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ROF 24:Cambodia vs Gerrard PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jameson has chosen Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Laden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jack Laden has been cut.
Laden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jameson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jameson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Jameson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Jameson.
Jameson throws a nice looking combination but Laden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laden throws a body punch but Jameson moves out of range.
Laden scores with a jab.
Jameson looks to land a combination but Laden avoids it well.
Jameson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jameson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jameson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jameson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jameson throws a sloppy head kick and Laden moves out of range easily.
Jameson looks to land a combination but Laden avoids it well.
Laden fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jameson to the ground. Laden is now in Jameson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jameson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laden is controlling him.
Laden wants to control from the top but Jameson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson wants to stand but Laden is controlling the position.
Jameson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Laden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jameson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laden drops back looking for a leg! Jameson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jameson manages to kick Laden off! Laden jumps back into Jameson's guard.
Laden postures up.
Laden pushing down on Jameson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jameson wants to get back to his feet.
Laden is looking for a kimura here.
Laden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jameson is looking to get back to full guard here but Laden has managed to pass to side control instead.
Laden is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jameson has escaped the position, nice work there.
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!
Jameson is not content to let Laden control the position.
Laden is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jameson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Laden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Laden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jameson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jameson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jameson is looking to control Laden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jameson avoid being mounted?
Jameson is defending against the submission attempts here by Laden.
Laden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jameson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laden is working for a submission of some sort.
Jameson wants to get back to full guard.
Jameson has hold of Laden's hands but Laden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jameson is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jameson tries to get to full guard but Laden has control of the leg.
Laden is looking for a kimura but Jameson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Laden to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laden is looking to stall here but Jameson recovers full guard.
Laden drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jameson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jameson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jameson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Laden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Laden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laden throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jameson was covering up waiting for the punch and Laden finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Laden with a nice head shot there.
Laden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jameson wants to sweep but no luck.
Laden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Laden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jameson is keeping the position for now.
Laden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laden prevents Jameson from getting back to his feet.
Laden throws a big elbow that misses.
Laden prevents Jameson from getting back to his feet.
Laden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson trying to keep a closed guard but Laden is proving a slippery customer.
Jameson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laden chips away with some ground and pound.
Laden wants to control from the top but Jameson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jameson keeping moving, preventing Laden from controlling successfully.
Laden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jameson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jameson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laden's head.
Laden misses with an uppercut.
Jameson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jameson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laden has a takedown stuffed.
Laden shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jameson eats them both and turns towards Laden to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jack Laden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jameson throws a nice looking combination but Laden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Jameson. No joy for Laden on that attempt.
Jameson cracks a nice hook into Laden's ribs.
Jameson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Laden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jameson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jameson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laden.
Jameson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jameson counters with a left and a right that stings Laden.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laden dodges the punch combination from Jameson.
A right-left combo lands from Jameson.
Laden shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jameson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jameson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jameson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Laden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jameson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jameson wants to control but Laden postures up.
Jameson pushes Laden away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Laden gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jameson tries to buck Laden off but Laden is having none of it.
Laden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Laden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Laden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laden creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jameson tries to bench press Laden off him but Laden keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Jameson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Laden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Jameson's face as Laden controls the position.
Jameson manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, if Laden is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Laden is trying to control. Jameson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Laden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Laden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Laden 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.
Laden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jameson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laden.
Laden shoots for a double leg takedown but Jameson sprawls well. He's pushed Laden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Laden misses with an uppercut. Jameson saw that one coming.
Jimmy Jameson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jameson throws a series of punches but Laden moves out of range.
Jameson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laden tries to land a leg kick but Jameson saw it coming and moves away.
Laden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Jameson. Those never looked like landing.
Jameson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jameson is fending him off so far but Laden persists. Nope, Jameson circles away and we're back to standing.
Laden is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jameson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jameson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laden slips a jab and a cross from Jameson.
Jameson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jameson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laden throws out the jab.
Jameson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Laden misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Jameson.
Laden misses with a wild body shot.
Jimmy Jameson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jameson looks to land a combination. Laden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Laden moves out of range of the body kick from Jameson.
Jameson throws a sloppy head kick and Laden moves out of range easily.
A jab from Laden misses.
The fighters circling - Laden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jameson throws a left and a right that both miss
so Laden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Laden won't allow Jameson to sweep him here.
Laden stands and throws Jameson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Laden has hold of Jameson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jameson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Laden cranks the arm and Jameson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jameson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jack Laden!
Post fight, Jack Laden took to the microphone: 'I just love to fight, I love the sport, and I love you guys. Thanks so much!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johonny Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Tulfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Erwin Tulfo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johonny Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erwin Tulfo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulfo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crash fails to land the takedown.
Tulfo connects with a solid leg kick.
Crash shoots in but no luck this time.
Crash throws the kick towards the body but Tulfo avoids it.
Crash fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tulfo to the ground. Crash is now in Tulfo's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tulfo is on top in guard.
Tulfo trying to control the position from guard on top but Crash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tulfo preventing the sweep.
Tulfo postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tulfo wants to control from the top but Crash keeps moving.
Tulfo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tulfo trying to control the position from guard on top but Crash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Erwin Tulfo.
A lazy body kick from Crash
and Tulfo counters with a left and a right that stings Crash.
No luck for Crash with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johonny Crash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crash shoots in looking for a takedown. Tulfo tries to sprawl out of it but Crash keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tulfo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erwin Tulfo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Tulfo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crash.
Tulfo darts in and clinches Crash up against the ropes.
Tulfo breaks from the clinch.
Crash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tulfo is fending him off so far but Crash persists. Nope, Tulfo circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Tulfo as Crash shoots in.
Tulfo lands with a slapping head kick.
Tulfo moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
Crash throws a sloppy head kick
and Tulfo counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crash takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo slips under a jab from Crash.
Tulfo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crash doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck for Crash with that takedown attempt.
Tulfo digs a good body shot into Crash's ribs.
Tulfo fails to land with a series of punches.
Crash looks to throw a body kick
and Tulfo counters with a straight right hand.
Tulfo wants to clinch.
Tulfo misses with a double jab.
Tulfo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tulfo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tulfo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Crash uses from the top position.
Crash trying to control but Tulfo is working from the bottom.
Crash tries to free his leg and advance position but Tulfo is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crash throwing strikes from guard but Tulfo blocks nicely.
Crash stops Tulfo from standing up.
Crash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tulfo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Crash won't allow Tulfo to get back to his feet.
Tulfo keeping moving, preventing Crash from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crash.
Crash shoots in for a takedown but Tulfo shows good takedown defense.
Crash connects with a high kick.
Tulfo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tulfo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crash is trying to break free.
Crash wants to break free but Tulfo has control.
Crash is trying to push Tulfo away but Tulfo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tulfo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tulfo manages to pull guard.
Tulfo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tulfo kicks Crash off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crash.
Crash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tulfo.
Crash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tulfo counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Tulfo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tulfo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tulfo has Crash pulled in close to control his posture.
Crash is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tulfo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tulfo has escaped and now he's on top!
Tulfo postures up in Crash's guard and throws a big left but Crash blocks it.
Tulfo stands and throws Crash's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tulfo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Crash sneaks back into half guard.
Crash tries to get to full guard but Tulfo has control of the leg.
Tulfo thows a huge punch but Crash dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulfo thows a huge punch but Crash dodges it nicely.
Tulfo is trying to control the action in half guard but Crash is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tulfo is just content to waste time from the top position. Crash takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Crash wants to sweep here but Tulfo controlling him for the moment.
Crash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tulfo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tulfo trying to control the position from guard on top but Crash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tulfo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Crash looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tulfo looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo stands up and waves to Crash to follow him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crash is defended easily by Tulfo.
Crash looks to throw a body kick
and Tulfo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tulfo throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crash looks to land a body kick but Tulfo moved away.
Crash fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crash on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Erwin Tulfo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crash.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johonny Crash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulfo stalks Crash and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crash's face. Crash staggers backwards, shaken.
Tulfo tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tulfo moves into the clinch.
Tulfo pulls guard effortlessly.
Crash won't allow Tulfo to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tulfo is on top in guard.
Crash isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tulfo stacks Crash on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tulfo!
Crash tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tulfo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Crash's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tulfo in side control, throwing shots but Crash defends.
Tulfo wants to control but Crash is keeping him busy.
Crash is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo gets to mount! Crash was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Crash is in all sorts of trouble here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash blocking the ground and pound.
Crash keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tulfo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crash hang on?
Crash is squirming around, avoiding Tulfo's attempts to control the action.
Tulfo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crash looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash can't escape the position.
Tulfo content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Tulfo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crunch! Tulfo slams his shin into Crash's torso.
Crash looks for a takedown but Tulfo sprawls well.
Crash drops his hands momentarily and Tulfo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tulfo misses with a head kick.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crash swats away the attempt to clinch by Tulfo.
Tulfo works over Crash's head and body with a nice combination.
Crash looks for a takedown but Tulfo sprawls well.
Crash misses with a leg kick
and Tulfo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crash misses with an uppercut
and Tulfo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tulfo avoids the head kick by Crash.
Tulfo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tulfo.
Crash takes a jab right on the kisser.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crash throws a head kick but Tulfo moves out of range.
Crash throws a leg kick
and Tulfo counters with a thumping low kick.
Tulfo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tulfo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crash backs up against the ropes.
Tulfo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tulfo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tulfo trying to control from half guard but Crash is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulfo is stalling here. Crash is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tulfo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Crash has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tulfo is looking to reverse the position.
Tulfo struggling a bit here.
Tulfo gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tulfo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tulfo is trying to control but can't.
Crash wants to free his trapped foot but Tulfo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tulfo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tulfo has his foot on Crash's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crash works his way back into a safe position though.
Tulfo wants to control the position but Crash says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Crash is pressing down on Tulfo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tulfo is holding on for now.
Crash is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tulfo wants to get back to his feet.
Tulfo keeping control of the position.
Crash looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johonny Crash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tulfo defends it well.
Tulfo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tulfo working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tulfo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Tulfo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tulfo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Tulfo!
Erwin Tulfo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Springfield HW Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximo Katakutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Maximo Katakutan enters the ring!
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21
167 lbs
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22
165 lbs
4 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Maximo Katakutan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakimyuk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yakimyuk tries to clinch but Katakutan is having none of it.
Katakutan slips a jab from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk throws a jab when Katakutan was well out of range.
Yakimyuk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Katakutan throws a solid leg kick but Yakimyuk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Katakutan.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Yakimyuk! Katakutan is backing up but he can't get away as Yakimyuk lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Katakutan and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roman Yakimyuk!
Roman Yakimyuk got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stop Acta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibssen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DJ Encore - I see right through you. 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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21
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stop Acta!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acta misses with a takedown attempt
and Ibssen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ibssen misses with a few strikes there.
Acta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Acta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ibssen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Acta needs to keep his hands up - Ibssen had a free shot at his head there.
Acta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acta has his takedown stuffed
and Ibssen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stop Acta.
Ibssen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibssen swings for the body but Acta moves out of range.
Acta has his takedown stuffed
and Ibssen counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ibssen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ibssen misses with a few strikes there.
Acta tries for a takedown but Ibssen circles away easily
and Ibssen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Acta thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibssen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibssen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Acta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ibssen counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibssen cracks Acta with an open hand slap.
Ibssen lands with a cross.
Acta shoots and misses
letting Ibssen counter with a right hand.
Acta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ibssen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Acta looks gassed!
Acta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Acta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Acta there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibssen misses the shot to the body.
Ibssen lands with a nice body punch.
Acta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ibssen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Acta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stop Acta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibssen connects with a nice looking jab.
Ibssen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acta moves away.
Acta tries for a takedown but Ibssen circles away easily
and Ibssen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Acta thinking.
Ibssen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ibssen looks to land a combination but Acta avoids it well.
Ibssen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Acta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ibssen misses with a wild body shot.
Ibssen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Acta.
Ibssen is looking to wear down Acta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ibssen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Acta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ibssen counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibssen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibssen.
Ibssen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Acta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ibssen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Acta tries for a takedown but Ibssen circles away easily
and Ibssen counters with a straight right hand.
Ibssen connects with a body shot.
Ibssen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ibssen connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibssen scores with a nice head shot.
Nice jab there from Ibssen.
Acta shoots and misses
and Ibssen counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibssen. Acta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibssen scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Ibssen. That snapped Acta's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Ibssen scores with a four punch combination!
Acta slips a jab and a cross from Ibssen.
Ibssen lands a two punch combo.
Acta is rocked!
Ibssen misses with a two punch combination.
Ibssen lands with a straight right. Acta didn't see that one coming.
Acta has his takedown stuffed
and Ibssen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ibssen connects with a body shot.
Ibssen stalks Acta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Acta's face. Acta staggers backwards, shaken.
Acta is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibssen finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ibssen connects with a right hand. Acta shakes it off.
A left lands for Ibssen.
Ibssen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Acta misses with a takedown
and Ibssen counters with a left right combination that sends Acta crashing to the mat - Ibssen wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Acta out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen!
Ebbe Emmanuel Ibssen gave a mention to Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
300 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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287 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demetrious Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hogan.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hogan is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
It looks like Demetrious Johnson has been cut.
Hogan working away.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Hogan trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hogan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hogan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hogan is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hogan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hogan wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hogan is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Demetrious Johnson.
Hogan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Hulk Hogan has been cut.
Johnson sizes up Hogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hogan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Hogan has control of the leg.
Hogan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hogan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Hogan.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson trying to hold on to Hogan's head to control him but Hogan postures up.
Johnson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hogan is staying active.
Hogan stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hulk Hogan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson lands a nice hook to Hogan's body. Hogan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson cracks Hogan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Hogan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hulk Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson lands a jab to Hogan's midsection.
Jab from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hogan. Hogan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Hogan is rocked!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson drops his shoulder and cracks Hogan with a huge uppercut! Hogan goes down! Can Johnson finish him?
Oh Hogan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Hogan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hogan seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Johnson wants to stand but Hogan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demetrious Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Demetrious Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hogan momentarily.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson digs a good hook to Hogan's body.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Hogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Johnson engages and cracks Hogan with a massive lead left hook - Hogan tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Johnson is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Demetrious Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Bashir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sven Knight was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
220 lbs
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21
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mohamed Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sven Knight!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a double jab
and Bashir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knight's guard now.
Knight is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Knight has control of Bashir's left arm, preventing Bashir from doing any damage.
Bashir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bashir is working hard here to advance position.
Knight trying to control the position.
Knight might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bashir kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Knight is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir forces his way into half guard.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knight won't allow Bashir to pass to mount.
Bashir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Knight makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knight.
Bashir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Knight has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bashir has managed to get both his arms back between Knight's legs - danger averted.
Bashir postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
Bashir throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knight not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bashir passes Knight's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bashir is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knight has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bashir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knight sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knight manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bashir forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bashir looking for a submission but Knight manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Knight has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bashir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bashir advances position into side control!
Knight manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to control. Bashir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bashir trying to control here.
Bashir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knight wants to control but Bashir is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Knight seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Bashir has recovered full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mohamed Bashir will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Knight shoots in but Bashir avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bashir defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight gets a double leg takedown into Bashir's guard.
Knight postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Knight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bashir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Bashir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sven Knight was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bashir blocks a jab.
Bashir shoots for a double leg takedown but Knight sprawls well. He's pushed Bashir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bashir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Bashir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knight did well to prevent Bashir getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
Bashir is looking for submissions but instead, Knight has regained full guard.
Knight trying to control the position.
Bashir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knight throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Knight keeping full guard, as Bashir tries to pass.
Knight looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mohamed Bashir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bashir trying to move into half guard but instead Knight has managed to sweep!
Knight wants to pass the guard but Bashir is keeping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bashir is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Knight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bashir avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mohamed Bashir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Knight finds it's target.
Bashir shoots for a double leg takedown but Knight sprawls well. He's pushed Bashir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bashir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Knight. No joy for Bashir on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knight wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bashir keeps working.
Knight advances to mount.
Bashir is looking to improve his position but Knight isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Knight thowing shots but they're missing.
Knight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control but Bashir is having none of it.
Knight breaks from Bashir's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a head shot.
Knight tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knight looking to control but Bashir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Knight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hate Me Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Arthur Faulk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Santos's chin.
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203 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Santos!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Faulk.
Faulk throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Arthur Faulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faulk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Faulk walks into a stiff left hand from Santos.
Faulk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faulk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Faulk.
Faulk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos lands a jab to Faulk's midsection.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faulk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk throws a leg kick
and Santos moves into the clinch.
Faulk looking to slow down the pace here.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Faulk avoids the damage to the body.
Faulk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faulk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Faulk blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faulk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faulk blocks it with crossed arms.
Faulk digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Faulk tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faulk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Faulk is blocking nicely.
Faulk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faulk tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Faulk back against the ropes.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faulk lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faulk tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faulk blocks it with crossed arms.
Faulk throws a head punch that misses.
Faulk can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Faulk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Faulk blocks with his arms.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faulk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faulk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
Faulk presses Santos against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Santos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faulk lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Faulk is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faulk has his back to the ropes.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos prevents a body shot from Faulk.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Faulk blocks it.
Faulk is trying to stall.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faulk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faulk is defending well for now.
Faulk misses with a knee to the head.
Faulk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
It looks like Matt Santos has been cut.
Santos blocks a body shot from Faulk.
Faulk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Faulk tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faulk blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Faulk.
Faulk leaning against his opponent.
Faulk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faulk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faulk taking a breather.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Faulk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faulk tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Faulk.
Santos working Faulk over with knees to the body.
Faulk struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Faulk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faulk taking a breather.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faulk blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faulk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faulk lands with a right to the head.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Faulk blocks with his arms.
Santos blocks a body shot from Faulk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Faulk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Faulk misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Faulk did well to prevent Santos getting side control.
Santos tries to stand and escape but Faulk is controlling the position.
Faulk is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.
Faulk has one foot on Santos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Faulk throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Faulk.
Faulk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Faulk lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Faulk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Faulk throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faulk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faulk takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Faulk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arthur Faulk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faulk stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Faulk but Faulk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab by Santos.
Faulk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos slips under a jab from Faulk.
Santos tries to clinch but Faulk is having none of it.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faulk.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Faulk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
Faulk misses with a body punch.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Faulk blocks it.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faulk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Faulk - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faulk lands a right hand.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Santos is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos misses with some punches.
Faulk pushes Santos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Faulk.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faulk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Faulk managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Faulk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Faulk - that landed with a thud.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Faulk blocks it.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Faulk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faulk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faulk is defending well for now.
Faulk gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faulk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arthur Faulk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faulk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faulk lands a right hand.
Faulk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faulk struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Faulk cracks Santos with a nice body shot.
Faulk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Faulk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos is rocked!
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Faulk finish him?
Faulk misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Faulk taking a breather.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faulk tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faulk misses with a body punch.
Faulk lands with a left to the head.
Faulk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Faulk has Santos pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Faulk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Faulk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faulk scores with a punch to the head.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faulk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Faulk thows a body shot but no joy.
Faulk scores with a body shot.
Santos tries to clinch but Faulk is having none of it.
Faulk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faulk misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a big head kick but Faulk shrugs it off.
Faulk cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Faulk.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faulk cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Faulk tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Faulk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Faulk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos slips under a jab from Faulk.
Faulk throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faulk throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk connects with the punch.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Faulk.
Faulk misses the jab.
Faulk thows a body shot but no joy.
Faulk looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Faulk looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Faulk avoids it really well and circles away.
Faulk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faulk tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Faulk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arthur Faulk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Santos.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Faulk defends it nicely.
Faulk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Faulk finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Faulk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Faulk swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Faulk scores with a nice head shot.
Matt Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Faulk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Faulk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulk cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faulk takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Faulk tries to sprawl but Santos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Faulk is trying is best to control the position here.
Santos stands up from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos tries to clinch but Faulk moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Faulk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faulk, 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Faulk!
An out of breath Arthur Faulk 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Baldeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rez Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hit Me Baby One More Time by Britney Spears . Rez Cortez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Baldeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rez Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldeh shoots in but Cortez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Cortez scores with a four punch combination!
Baldeh shoots in but Cortez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baldeh shoots in looking for a takedown. Cortez tries to sprawl out of it but Baldeh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cortez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Baldeh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baldeh closes the distance and clinches up with Cortez, looking for a takedown. Baldeh pushes Cortez against the ropes but Cortez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cortez.
Baldeh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cortez sprawls well. Cortez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baldeh gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
Baldeh fails to land the takedown.
Donk. Cortez catches Baldeh right on the button with a cross.
Rez Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Cortez. No joy for Baldeh on that attempt.
Cortez misses with a two punch combination.
Baldeh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baldeh there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldeh walks into a jab.
Cortez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baldeh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baldeh shoots in looking for a takedown but Cortez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baldeh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cortez throws a series of strikes that have Baldeh backpedaling.
Cortez scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Baldeh to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Cortez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rez Cortez!
After winning the bout, Rez Cortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Yatsenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rustam Yatsenko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Story's chin.
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Story!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rustam Yatsenko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yatsenko scores with a head kick.
Story gets tackled into the ropes by Yatsenko. Yatsenko maintains the clinch.
Story lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Story throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yatsenko trying to control but Story postures up.
Story has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Story is just content to waste time from the top position. Yatsenko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Story postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yatsenko has momentary wrist control but Story slips an elbow through the middle.
Story might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Story stopping the sweep attempt from Yatsenko.
Yatsenko trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story postures up.
Story postures up in Yatsenko's guard and throws a big left but Yatsenko blocks it.
Yatsenko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Story wants to control from the top but Yatsenko keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Story's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Story pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yatsenko is keeping the position for now.
Story trying to control the position from guard on top but Yatsenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yatsenko throws a leg kick but Story moved away.
Story on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Yatsenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yatsenko.
Story shoots in but Yatsenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yatsenko thumps Story with a low kick.
Rustam Yatsenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yatsenko as he avoids it easily.
Story shoots for a takedown but Yatsenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Story. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from Yatsenko tenderised Story's leg. Story is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yatsenko misses with a low kick as Story jumps back.
Yatsenko throws a head kick but Story moves out of range.
Yatsenko throws a big shot that misses.
Yatsenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yatsenko tries to clinch there but Story circles away.
Story closes the distance and clinches up with Yatsenko, looking for a takedown. Story pushes Yatsenko against the ropes but Yatsenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yatsenko.
Yatsenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yatsenko with a knee to the head.
Story has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yatsenko after a bit of a struggle.
Yatsenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Story's face.
Story is rocked!
Yatsenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Story is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yatsenko misses with a knee to the head.
Yatsenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Story blocks it with crossed arms.
Yatsenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yatsenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yatsenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Story blocks it with crossed arms.
Yatsenko tries a knee to the head but Story blocks it.
Yatsenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yatsenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Story blocks it with crossed arms.
Yatsenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yatsenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Story has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yatsenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yatsenko lands with a light punch inside.
Yatsenko misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Yatsenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yatsenko looking to throw knees to the head but Story is blocking nicely.
Yatsenko looking to throw knees to the head but Story is blocking nicely.
Yatsenko looks gassed!
Yatsenko tries a knee to the head but Story blocks it.
Yatsenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Story has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yatsenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Story has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yatsenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yatsenko looking to throw knees to the head but Story is blocking nicely.
Yatsenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Story blocks it with crossed arms.
Yatsenko tries to land a knee to the head but Story blocks with his arms.
Yatsenko misses with a knee to the head.
Yatsenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Story has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Story is trying to drag Yatsenko to the mat but Yatsenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Story has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yatsenko after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Yatsenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Story fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yatsenko to the ground. Story is now in Yatsenko's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Story accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Story loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yatsenko has momentary wrist control but Story slips an elbow through the middle.
Yatsenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yatsenko keeping full guard, as Story tries to pass.
Story makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yatsenko keeping full guard, as Story tries to pass.
Story cracks Yatsenko with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Story accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yatsenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Story accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Story pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yatsenko is keeping the position for now.
Story working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yatsenko has control of Story's left arm, preventing Story from doing any damage.
Yatsenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Story throws an elbow that misses. Yatsenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Story's guard. Nice move by Yatsenko!
Yatsenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Story has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yatsenko has managed to get both his arms back between Story's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Story has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yatsenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Story has his foot on Yatsenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yatsenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Yatsenko looking to sit in guard and control but Story gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Story seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yatsenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story throws a big right hand that misses.
Yatsenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Story missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Story missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Story drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yatsenko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Story has Yatsenko in his guard.
Yatsenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Story keeping moving, preventing Yatsenko from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yatsenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Story has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yatsenko has managed to get both his arms back between Story's legs - danger averted.
Story had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yatsenko defends it easily.
Yatsenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Story swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Story is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Story is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yatsenko is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Story dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Yatsenko.
Yatsenko moves in looking to clinch but Story pushes him off.
A jab from Yatsenko misses.
Story blocks a head kick by Yatsenko.
Yatsenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Story's sensitive parts.
Yatsenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yatsenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Story shoots in looking for a takedown but Yatsenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Story's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yatsenko is looking to slow Story down with leg kicks.
Story shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yatsenko pinned against the ropes. Yatsenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Story. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yatsenko pushes Story away with a front kick.
Yatsenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Story checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yatsenko misses with a low kick.
Story misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yatsenko wants to slow Story down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yatsenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Story, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yatsenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yatsenko tries a low kick but Story avoids it.
Yatsenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rustam Yatsenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Story has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yatsenko.
Yatsenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yatsenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Story has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yatsenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Story.
Story blocks a head kick by Yatsenko.
Yatsenko lands with a kick to the temple. Story shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Story takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Story drives through with a takedown into guard.
Story looking to pass the guard.
Yatsenko working a defensive guard here.
Yatsenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story throws an elbow that misses. Yatsenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Story's guard. Nice move by Yatsenko!
Yatsenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yatsenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Story not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yatsenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yatsenko wants to control from the top but Story keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Yatsenko really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Story is defended easily by Yatsenko.
Rustam Yatsenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yatsenko misses with a low kick as Story jumps back.
Yatsenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Story.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yatsenko lands a leg kick that knocks Story off balance momentarily.
Story shoots in and drives through. Yatsenko sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Story. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Story tries for a takedown but Yatsenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Story blocks the low kick.
Yatsenko cracks Story with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Story tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Yatsenko pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Story is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rustam Yatsenko!
Rustam Yatsenko is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Polo Cambodia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Polo Cambodia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mick Gerrard!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambodia throws an overhand right that lands on Gerrard's shoulder, as Gerrard tries to avoid the shot.
Gerrard checks a leg kick.
Gerrard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cambodia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gerrard misses with a straight right.
Gerrard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gerrard blocks a head kick by Cambodia.
Cambodia fails to land the takedown.
Cambodia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gerrard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gerrard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gerrard misses with a wild body shot.
Cambodia moves out of range of the strikes.
Cambodia throws the left hand but Gerrard avoids the punch easily.
Gerrard loads up on a big right hand but Cambodia slips the punch.
Cambodia tries a low kick but Gerrard avoids it.
Gerrard lands a left and a right that send Cambodia crashing to the mat, dazed. Gerrard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cambodia is rocked!
It looks like Polo Cambodia has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cambodia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gerrard.
Oh Cambodia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cambodia misses the jab.
Cambodia finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the ropes, ducking and weaving under Gerrard's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Cambodia falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Gerrard!
Mick Gerrard decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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