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IFC 6: Diaz vs Mcintyre PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bing Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne has chosen RATM - Killing In The Name Of as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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166 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bing Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Payne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom misses with a head kick.
Boom throws a chopping leg kick but Payne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boom lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Good work by Payne as he checks the leg kick.
Payne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boom pinned against the cage. Boom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Payne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boom as he avoids it easily.
Bing Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Payne.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boom, right into the meat.
Boom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Payne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boom.
Payne shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a leg kick but Payne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Payne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boom counters with a thumping low kick.
Payne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Payne 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.
Payne shoots in but Boom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Payne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne slips a straight right by Boom.
Payne closes the distance and clinches up with Boom, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes Boom against the cage but Boom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boom cracks the inside of Payne's front leg.
Boom is looking to slow Payne down with leg kicks.
Boom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Payne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boom counters with a body kick that stops Payne in his tracks momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Boom - just one landing.
Payne is trying desperately to land a takedown but Boom is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Payne.
Payne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Nice defenses there by Boom.
Bing Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne drives through with a takedown into Boom's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boom is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom looking for a sweep. Not yet Boom, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Boom dominated that round.
That's time! Boom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Payne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boom avoids it really well and circles away.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne has his takedown stuffed
and Boom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Donk. Boom catches Payne right on the button with a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boom.
Payne misses with a takedown
and Boom counters with a nice low kick that buckles Payne's knee momentarily.
Bing Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Payne.
Payne shoots in looking for a takedown but Boom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Payne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Payne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Payne with that takedown attempt.
Boom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boom.
Boom motions for Payne to come forward. Boom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Payne fails with the takedown
and Boom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boom throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne shoots for a takedown but Boom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Payne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bing Boom is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom scoring well with a low kick there.
Boom throws a leg kick which misses Payne's front leg but catches the back leg as Payne tries to avoid it.
Payne shoots in looking for a takedown but Boom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Payne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Payne tries for a takedown but Boom circles away easily
and Boom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Max Payne has been cut.
Payne blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom feints and then cracks Payne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payne down.
Boom thumps Payne with a low kick.
Payne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boom.
Payne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Payne somewhat.
Payne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boom but Boom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Boom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Payne's cut.
That's time! Boom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boom misses with a body kick.
Payne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Payne moves out of range as Boom throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boom, right into the meat.
Payne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boom connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Payne's calf.
Payne 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.
Boom looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.
Boom throws a chopping leg kick but Payne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Payne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fighters circling - Boom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bing Boom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a leg kick that is checked
and Payne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boom's guard.
Payne controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boom has his hands on Payne's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bing Boom just wasn't active enough.
Payne with a poor takedown
and Boom counters with a nice body kick.
Bing Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Payne.
Good leg kick by Boom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boom scores with a nice strike.
A good leg kick by Boom.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boom counters with a nice leg kick.
Payne misses with a takedown attempt
and Boom counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom throws out a powerful jab.
Boom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Payne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Payne slips a jab from Boom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bing Boom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boom, 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bing Boom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sauna (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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185 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sauna!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sauna.
Nice shot lands for Sauna.
Young works Sauna's body with a nice hook.
Sauna dives in and grabs Young's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on Sauna's head and hops out.
Sauna blocks a head kick by Young.
Young lands with a kick to the temple. Sauna shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sauna has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with an outside leg kick.
Young scores with a kick to the midsection.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Sauna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by Young. That's going to slow Sauna down.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws the left hand but Sauna avoids the punch easily.
Sauna shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sauna gets slowly back to his feet.
Alan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sauna.
Sauna blocks a head kick by Young.
Sauna throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sauna fails with a takedown attempt.
Sauna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sauna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young jabs Sauna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sauna misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young throws a nice inside leg kick.
Young gets a clinch.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but Sauna is blocking nicely.
Sauna tries to pull guard but Young holds him up against the cage and eventually Sauna drops back down to his feet.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Sauna backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Sauna counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sauna is working for takedown but Young is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sauna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Young is keeping busy.
Sauna just leaning against Young, taking a breather.
Young lands a left hand.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sauna throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young connects with a high kick.
Sauna is rocked!
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sauna on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sauna is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young drives through and clinches with Sauna against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sauna! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Young is unloading with more strikes now! Sauna drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Young!
An out of breath Alan Young thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kaeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaeo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On Fire. Mangold comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dead Prez "Be Healthy" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Kaeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mangold.
Kaeo cracks the inside of Mangold's front leg.
Dan Kaeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaeo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaeo wants to clinch up but Mangold keeps it at a distance.
Kaeo instigates a clinch.
Mangold controlling the action here for a moment.
Kaeo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaeo misses with a two punch combination.
Mangold slips a jab and a cross from Kaeo.
Kaeo throws a body punch but Mangold moves out of range.
Mangold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mangold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kaeo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaeo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaeo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mangold lands a nice looking body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mangold scores with a hook.
Kaeo misses with a hook.
Kaeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mangold.
Kaeo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold lands a jab to Kaeo's midsection.
Mangold moves out of range as Kaeo strikes.
Mangold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
Kaeo is looking to clinch.
Mangold checks a leg kick.
Mangold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mangold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kaeo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dan Kaeo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mangold scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaeo in his tracks.
A jab from Mangold finds it's way through Kaeo's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaeo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mangold's head backwards.
Kaeo stuffs the takedown.
Kaeo walks into a jab.
Mangold tried to score with a low kick but Kaeo checks it.
Mangold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaeo's calf.
Kaeo looks to land a left hand but Mangold moved out of range nicely.
Mangold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaeo's head.
Mangold needs to keep his hands up - Kaeo had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold is looking to slow Kaeo down with leg kicks.
Kaeo tries to clinch there but Mangold circles away.
Mangold thumps Kaeo with a low kick.
Mangold throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mangold throws the kick towards the body but Kaeo avoids it.
Kaeo throws a body punch but Mangold moves out of range.
Kaeo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mangold walks into a stiff left hand from Kaeo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaeo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mangold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaeo throws a jab when Mangold was well out of range.
A slow jab from Kaeo misses its intended target.
Mangold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mangold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaeo.
Kaeo looks to land a left hand but Mangold moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kaeo.
Kaeo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mangold is looking to slow Kaeo down with leg kicks.
Kaeo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mangold.
A right-left combo lands from Mangold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaeo.
Kaeo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mangold thuds a left hand into Kaeo's body.
Kaeo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mangold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaeo is breathing heavily.
Kaeo misses with a kick to the body.
Mangold is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kaeo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kaeo throws a sloppy head kick and Mangold moves out of range easily.
Mangold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kaeo will feel that in the morning.
Mangold with a jab.
Mangold explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kaeo darts in trying to clinch
and Mangold counters with a left to the body.
Mangold has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold lands a head kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Mangold as he connects with a hook.
Kaeo 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.
Kaeo throws a lazy right hand but Mangold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaeo misses with a body shot.
Mangold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaeo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mangold throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kaeo's head.
Mangold checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mangold catches Kaeo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kaeo walks into a jab.
Mangold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the liver by Mangold. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Mangold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Mangold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mangold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaeo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaeo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mangold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaeo scrambles back to his feet.
Kaeo throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Kaeo misses.
Mangold swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaeo.
Mangold misses the shot to the body.
Mangold scores with a jab to the body.
Mangold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaeo.
Kaeo walks into a straight right hand from Mangold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaeo tries to clinch
and Mangold counters with a stiff right hand.
Mangold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaeo at a distance.
Mangold fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaeo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dan Kaeo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mangold scores with a spinning back kick!
Mangold lands a body shot.
Mangold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaeo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaeo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mangold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mangold misses with a body shot.
Mangold looking to score a takedown here. Kaeo is defending well but Mangold drives through and ends up in Kaeo's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mangold won't allow Kaeo to get back to his feet.
Mangold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mangold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kaeo is looking to stand up but Mangold isn't so interested in that idea.
Kaeo keeping full guard, as Mangold tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mangold trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaeo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mangold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaeo's head.
Mangold drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kaeo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mangold has Kaeo in his guard.
Mangold is pulling down on Kaeo's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny Mangold was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kaeo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaeo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mangold avoids the head kick by Kaeo.
Kaeo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mangold thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kaeo if he has to take too many more of those.
Kaeo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mangold connects with a single shot there.
Kaeo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kaeo tries to clinch up
and Mangold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kaeo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick from Mangold lands but Kaeo takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangold tests Kaeo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaeo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold cracks Kaeo with a good jab.
Mangold throws a leg kick which misses Kaeo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaeo tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Mangold.
Mangold scores with a head kick. Kaeo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mangold swings for the body but Kaeo moves out of range.
Mangold scores with a nice body kick.
Kaeo scores with a leg kick.
Kaeo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mangold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaeo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mangold was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaeo.
Mangold is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kaeo rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaeo loads up on a big right hand but Mangold slips the punch.
Kaeo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mangold thows a body shot but no joy.
Danny Mangold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaeo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Mangold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold'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. This is the final round!
Mangold walks into a left hand.
Mangold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mangold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaeo drives through and clinches with Mangold against the cage.
Mangold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaeo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mangold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mangold obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mangold.
Kaeo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mangold avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mangold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaeo backwards.
Mangold avoiding damage as Kaeo throws knees to the body.
Mangold looking for a takedown.
Mangold looking to stall.
Kaeo is looking to break free of the clinch but Mangold has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaeo manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mangold.
Kaeo throws a lazy head kick
and Mangold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangold lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaeo moves into the clinch.
Mangold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mangold gets through Kaeo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaeo gets underhooks to prevent Mangold's takedown attempt.
A right handed body shot lands from Mangold.
Mangold scores with a shot to the side of Kaeo's head.
Mangold lands a body punch.
Mangold lands a nice uppercut.
Kaeo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mangold lands with a right to the head.
Kaeo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kaeo is trying to break the clinch but Mangold has him pressed against the cage.
Mangold just leaning against Kaeo, taking a breather.
Kaeo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mangold pushes Kaeo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Mangold.
A short uppercut from Mangold.
Mangold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaeo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold presses Kaeo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Kaeo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mangold lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Mangold.
Mangold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mangold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mangold lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mangold dips a shoulder and cracks Kaeo with a mighty uppercut! Kaeo falls back against the cage and Mangold unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kaeo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mangold screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Mangold!
A relieved looking Danny Mangold thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sid Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Savage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the scatman. Locke has chosen Star Wars - Imperial March as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
198 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
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35
198 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sid Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage drives through with a takedown into Locke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Locke is looking for a triangle but Savage pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savage is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Locke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Savage throws an elbow that misses. Locke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Savage's guard. Nice move by Locke!
Savage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Locke drops back, looking for a kneebar! Savage looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Savage looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Savage!
Savage creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage is putting a hurting on Locke here, landing some big shots from side control.
Locke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Locke looking for submissions off his back.
Savage scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Locke actively working from the bottom here.
Locke gets full guard.
Savage controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Savage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Locke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savage lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savage is one step ahead there.
Savage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Locke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Savage has managed to get both his arms back between Locke's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Savage doesn't defend quickly enough and Locke has managed to lock this one up! Can Savage escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Locke on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Locke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Miller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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28
170 lbs
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21
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Long is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Long circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
Long moves to clinch but Miller breaks away
and Miller counters with a shoot takedown. Long fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Miller wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Long manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Long off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Miller is just content to waste time from the top position. Long takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miller forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long trying to control but Miller postures up.
Long manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Miller fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Long to the ground. Miller is now in Long's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Long keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrew Miller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Long swivels and escapes.
Long slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andrew Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miller.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A cross from Long lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller has his takedown stuffed
and Long counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Long.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
so Long counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Miller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Long pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller working a defensive guard here.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Long tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Long wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Long on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Long as Miller shoots in.
Long defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Long wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller shoots and misses
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Andrew Miller has been cut.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Long sprawls well. Long wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Long has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller can't get the takedown.
Long stops a takedown attempt from Miller.
Long breaks from the clinch.
Long smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long misses with a body shot.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Long shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
How Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Long lands a right hook to the body.
Long leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Long tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Long shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Long tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Long somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Long, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Long against the cage but Long circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Long.
Miller tries for a takedown but Long circles away easily
and Long counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Miller'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. And we move into the final round!
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Long moves out of range easily.
Long rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Long.
Long receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Long. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
Miller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Long is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Long closes the distance looking to clinch
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
and Long counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Long on the inside.
Miller is rocked!
Long lands a body punch.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Long fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Miller shoots and misses
and Long makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Long tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Long as he jumps to the side.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Long rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller gets caught flat footed, as Long shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Long wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long passes into half guard.
Long prevents Miller from improving his position.
Long wants to stand up but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Long preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long wants to stand but Miller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
How Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Long has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... How Long!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, How Long made sure he mentioned Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 Clothing), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winner Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Zapputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
290 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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27
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Winner Winner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Zapputo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapputo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zapputo is looking to clinch.
Winner throws a sloppy head kick and Zapputo moves out of range easily.
Zapputo feints and then cracks Winner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winner down.
Zapputo connects with a jab.
It looks like Winner Winner has been cut.
Winner throws a body kick that misses
and Zapputo counters by moving into the clinch.
Winner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winner tries to throw a body punch but Zapputo avoids it by throwing Winner back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Zapputo as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Zapputo.
Winner is breathing heavily.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zapputo working Winner over with knees to the body.
Zapputo stalling against the cage.
Winner has a couple of punches blocked by Zapputo.
Nice body punch from Zapputo - that landed with a thud.
Winner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapputo tries to land knees in the clinch but Winner avoids the damage to the body.
Zapputo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zapputo scores with a knee to the head.
Zapputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zapputo lands a nice knee to the body.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zapputo lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zapputo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Winner's ribcage.
Zapputo pushes Winner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zapputo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zapputo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zapputo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zapputo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zapputo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zapputo drops Winner with a big knee straight up the middle! Winner is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Winner is rocked!
Zapputo clinches up with Winner and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Winner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zapputo working Winner over with knees to the body.
Zapputo jerks Winner to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Winner's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Zapputo steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mickey Zapputo!
Mickey Zapputo is the new super heavyweight champion!
Mickey Zapputo 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Morawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uruhara Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: MGK - Salute. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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21
148 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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23
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Morawski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uruhara Hatake!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatake scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Krzysztof Morawski has been cut.
Hatake throws a big shot that misses.
Hatake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morawski circles away quickly and effectively.
Hatake thows a leg kick but Morawski checks it
and Morawski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hatake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morawski is rocked!
Morawski doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatake circles away.
Oh Morawski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morawski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morawski walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Morawski limp body while Hatake jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uruhara Hatake!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Uruhara Hatake made sure he mentioned Torment Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Auu Rite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akuma Zetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zetto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Auu Rite!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akuma Zetto!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rite throws a push kick but Zetto slaps the foot to one side.
Zetto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zetto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rite moves away from the strike by Zetto.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rite.
Zetto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rite.
Zetto scores with a nice strike.
Zetto tries to clinch but Rite moves away
and Rite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zetto moves out of range of the body kick from Rite.
Zetto looks for the body kick but Rite saw that one coming.
Rite throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rite throws a leg kick
and Rite takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rite lands a nice hook to Zetto's body. Zetto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zetto throws a big shot that misses.
Rite gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Zetto to counter with a crisp jab.
Rite swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zetto counters with a nice leg kick.
Rite lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zetto lands with a hook. Rite tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zetto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rite.
Rite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zetto misses with a body shot.
Zetto scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Zetto misses its intended target.
Zetto throws a series of punches but Rite avoids them all with ease.
Rite bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zetto misses with a lunging right hand
and Rite counters with an inside leg kick.
Zetto misses with a hook
enabling Rite to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rite staying out of range there.
Zetto looks to score with a jab to the body but Rite is just out of range.
Zetto looks to throw the jab but Rite is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rite darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zetto throws an overhand right that lands on Rite's shoulder, as Rite tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rite throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zetto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zetto doesn't manage to clinch there - Rite circles away.
Zetto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rite.
Rite misses with a few strikes there.
Zetto cracks a nice hook into Rite's ribs.
Rite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zetto.
Rite takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rite misses with a hook. Zetto ducked under it nicely.
Zetto misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rite avoids the body shot from Zetto.
Zetto misses with a low kick.
Zetto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rite is looking to chop away at Zetto's legs.
Zetto cracks Rite with an open hand slap.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zetto.
Zetto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rite moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zetto tests Rite's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zetto doesn't manage to clinch there - Rite circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akuma Zetto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rite throws a jab but it's blocked by Zetto.
Zetto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rite on the side of the head.
Rite slips under a jab from Zetto.
Rite just misses with a punch to the body.
Zetto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akuma Zetto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rite throws a big shot that misses.
Zetto throws a lazy uppercut
and Rite counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Zetto misses.
Zetto is looking to clinch.
Rite lands a nice hook to Zetto's body. Zetto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetto scores with a spinning back kick!
Rite loads up on a big right hand but Zetto slips the punch.
Rite lands an overhand right.
Zetto scoring well with a low kick there.
Rite misses with a head kick.
Zetto moves out of range as Rite strikes.
Zetto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zetto lands a right hook to the body.
Rite scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rite misses with a leg kick
and Zetto counters with a good low kick that Rite was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zetto lands a jab to Rite's midsection.
Zetto throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rite lands a jab to the head.
Zetto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rite.
Zetto throws an overhand right that lands on Rite's shoulder, as Rite tries to avoid the shot.
Zetto catches Rite with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rite misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zetto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rite lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zetto moves into the clinch successfully.
Zetto slows down the pace here.
Zetto misses with a body punch.
Zetto cracks Rite with a nice body shot.
Zetto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zetto throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zetto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zetto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zetto misses with a punch on the inside.
Zetto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zetto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rite throws a push kick but Zetto slaps the foot to one side.
Zetto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zetto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rite counters with a leg kick.
Zetto lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rite.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rite keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zetto.
Zetto connects with a right hand. Rite shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akuma Zetto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zetto throws the kick towards the body but Rite avoids it.
Rite throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rite throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zetto.
Good standup being displayed there by Zetto as he connects with a hook.
Rite slips under a jab.
Rite throws a nice looking combination but Zetto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zetto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zetto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rite throws a body kick that misses.
Rite throws a hook to the side of Zetto's head but Zetto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rite misses with a straight right.
Rite misses with a left hand
and Zetto counters with a nice uppercut.
Rite misses with a straight left.
Zetto connects with the punch.
Zetto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rite throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zetto cracks the inside of Rite's front leg.
Zetto takes one to the chin there.
Rite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akuma Zetto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Zetto misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rite. Zetto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rite throws a right hand that misses
and Zetto counters with a nice body kick.
Rite scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zetto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rite throws a leg kick
and Zetto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rite misses with a looping left.
Rite thows a leg kick but Zetto checks it
and Zetto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rite feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zetto's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rite misses with a straight left.
Zetto cracks Rite with an open hand slap.
Rite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rite keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rite takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rite misses with a leg kick.
Rite misses with an uppercut.
Zetto is looking to clinch but Rite is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rite throws a leg kick
and Zetto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rite misses with a body kick.
Rite bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rite slips under a jab from Zetto.
Rite avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rite throws a leg kick
and Zetto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zetto throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zetto throws out a loose jab but Rite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zetto lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Akuma Zetto just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rite takes one to the side of the head.
Rite throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zetto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rite. Rite circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zetto misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rite.
Zetto lands a really nice looking cross but Rite seems unphased.
Zetto takes a swing at Rite's ribcage but misses.
Rite blocks a head kick by Zetto.
Rite works Zetto's body with a nice hook.
Zetto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zetto there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rite swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zetto.
Zetto tries to work over Rite's front leg with a kick but Rite checks it.
Zetto throws the left hand but Rite avoids the punch easily.
Zetto throws an overhand right that lands on Rite's shoulder, as Rite tries to avoid the shot.
Zetto throws a hook to the side of Rite's head but Rite sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rite just misses with a punch to the body.
Rite slips under a jab from Zetto.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zetto.
A jab from Zetto misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rite lands a really nice looking cross but Zetto seems unphased.
Rite ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Rite misses the target.
Zetto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zetto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Zetto.
Zetto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rite.
Rite lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rite lands with a straight right. Zetto didn't see that one coming.
Zetto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rite is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zetto.
Rite ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zetto moves away.
Rite defending well as Zetto loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Rite.
Zetto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rite misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zetto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zetto closes the distance and clinches.
Zetto tries to work over Rite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rite blocks a body shot from Zetto.
Rite is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Rite would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zetto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zetto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rite's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akuma Zetto dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zetto pushes Rite away with a front kick.
Zetto misses the jab.
Zetto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zetto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zetto is looking to clinch.
Zetto throws a right hand that misses
and Rite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rite misses with a double jab
and Zetto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zetto lands with an overhand left.
Zetto throws a shot from downtown. Rite moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetto misses with a body kick.
Rite lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zetto circles away quickly and effectively.
Rite throws out a loose jab but Zetto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zetto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rite swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rite swats away the attempt to clinch by Zetto.
Zetto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rite is out of range and Zetto settles back down.
Rite looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rite throws a shot from downtown. Zetto moves away and avoids it.
Rite keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rite defending well as Zetto loads up on a big left hand.
Rite cracks Zetto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zetto throws the kick towards the body but Rite avoids it.
Zetto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rite misses with a looping left.
Zetto just misses with a punch to the body.
Rite throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Zetto to counter with a crisp jab.
Zetto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rite's head backwards.
Zetto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetto throws a head kick that misses.
Zetto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Zetto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zetto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zetto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rite checks it well.
Rite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zetto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rite's hands.
Zetto misses with an uppercut
and Rite connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rite throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zetto.
Zetto misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rite throws out a loose jab but Zetto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rite uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zetto.
Zetto misses with an uppercut.
Rite connects with a looping right hand.
Zetto throws a big shot that misses.
Zetto misses with a lunging right hand
and Rite counters with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zetto misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akuma Zetto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zetto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akuma Zetto!
Akuma Zetto is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks has chosen White and Nerdy as his entrance music. Tony Norris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Banks's chin.
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Banks!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris cracks the inside of Banks's front leg.
Norris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Banks shoots in and bounces Norris off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Banks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks looking to pass the guard.
Norris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Norris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banks.
Norris avoids the body shot from Banks.
Banks looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
Tony Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norris. That's going to slow Banks down.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to clinch up but Banks circles away and keeps his distance.
Norris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Banks is trying to break the clinch but Norris is controlling him.
Norris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
A short right from Norris.
Norris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Norris breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to clinch up but Banks keeps it at a distance.
Banks checks the leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Norris.
Norris throws a nice looking combination but Banks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris throws a head kick but Banks moves out of range.
Banks checks a leg kick.
Norris connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Norris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banks swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris has closed the distance and engaged Banks in a clinch.
Norris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Banks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Norris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banks blocking some punches.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris pushes Banks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Norris.
A right hook to the body lands for Norris.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Tony Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Norris finds it's way through Banks's defenses.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Banks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Banks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Norris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Banks somewhat.
Banks stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norris's corner calls for a 1-2. Norris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Norris tries to clinch but Banks is having none of it.
Banks shoots in for a double leg but Norris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Norris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banks.
Tony Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Banks.
Norris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banks.
Norris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Norris connects with a solid leg kick.
Banks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris scores with a head kick. Banks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris scores with a decent looking hook.
Norris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banks scores with a hook to the body. Norris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Norris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banks.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Norris sprawls well. Norris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Banks gets slowly back to his feet.
Banks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norris counters with a solid body kick.
Banks gets tackled into the cage by Norris. Norris maintains the clinch.
Banks wants to take the fight to the mat but Norris manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Norris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Norris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris is struggling to control the position.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Michael Banks has been cut.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Norris.
Banks is rocked!
Norris lands with a short shot to the head.
Banks is still on wobbly legs! Can Norris finish him?
Norris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Norris keeps control of Banks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Norris creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Banks's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Banks drops to his knees and Norris pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Norris!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck McIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'd Love to Knock the Hell Out of You. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz moves away from the strike by McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz tries to clinch but McIntyre moves out of range.
McIntyre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Dylan Diaz has been cut.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McIntyre. That did some damage!
McIntyre throws a lazy head kick
and Diaz counters with a head kick.
McIntyre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McIntyre misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
McIntyre lands with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chuck McIntyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick by McIntyre misses
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a chopping leg kick but McIntyre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McIntyre looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
McIntyre defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McIntyre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McIntyre is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz avoids the head kick by McIntyre.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
McIntyre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McIntyre walks into a jab.
McIntyre throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McIntyre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McIntyre keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz throws a head kick but McIntyre moves out of range.
Diaz delivers a nice body kick.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but McIntyre sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McIntyre on the side of the head.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but McIntyre saw it coming and moves away.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a right hand that McIntyre ducks under and follows up with a left that McIntyre also avoids with ease.
McIntyre misses with a few strikes there.
McIntyre misses with an attempted mid kick.
McIntyre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McIntyre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by McIntyre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McIntyre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McIntyre is out of range.
McIntyre misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Diaz misses.
McIntyre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diaz is able to avoid easily.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. McIntyre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McIntyre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McIntyre slips a straight right by Diaz.
McIntyre scores with a leg kick.
McIntyre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chuck McIntyre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McIntyre thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
McIntyre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
McIntyre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
McIntyre misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIntyre lands a right hand.
Diaz blocking some punches.
McIntyre swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by McIntyre.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
A shot in the inside from McIntyre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz avoiding damage as McIntyre throws knees to the body.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McIntyre throws a head punch that misses.
McIntyre misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck McIntyre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Diaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McIntyre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
McIntyre delivers a nice body kick.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McIntyre tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from McIntyre.
Chuck McIntyre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McIntyre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McIntyre swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
McIntyre fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
McIntyre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McIntyre's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McIntyre wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz looks to land a strike but McIntyre avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a strike but McIntyre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz seems keen to control McIntyre's posture.
McIntyre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McIntyre wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McIntyre is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McIntyre passes into half guard.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but McIntyre is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McIntyre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McIntyre leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
McIntyre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheers as McIntyre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
A left lands for McIntyre.
Diaz wants to clinch up but McIntyre keeps it at a distance.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from McIntyre.
A head kick misses from McIntyre.
McIntyre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McIntyre throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz checks a leg kick nicely.
McIntyre stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck McIntyre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dylan Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McIntyre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Diaz throws a hook but McIntyre avoids it easily.
Good work by Diaz as he checks the leg kick.
McIntyre throws a leg kick that misses.
McIntyre blocks a head kick by Diaz.
McIntyre blocks a low kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
McIntyre avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz avoids the body shot from McIntyre.
Diaz moves out of range as McIntyre throws a body kick.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but McIntyre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McIntyre thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McIntyre tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz tries to clinch there but McIntyre circles away.
McIntyre throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
McIntyre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McIntyre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McIntyre misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from McIntyre.
McIntyre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from McIntyre. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McIntyre was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
McIntyre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diaz takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McIntyre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McIntyre.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but McIntyre is just out of range.
Diaz clinches.
Diaz working aggressively here.
McIntyre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but McIntyre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by McIntyre.
A nice left hand lands by McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a head punch that misses.
McIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
McIntyre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
McIntyre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz presses McIntyre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McIntyre lands a nice elbow.
McIntyre lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from McIntyre fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McIntyre.
Diaz throws an elbow but it misses.
McIntyre lands a right hand.
Diaz is rocked!
McIntyre lands a big right hand that drops Diaz! The killer instinct kicks in and McIntyre finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by McIntyre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck McIntyre!
Chuck McIntyre is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Chuck McIntyre 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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