coming and moves away.
Cottero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaolong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaolong misses with a body punch
and Cottero counters with a nice body shot.
Cottero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cottero takes a swing at Xiaolong's ribcage but misses.
Xiaolong lands a head kick!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cottero in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cottero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiaolong misses with a body kick.
Xiaolong moves in looking to clinch but Cottero pushes him off.
Xiaolong looks to land a right hand but Cottero moved out of range.
Xiaolong throws a jab when Cottero was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong misses with a body kick.
Cottero clinches with his opponent.
Cottero misses with the head strike.
Xiaolong lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cottero avoiding damage as Xiaolong throws knees to the body.
Xiaolong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cottero misses with a straight right.
Cottero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cottero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaolong throws a body kick that misses.
Xiaolong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cottero.
Crunch! Cottero slams his shin into Xiaolong's torso.
Cottero throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Xiaolong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Cottero finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Xiaolong.
Cottero lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Cottero punishes Xiaolong's body with a nice straight punch.
Xiaolong swinging wildly here.
Cottero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cottero misses with a left hand
and Xiaolong counters with a stiff right hand.
Xiaolong throws a head kick that Cottero semi-blocks.
Cottero blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cottero.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xiaolong. That's going to slow Cottero down.
Cottero 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.
Cottero takes one to the side of the head.
Cottero is rocked!
Xiaolong circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cottero to the canvas! Cottero doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Xiaolong keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaolong!
Li Xiaolong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock has chosen You're Blind as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tadamasa Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Yamada.
Murdock connects with an inside leg kick.
Murdock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick from Murdock.
Yamada wants to clinch.
Yamada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murdock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamada.
Murdock lunges at Yamada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamada's hand.
Yamada checks a low kick from Murdock.
Nice uppercut lands for Murdock. That snapped Yamada's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murdock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Murdock. That snapped Yamada's head back.
Yamada has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murdock.
Murdock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murdock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Murdock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Murdock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Murdock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Yamada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murdock misses with the head strike.
Murdock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murdock tries to stall but Yamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yamada is leaning against Murdock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yamada blocks a body shot from Murdock.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Murdock fails to land.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Murdock.
Murdock blocks an uppercut.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamada avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Murdock avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
A short right from Murdock on the inside.
Yamada tries to work over Murdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murdock.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Yamada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamada avoids the damage to the body.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Yamada.
Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murdock connects with a jab.
Murdock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murdock tries to land a leg kick but Yamada saw it coming and moves away.
Murdock scores with a kick to the midsection.
Murdock moves forwards but Yamada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Matt Murdock has been cut.
A slow jab from Yamada misses its intended target.
Murdock cracks Yamada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock cracks the inside of Yamada's front leg.
Yamada moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Murdock manages to break the clinch.
Yamada checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tadamasa Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock lands a big head kick that sends Yamada tumbling to the mat! Murdock takes a step backwards and waves Yamada back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yamada is rocked!
It looks like Tadamasa Yamada has been cut.
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!
Yamada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh Yamada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Yamada misses.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick from Murdock.
Murdock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murdock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murdock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamada has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murdock fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Yamada to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Yamada looks to clinch but Murdock throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Yamada taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matt Murdock!
Matt Murdock is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Matt Murdock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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