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CWFL 205 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lei Wulong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masterson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West & Jamie Fox - Gold Digger. 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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36
197 lbs
25 - 10 - 1 |
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180 cm
32
200 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lei Wulong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulong throws a right and a left that Masterson avoids nicely.
Wulong gets a takedown into half guard.
Masterson is trying to maintain the position but Wulong is very close to passing his half guard.
Masterson is looking to improve his position.
Masterson manages to get to full guard.
Wulong drops back, looking for a kneebar! Masterson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Masterson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Masterson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masterson working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulong manages to get back to half guard.
Masterson wants to free his trapped foot but Wulong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Masterson controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masterson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wulong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wulong is trying to maintain the position but Masterson is very close to passing his half guard.
Wulong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wulong controlling the position.
Wulong working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wulong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masterson.
Masterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Wulong circles away.
A combination from Wulong does no damage.
Masterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masterson closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Still in the clinch, Masterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masterson.
Masterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wulong.
It looks like James Masterson has been cut.
Masterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wulong.
Wulong tries to throw a body punch but Masterson avoids it by throwing Wulong back against the cage.
Wulong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wulong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Wulong misses the target.
Masterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Masterson.
Masterson dodges the punch combination from Wulong.
Masterson throws out a leg kick but Wulong moves out of range and Masterson only half commits.
Wulong misses with an uppercut. Masterson saw that one coming.
Masterson scores with a leg kick.
Masterson connects with the punch.
Wulong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wulong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Danga de danga de dang - Wulong scores with a four punch combination!
Wulong doesn't manage to clinch there - Masterson circles away.
Wulong throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wulong.
Wulong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Masterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wulong is looking to clinch but Masterson is avoiding it.
James Masterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Wulong lands.
Masterson tries to clinch there but Wulong circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulong lands with a straight right. Masterson didn't see that one coming.
Masterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Masterson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wulong moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wulong.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Masterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wulong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wulong can't find room to land a body shot as Masterson controls the action.
Wulong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Wulong lands a hook that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
Masterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wulong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson misses with some punches.
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 Lei Wulong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Masterson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wulong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masterson moves away.
Wulong lands with a shot to the body.
Masterson drives through and clinches with Wulong against the cage.
Masterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masterson closes the distance but Wulong moves to the side
and Wulong counters with an outside leg kick.
Masterson throws a front kick aimed at Wulong's knee but Wulong avoids it well.
Wulong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Masterson avoids it really well and circles away.
Masterson moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wulong.
Wulong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wulong lands with an uppercut that bounces Masterson off the cage and back into range.
Donk. Wulong catches Masterson right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wulong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Masterson throws a chopping leg kick but Wulong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Masterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wulong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Wulong - just one landing.
Wulong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masterson misses with a body shot.
Masterson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wulong throws the left hand but Masterson avoids the punch easily.
Masterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Masterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Masterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Masterson tries to throw a body punch but Wulong avoids it by throwing Masterson back against the cage.
Masterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wulong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wulong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wulong is trying to stall.
Wulong prevents a body shot from Masterson.
Masterson manages to break the clinch.
Masterson moves in looking to clinch but Wulong pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wulong.
Wulong checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Wulong blocks the leg kick.
Wulong digs a good hook to Masterson's body.
Wulong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masterson checks a low kick from Wulong.
Masterson tries to move into range but Wulong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Masterson tries to land a front kick but Wulong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Masterson throws a solid leg kick but Wulong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masterson.
Wulong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Masterson.
Wulong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wulong loads up on a big right hand but Masterson slips the punch.
Wulong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Masterson as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulong instigates a clinch.
Wulong scores with a shot to the side of Masterson's head.
Masterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Masterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wulong or not.
Wulong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wulong scores with a shot to the side of Masterson's head.
Wulong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lei Wulong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterson misses with an elbow over the top.
Wulong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wulong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wulong misses with a body punch.
Masterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James Masterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Masterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Masterson on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulong blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Masterson.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Masterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wulongs head.
Masterson prevents a body shot from Wulong.
Masterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wulong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wulong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wulong looks to land a right hand but Masterson moved out of range.
Masterson is looking to slow Wulong down with leg kicks.
Wulong throws a jab but it's blocked by Masterson.
A leg kick checked by Wulong.
Wulong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wulong doesn't manage to clinch there - Masterson circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wulong shoots in for a double leg but Masterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Masterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masterson is looking to clinch.
Lei Wulong is winning the standup battle so far.
Masterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lei Wulong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Masterson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Masterson throws a low kick but Wulong moves out of range easily.
Masterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Masterson - just one landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masterson.
Masterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wulong.
Masterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Masterson connects with a body shot that sends Wulong's belly button to the back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Masterson lands a nice uppercut.
Masterson lands a right hand.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Masterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wulong's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wulong is trying to drag Masterson to the mat but Masterson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right handed body shot lands from Masterson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Wulong pushes Masterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wulong trying to control the position but instead, Masterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wulong into the cage.
Masterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Wulong backwards.
Wulong is rocked!
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wulong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wulong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wulong lands a nice uppercut.
Masterson dips a shoulder and cracks Wulong with a mighty uppercut! Wulong falls back against the cage and Masterson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wulong is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Masterson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Masterson!
James Masterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quan Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiden comes to the cage accompanied by Boss Battle. Church is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . 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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32
167 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
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29
155 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quan Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Church!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church throws a leg kick
and Raiden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Church throws a body punch but Raiden moves out of range.
Raiden misses with a straight left.
Church throws a body punch but Raiden moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Raiden there.
Raiden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raiden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Church thuds a left hand into Raiden's body.
Raiden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raiden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Church circles away quickly and effectively.
Church throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raiden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raiden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Church manages to avoid it.
Church is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raiden rather than just go for the knockout.
Raiden has closed the distance and engaged Church in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church throws a head punch that misses.
Raiden is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Raiden seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Church misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Church to work.
Raiden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Church looking to stall.
Raiden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raiden pushes Church back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raiden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Church.
Raiden misses with a wild body shot.
Church takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raiden misses with a combination
and Church counters with a low kick, right behind Raiden 's knee.
Raiden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Church throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raiden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Church throws out a leg kick but Raiden moves out of range and Church only half commits.
Raiden throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Church to counter with a crisp jab.
Church throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raiden staying out of range there.
Church loads up on a big right hand but Raiden slips the punch.
Raiden misses with a low kick as Church jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church throws a leg kick
and Raiden counters with a nice body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raiden checks a leg kick.
Church takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Raiden throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raiden thows a body kick. Church tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Raiden misses with a low kick as Church jumps back.
Church chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raiden can pounce on him.
Raiden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raiden throws a body punch but Church moves out of range.
Raiden cracks Church with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raiden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Church fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raiden manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Church.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden lands a body shot.
Raiden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Church has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raiden throws a sloppy head kick and Church moves out of range easily.
Raiden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Church lands a front kick.
Raiden misses with a straight right.
Church misses with a hook. Raiden ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Raiden there.
Raiden misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Church lands a slapping body shot.
Raiden lands with a nice body punch.
Church misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quan Raiden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Church lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Church fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raiden. That's going to slow Church down.
Church throws a big shot that misses.
Church takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Raiden slips under a jab from Church.
Raiden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raiden tries to score with a low kick but Church moves his leg out of the way.
Church gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raiden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Church's hands.
Raiden throws a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raiden.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Church ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raiden moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raiden. That did some damage!
Raiden misses with a body shot
enabling Church to counter with a crisp jab.
Raiden connects with a leg kick. Church looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Raiden clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Church.
Raiden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Church misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raiden.
A right handed body shot lands from Raiden.
Church misses with a punch to the body.
Church prevents a body shot from Raiden.
Church misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raiden lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Church letting Raiden take a breather here.
Church tries to throw a body punch but Raiden avoids it by throwing Church back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raiden.
Church can't find room to land a body shot as Raiden controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raiden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Church backwards.
Church can't find room to land a body shot as Raiden controls the action.
Raiden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Church misses with a punch on the inside.
Raiden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Church backwards.
Raiden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Church tries a body shot but Raiden blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Church misses with a punch on the inside.
Church prevents a body shot from Raiden.
Raiden is working Church over against the cage.
Church lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Church throws a head punch that misses.
Raiden blocking some punches.
Church tries to throw a body punch but Raiden avoids it by throwing Church back against the cage.
Raiden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Church trying to control the position but instead, Raiden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Church into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raiden takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raiden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raiden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Church slips under a jab.
Raiden misses with a low kick.
Raiden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Church momentarily.
Raiden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Raiden misses with a straight right.
Church takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raiden throws a leg kick but Church checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Church comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Church uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raiden.
Quan Raiden is winning the standup battle so far.
Raiden feints and then cracks Church's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Church down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quan Raiden dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Church lands with a hook. Raiden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Church dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raiden. That did some damage!
Church lands a nice shot to the body.
Church scores with a hook to the body. Raiden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raiden is looking to slow Church down with leg kicks.
Raiden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Church takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Church tries to keep at a distance but Raiden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Raiden misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Church misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raiden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Church misses with a body punch.
A short left from Raiden.
Church misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raiden throws an elbow but misses.
Church swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Church misses with a body punch.
Raiden breaks from the clinch.
Raiden connects with a leg kick. Church looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Raiden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Church finds it's way round the side to connect with Raiden's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raiden.
Church's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Church takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raiden checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Church moves in looking to clinch but Raiden pushes him off.
Raiden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Church.
Church throws a leg kick
and Raiden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That kick from Raiden tenderised Church's leg. Church is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raiden loads up on a big right hand but Church slips the punch.
Church throws a looping overhand right but Raiden ducks down to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Raiden.
Raiden staying out of range there.
Raiden staying out of range there.
Church throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church takes a swing at Raiden's ribcage but misses.
Church takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Church looks to land a right hand but Raiden moved out of range.
Church takes a swing at Raiden's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Raiden.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raiden.
Quan Raiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Church throws a poor cross that misses
and Raiden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Church takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raiden feints and then cracks Church's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Church down.
Nice straight punches there by Raiden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raiden.
Raiden checks a leg kick.
Nick Church has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raiden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Church is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Church tries to move into range but Raiden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Church chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raiden can pounce on him.
Church avoids the head kick by Raiden.
Raiden lands with a straight right. Church didn't see that one coming.
Quan Raiden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Church looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raiden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Church misses with a body kick.
Raiden thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Raiden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Church misses with a leg kick.
Raiden thuds his shin into the meat of Church's side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quan Raiden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raiden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quan Raiden!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rasta Madafaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spete Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pasanen's choice of entrance music: Rolling Stones - Paint it black. This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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251 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rasta Madafaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spete Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madafaka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pasanen throws a hook but Madafaka avoids it easily.
Madafaka throws the left hand but Pasanen avoids the punch easily.
Pasanen has a takedown stuffed.
Pasanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Madafaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pasanen tries to clinch up.
Pasanen looks for the body kick but Madafaka saw that one coming.
Madafaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madafaka misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Pasanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madafaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pasanen tries to clinch up but Madafaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Madafaka throws a shot from downtown. Pasanen moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Madafaka does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasanen closes the distance and pushes Madafaka back into the cage.
Pasanen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Madafaka has had enough of the clinch but Pasanen keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen goes for a takedown attempt but Madafaka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pasanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madafaka.
Pasanen darts in and clinches Madafaka up against the cage.
Pasanen tightens his grip and picks Madafaka up, before dumping him to the ground. Madafaka manages to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pasanen 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.
Pasanen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pasanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Pasanen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pasanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pasanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Madafaka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pasanen lands a couple of elbows.
Pasanen trying to control but Madafaka is working from the bottom.
Madafaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pasanen on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasanen throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pasanen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pasanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madafaka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Madafaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pasanen scoring with some ground and pound.
Pasanen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pasanen postures up in Madafaka's guard and throws a big left but Madafaka blocks it.
Pasanen looking to pass the guard.
Pasanen postures up in Madafaka's guard and throws a big left but Madafaka blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pasanen throwing strikes from guard but Madafaka blocks nicely.
Pasanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pasanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Madafaka has wrist control.
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!
Madafaka is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spete Pasanen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pasanen wants to clinch up but Madafaka keeps it at a distance.
Pasanen thumps Madafaka with a low kick.
Madafaka tests Pasanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pasanen has Madafaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Pasanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Madafaka gets underhooks to prevent Pasanen's takedown attempt.
Pasanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pasanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Madafaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madafaka throws an overhand right that lands on Pasanen's shoulder, as Pasanen tries to avoid the shot.
Madafaka connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Madafaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madafaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pasanen throws the left hand but Madafaka avoids the punch easily.
Pasanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Madafaka.
No joy there for Pasanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Madafaka misses.
Madafaka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pasanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Madafaka's knee momentarily.
Pasanen slips a jab from Madafaka.
Pasanen looks for a takedown but Madafaka sprawls well.
Rasta Madafaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madafaka blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Madafaka.
Madafaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madafaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Madafaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pasanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madafaka. That did some damage!
Pasanen looks to land a combination but Madafaka avoids it well.
Madafaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Pasanen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pasanen cracks Madafaka with an open hand slap.
Madafaka throws an off balance right hand
and Pasanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Pasanen misses.
Madafaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pasanen with a nice cross.
Pasanen slips a straight right by Madafaka.
Pasanen throws a looping overhand right but Madafaka ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madafaka. Pasanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madafaka looks to throw the jab but Pasanen is out of range.
Madafaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pasanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pasanen throws a series of punches but Madafaka avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Pasanen.
A jab from Madafaka misses.
Madafaka dodges the punch combination from Pasanen.
Pasanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pasanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madafaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pasanen manages to avoid it.
Pasanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pasanen lands the left hand.
Pasanen lunges at Madafaka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Madafaka's hand.
Pasanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pasanen misses with an uppercut.
Pasanen scores with a nice strike.
Madafaka gets tackled into the cage by Pasanen. Pasanen maintains the clinch.
Madafaka lands a left hand.
Madafaka blocks a body shot from Pasanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madafaka lands with a hook. Pasanen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Pasanen misses the target.
Spete Pasanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Pasanen catches Madafaka right on the button with a cross.
Madafaka with a nice cross.
Madafaka thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Madafaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pasanen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pasanen throws an overhand right that lands on Madafaka's shoulder, as Madafaka tries to avoid the shot.
Pasanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Madafaka throws a jab when Pasanen was well out of range.
Pasanen slips under a jab.
Madafaka swinging wildly here.
Pasanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pasanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Madafaka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Madafaka with a jab.
Pasanen misses with a hook to the body
and Madafaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pasanen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Madafaka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pasanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pasanen stopping the sweep attempt from Madafaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spete Pasanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Madafaka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pasanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Madafaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Pasanen is just out of range.
Madafaka avoids the body shot from Pasanen.
Pasanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Madafaka.
Madafaka staying out of range there.
Madafaka lands with a nice body punch.
Madafaka misses with a hook to the body
and Pasanen counters with a big head kick but Madafaka shrugs it off.
Pasanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Madafaka.
Madafaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pasanen.
Pasanen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madafaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madafaka keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madafaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pasanen manages to avoid it.
Madafaka throws out a loose jab but Pasanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Pasanen misses.
Madafaka connects with a single shot there.
Pasanen misses with a takedown attempt - Madafaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Madafaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Madafaka misses with an uppercut. Pasanen saw that one coming.
Madafaka throws a jab when Pasanen was well out of range.
Pasanen misses with the combination.
Madafaka misses with a straight left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Madafaka!
Madafaka throws the left hand but Pasanen avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pasanen misses with a hook.
Madafaka cracks Pasanen with a good jab.
Madafaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pasanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Madafaka.
Madafaka with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pasanen!
Pasanen clinches with his opponent.
Pasanen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pasanen keeps control of Madafaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pasanen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Madafaka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rasta Madafaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spete Pasanen.
Madafaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Madafaka breaks from the clinch.
Madafaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Madafaka throws a shot to the body.
Madafaka lands an overhand right.
Pasanen misses with a body shot.
Madafaka lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Pasanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Madafaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Pasanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madafaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madafaka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Pasanen misses the target.
Madafaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Pasanen is just out of range.
Madafaka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Madafaka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Madafaka lands a right hook to the body.
Madafaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madafaka misses with a looping right.
Madafaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pasanen.
Madafaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Madafaka. That snapped Pasanen's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madafaka throws an overhand right that lands on Pasanen's shoulder, as Pasanen tries to avoid the shot.
Madafaka cracks Pasanen with a good jab.
Madafaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madafaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pasanen misses with a straight left.
Madafaka lands with a straight right. Pasanen didn't see that one coming.
Pasanen cracks Madafaka with a good jab.
Pasanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pasanen ducks under a wild hook from Madafaka.
Spete Pasanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pasanen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pasanen misses with a straight left.
Pasanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Madafaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madafaka misses with a left hand
and Pasanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madafaka throws a good cross that connects.
Rasta Madafaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madafaka takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rasta Madafaka.
I think Pasanen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spete Pasanen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Spete Pasanen made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinese Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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33
255 lbs
25 - 11 - 1 |
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22
285 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chinese Guy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aleksander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as Guy shoots in.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emelianenko with a jab.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Guy with a series of wild strikes but Guy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guy tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
A jab lands there for Emelianenko.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko sends Guy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Emelianenko is motioning to the referee to let Guy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Guy is rocked!
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Guy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guy is still on wobbly legs! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from hell that sends Guy clean off his feet! He's out cold! Emelianenko stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksander Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Kharghai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flint Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharghai comes to the cage accompanied by Kunnon Mestaan Vetää feat. Elastinen & Spekti . Vadim Kharghai had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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193 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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vadim Kharghai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flint Marko!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharghai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Marko.
Kharghai throws a jab but it's blocked by Marko.
Kharghai moves into the clinch.
Kharghai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kharghai pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kharghai tries a body shot but Marko blocks it.
Kharghai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kharghai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kharghai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marko actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kharghai pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharghai is keen to just control but Marko is a slippery customer.
Kharghai is nestled in close to Marko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kharghai is trying to control the action in half guard but Marko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kharghai stopping the sweep attempt from Marko.
Marko tries to strike from the bottom.
Kharghai wants to control from the top but Marko keeps moving.
Kharghai with a nice head shot there.
Marko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kharghai defends well.
Kharghai trying to control the position from guard on top but Marko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko looking for a sweep. Not yet Marko, not yet.
Kharghai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kharghai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharghai stopping the sweep attempt from Marko.
Kharghai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kharghai landing some decent shots from guard.
Marko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kharghai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kharghai with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko wants to sweep here but Kharghai controlling him for the moment.
Kharghai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kharghai is aware though and is defending well.
Kharghai preventing the sweep.
Marko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kharghai trying to control but Marko is working from the bottom.
Marko 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.
Kharghai throws a big elbow that misses.
Marko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kharghai has passed into half guard!
Kharghai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kharghai trying to control the action but Marko is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai throwing shots but Marko is blocking nicely.
Marko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kharghai is thwarting Marko's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kharghai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Marko trying to control from the bottom.
Kharghai is nestled in close to Marko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kharghai lands a nice short elbow.
Kharghai is trying to control the action in half guard but Marko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kharghai is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marko!
Kharghai dominating with strikes here.
Kharghai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Kharghai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kharghai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kharghai misses with a body shot.
Kharghai connects with a jab.
Kharghai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kharghai dives in and scores a takedown into Marko's guard.
Marko keeping moving, preventing Kharghai from controlling successfully.
Marko is looking for a triangle but Kharghai pushes his legs off easily.
Kharghai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kharghai's guard.
Kharghai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marko is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kharghai is trying to keep Marko in close.
Marko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kharghai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kharghai is keeping the position for now.
Marko trying to control the position from guard on top but Kharghai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kharghai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kharghai wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai controls Marko momentarily but Marko frees himself.
Kharghai controlling the position.
Kharghai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marko.
Kharghai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vadim Kharghai.
Marko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot 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!
Marko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kharghai moves out of range as Marko strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Marko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai cracks Marko with a good jab.
Marko drops his hands momentarily and Kharghai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kharghai's waist but Kharghai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marko off to one side.
Kharghai closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Marko did well to prevent Kharghai getting side control.
Marko looking for submissions off his back.
Kharghai winds up and cracks Marko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kharghai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marko's head.
Kharghai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marko is looking to improve his position.
Marko trying to hold on to Kharghai's head to control him but Kharghai postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kharghai connects with a nice short shot to Marko's temple.
Marko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kharghai stopping the sweep attempt from Marko.
Kharghai is in close to Marko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kharghai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kharghai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kharghai trying to control but Marko is working from the bottom.
Marko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharghai wants to control from the top but Marko keeps moving.
Kharghai landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Kharghai dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kharghai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kharghai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marko.
Marko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kharghai slips a straight right by Marko.
Marko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kharghai.
Kharghai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marko. That did some damage!
Kharghai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kharghai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kharghai loads up on a big right hand but Marko slips the punch.
Kharghai tries to move into range but Marko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kharghai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marko's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharghai tries to clinch there but Marko circles away.
Kharghai feints and as Marko raises his hands in defense, Kharghai changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vadim Kharghai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kharghai throws an elbow that misses. Marko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kharghai's guard. Nice move by Marko!
Marko passes Kharghai's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marko lands with a punch from half guard.
Kharghai is looking for a sweep. Marko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kharghai defends it well.
Marko wants to pass the guard but Kharghai is defending well.
Kharghai preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Marko wants to pass the guard but Kharghai is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kharghai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kharghai is pressing down on Marko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharghai has momentary wrist control but Marko slips an elbow through the middle.
Marko tries to free his leg and advance position but Kharghai is retaining full guard.
Kharghai trying to control the position.
Marko throws an elbow that misses. Kharghai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marko's guard. Nice move by Kharghai!
Kharghai tries to free his leg and advance position but Marko is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marko's head.
Kharghai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marko is looking to sweep but instead, Kharghai has passed into half guard.
Kharghai working over Marko with some ground and pound. Marko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vadim Kharghai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kharghai tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kharghai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Marko wants to control but Kharghai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Kharghai seems content to control.
Kharghai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kharghai is looking to take a break and control but Marko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vadim Kharghai just wasn't active enough.
Kharghai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kharghai counters with a shoot takedown. Marko fights it but they end up in guard.
Flint Marko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marko keeping full guard, as Kharghai tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Kharghai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kharghai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Kharghai!
Vadim Kharghai 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flava Flave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf has chosen Primus: John the Fisherman as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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35
202 lbs
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32
215 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
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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
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flava Flave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flave is looking to clinch but Wolf is avoiding it.
Flave throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf.
Flave throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolf counters with a nice body kick.
Flave checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wolf closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Flave looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wolf working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wolf seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Flave is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wolf's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wolf's back!
Wolf tries to escape but Flave has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flave is not going to allow Wolf to sit and survive in this position.
Wolf turns into Flave and is now in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flave looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flave looking for a triangle here. Wolf is fighting it but it looks tight! Flave pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wolf is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Flava Flave!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lobsta Mang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mang comes to the cage accompanied by B.O.B.. Fujita has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music. 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 Kazaki Fujita was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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270 lbs
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lobsta Mang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazaki Fujita!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fujita.
Fujita closes the distance and clinches.
Fujita pushes Mang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Lobsta Mang has been cut.
Mang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fujita is keeping busy.
Mang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fujita blocking some punches.
Mang tries to throw a body punch but Fujita avoids it by throwing Mang back against the cage.
Mang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mang can't find room to land a body shot as Fujita controls the action.
Fujita drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mang is fighting off a takedown attempt but Fujita is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mang to the mat. Mang regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fujita trying to control the position from guard on top but Mang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mang looking for a guillotine here but Fujita defends easily.
Mang wants to sweep here but Fujita controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujita is looking to work some ground and pound but Mang has wrist control.
Fujita throws a strike but Mang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fujita keeping moving, preventing Mang from controlling successfully.
Fujita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mang is one step ahead there.
Mang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita controlling Mang's posture.
Mang forces his way into half guard.
Fujita wants to get back to his feet.
Mang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fujita manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mang throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mang trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mang trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mang throwing strikes from guard but Fujita blocks nicely.
Mang throws a big right hand that misses.
Fujita working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mang trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mang stands up over Fujita, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fujita looking to control.
Mang throws a big right hand that misses.
Mang scoring with some ground and pound.
Mang trying to control but Fujita is working from the bottom.
Mang works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujita trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mang scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mang seems to be working for a kimura but Fujita defends the submission attempt.
Fujita is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lobsta Mang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lobsta Mang's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fujita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Kazaki Fujita has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujita throws a series of punches but Mang avoids them all with ease.
Fujita throws a leg kick
and Mang counters with a nice body kick.
Mang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fujita sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kazaki Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita looks to score with a jab to the body but Mang is just out of range.
Mang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fujita but Fujita pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fujita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kazaki Fujita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Fujita with that takedown attempt.
Mang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fujita if he has to take too many more of those.
Fujita takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fujita is breathing heavily.
Mang slaps away a takedown attempt from Fujita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fujita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mang counters with a series of strikes that sends Fujita to the canvas! Mang follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mang cracks Fujita with a solid left hand.
Lobsta Mang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fujita working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mang.
Mang stands up over Fujita, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mang is pushing down on Fujita's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fujita is fighting to maintain full guard but Mang has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mang working over Fujita with some ground and pound. Fujita looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fujita is rocked!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fujita's head.
Mang is looking to take a break and control but Fujita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fujita blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mang.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mang is trying to control the action in half guard but Fujita is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fujita knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mang wants to take a breather but Fujita is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lobsta Mang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fujita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mang circles away quickly and effectively.
Fujita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mang misses with a head kick.
Fujita takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Fujita. Those never looked like landing.
Mang throws a head kick but Fujita moves out of range.
Mang is looking to clinch but Fujita is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fujita.
Fujita tries to clinch but Mang is having none of it.
Mang connects with a right hand. Fujita shakes it off.
Fujita tries to clinch but Mang moves out of range.
Fujita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Mang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mang looks for the body kick but Fujita saw that one coming.
A low kick from Fujita misses
and Fujita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lobsta Mang is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Fujita misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mang thuds his shin into the meat of Fujita's side.
Fujita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lobsta Mang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazaki Fujita.
Mang tries a head kick but it misses.
Fujita takes a kick to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mang.
Mang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fujita. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mang lands with an overhand left.
Mang has closed the distance and engaged Fujita in a clinch.
Mang has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fujita is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mang pushes Fujita back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lobsta Mang dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Mang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fujita walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mang.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mang - that will leave a mark!
Fujita will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Mang.
Mang lands a front kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujita is not content to let Mang control the position.
Mang taking a break here but Fujita is having none of it and regains half guard.
Mang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujita can do to turn this around?
Fujita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mang not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mang thows a huge punch but Fujita dodges it nicely.
Mang wants to control but Fujita is keeping him busy.
Fujita blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mang.
Fujita is trying to control but Mang manages to pass to mount!
Mang with shots to the head and body - Fujita looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mang loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Fujita scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Mang land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Mang stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lobsta Mang!
Our winner, Lobsta Mang, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Hulahula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Two is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by North Korean Army Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Mark Two told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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33
182 lbs
26 - 13 - 1 |
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30
180 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Hulahula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Two!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulahula ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Two shoots for a takedown but Hulahula saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hulahula lands a jab to Two's midsection.
Two slips a straight right by Hulahula.
Two sizes up Hulahula with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hulahula looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Two!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hulahula lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Two hang on?
Hulahula tries to control but Two wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Two keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Two is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Two sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Two has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hulahula is working away from the top position though.
Hulahula is trying to control. Two wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two tries to roll over but Hulahula keeps him under control.
Hulahula works his foot free and advances to mount.
Two is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hulahula trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Two is desperately trying to improve his position but Hulahula has a good base and remains in mount.
Hulahula lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Two tries to reverse the position but Hulahula maintains control.
Hulahula lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Two is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulahula working the ground and pound effectively.
Hulahula looking to control but Two is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Two is looking to improve his position but Hulahula isn't that keen on the idea.
Hulahula postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Two looks a forlorn figure.
Two is looking to improve his position but Hulahula isn't that keen on the idea.
Two is squirming around, avoiding Hulahula's attempts to control the action.
Hulahula landing shots from mount.
Two is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula unloading with bombs!
Two is trying desperately to improve position.
Hulahula looking to control but Two is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hulahula landing punches.
Two is trying to escape the mount.
Hulahula working Two over with strikes here.
Hulahula dominating with strikes here.
Two can't escape the position.
Hulahula controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hulahula tries to control but Two wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Two is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Two tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hulahula is landing with some decent strikes but Two is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hulahula is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Two can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Two tries to reverse the position but Hulahula maintains control.
Two manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hulahula throwing shots but Two is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Two wants to control but Hulahula is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Two gets back to full guard.
Two is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heimo Hulahula dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Two ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hulahula moves away.
Two takes a jab right on the kisser.
Two scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Two.
Two throws a big shot that misses.
Hulahula looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Two wants to get back to full guard.
Two is refusing to be controlled, as Hulahula sits in half guard.
Two tries to get to full guard but Hulahula has control of the leg.
Two makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Two.
Hulahula forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula thows a huge punch but Two dodges it nicely.
Two is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hulahula's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hulahula's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Two's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hulahula rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Two is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Two throws a big elbow that misses.
Two is working Hulahula over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Two pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hulahula is keeping the position for now.
Hulahula trying to keep a closed guard but Two is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two wants to control from the top but Hulahula keeps moving.
Two wants to pass the guard but Hulahula is keeping the position.
Two wants to control from the top but Hulahula keeps moving.
Two makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Two throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hulahula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Two wants to control from the top but Hulahula keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Two trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Two working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hulahula keeping moving, preventing Two from controlling successfully.
Hulahula 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.
Hulahula wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Two trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Two throws a big right hand that misses.
Hulahula keeping moving, preventing Two from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Two looking to sit in guard and control but Hulahula gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Two is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hulahula defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Two looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Two bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hulahula's guard.
Heimo Hulahula overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hulahula tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Two trying to control the position from guard on top but Hulahula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hulahula manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Two manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hulahula trying to control the position from guard on top but Two is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hulahula working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Two showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Two scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Two working away.
Hulahula is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Two sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Two seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hulahula does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Two throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hulahula is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Two's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Two's back!
Two rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hulahula drops an elbow to the side of Two's head.
Two works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Two has an active guard here but Hulahula has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two looking for subs from the bottom but Hulahula mounts him!
Two takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Two is looking to improve his position but Hulahula isn't that keen on the idea.
Hulahula breaks from Two's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Two is trying desperately to improve position.
Two taking shots to the head.
Hulahula with the ground and pound from mount.
Two is working to get back to half guard.
Hulahula with good strikes from the mount here!
Two is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hulahula trying to control but Two is having none of it.
Two is still in real trouble! Can Hulahula finish him?
Two is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Two seems to have recovered his senses.
Hulahula wants to control the pace but Two is squirming around nicely.
Hulahula landing shots from mount.
Hulahula tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Two is desperately trying to improve his position but Hulahula has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two gets back to half guard.
Two tries to roll over but Hulahula keeps him under control.
Hulahula trying to pass the guard but Two defending well.
Hulahula is trying to control the action in half guard but Two is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Two regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hulahula lands a couple of elbows.
Hulahula passes Two's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Two manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Two looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hulahula's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula won't allow Two to sweep him here.
Hulahula trying to control but Two is working from the bottom.
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!
Hulahula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Two swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Two had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hulahula defends it easily.
Two looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Two has momentary wrist control but Hulahula slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hulahula trying to control but Two is working from the bottom.
Hulahula controlling from the top position.
Two throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heimo Hulahula showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hulahula has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heimo Hulahula!
A very excited looking Heimo Hulahula made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Got Yourself a Gun . Tony Soprano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Soprano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanov.
Soprano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ivanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick from Soprano lands but Ivanov takes it in his stride.
It looks like Yuri Ivanov has been cut.
Soprano moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ivanov connects with a high kick.
Soprano connects with an inside leg kick.
Soprano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soprano connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soprano takes one to the chin there.
Ivanov moves out of range of the body kick.
Ivanov throws a leg kick that misses.
Ivanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soprano.
Nice defenses there by Ivanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano blocks a head kick by Ivanov.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soprano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Soprano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Soprano lands with a nice combination. Ivanov backs away looking to recover.
Soprano staying out of range there.
Soprano misses with a head kick.
Soprano misses with a hook. Ivanov ducked under it nicely.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivanov.
Ivanov staying out of range there.
Soprano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ivanov. Ivanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Soprano connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soprano. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soprano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ivanov avoids the body shot from Soprano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sopranos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ivanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soprano.
Ivanov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ivanov checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soprano.
Soprano misses with a looping left.
Ivanov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ivanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ivanov throws a wild body kick that Soprano sees coming a mile off.
Soprano lands a jab to the nose.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Soprano.
Soprano moves away from the strike by Ivanov.
Soprano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Soprano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Soprano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soprano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soprano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tony Soprano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov dives in and grabs Soprano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soprano pushes down on Ivanov's head and hops out.
A swing and a miss from Soprano.
Soprano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ivanov takes a step back to recover.
Some wild striking there from Soprano.
Soprano throws out a loose jab but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Soprano tests Ivanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ivanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov sizes up Soprano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soprano throws out a leg kick but Ivanov moves out of range and Soprano only half commits.
Ivanov misses with a leg kick
and Soprano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ivanov thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Ivanov as he checks the leg kick.
Soprano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Ivanov misses its intended target.
Soprano scores with a spinning back kick!
Ivanov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Soprano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano misses with a double jab
and Ivanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soprano avoids a kick to the body.
Soprano lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Ivanov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ivanov throws a head kick but Soprano moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Ivanov - just one landing.
Ivanov moves out of range of the body kick.
Soprano scores with a decent looking hook.
Ivanov digs a good hook to Soprano's body.
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soprano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soprano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ivanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soprano.
Soprano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soprano scores with a hook.
Ivanov gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanov working the strikes but Soprano uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soprano is trying to get back to full guard.
Ivanov is thwarting Soprano's attempts to control the position.
Soprano is trying to stand up here but Ivanov is controlling him well.
Ivanov is keen to just control but Soprano is a slippery customer.
Ivanov stops Soprano from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov thows a huge punch but Soprano dodges it nicely.
Ivanov working over Soprano with some ground and pound. Soprano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Soprano is trying to get back to full guard.
Ivanov controlling the pace.
Soprano wants to get back to full guard.
Ivanov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soprano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ivanov trying to mount his opponent but Soprano defends it.
Ivanov thows a huge punch but Soprano dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano trying to hold on to Ivanov's head to control him but Ivanov postures up.
Ivanov lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov throwing shots but Soprano is blocking nicely.
Soprano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ivanov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ivanov raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Ivanov.
Ivanov landing strikes from the mount and Soprano is in trouble!
Ivanov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soprano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov raining down shots from the mount!
Ivanov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ivanov lands a heavy elbow.
Ivanov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Soprano can't escape the position.
Yuri Ivanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivanov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ivanov cracks Soprano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Ivanov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Soprano regains half guard.
Ivanov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ivanov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Soprano tries to roll over but Ivanov keeps him under control.
Ivanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soprano is trying to control but can't.
Ivanov looks to land a strike but Soprano avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ivanov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Soprano's head.
Soprano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Soprano keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soprano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ivanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuri Ivanov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Soprano moves out of range of the leg kick from Ivanov.
Soprano throws a chopping leg kick but Ivanov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soprano scores with a kick to the body.
Tony Soprano is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Soprano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ivanov doesn't seem phased though.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivanov.
Soprano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soprano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ivanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ivanov working aggressively here.
Soprano blocks an uppercut.
Soprano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soprano throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soprano.
Ivanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Soprano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a nice uppercut.
Ivanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Soprano prevents it.
Ivanov can't find room to land a body shot as Soprano controls the action.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ivanov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
Still in the clinch, Soprano scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soprano.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov has a couple of punches blocked by Soprano.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soprano slips a straight right by Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a low kick, looking for Soprano's leg but Soprano calmly moves out of range.
Soprano tests Ivanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano misses with a body kick.
Ivanov connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ivanov's head backwards.
Ivanov looks to land a body kick but Soprano moved away.
Soprano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ivanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ivanov missing with a left hand there. Soprano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soprano.
Ivanov fails with the takedown.
Tony Soprano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Ivanov.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Soprano.
Soprano misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ivanov. That snapped Soprano's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ivanov.
Soprano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Soprano.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Soprano circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ivanov throws a wild body kick that Soprano sees coming a mile off.
Ivanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soprano lunges at Ivanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ivanov's hand.
Ivanov shoots in but no luck this time.
Soprano is looking to land body kicks.
Soprano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ivanov throws a jab when Soprano was well out of range.
A big left from Ivanov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Soprano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soprano.
Ivanov misses with a looping right.
Soprano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soprano is looking to chop away at Ivanov's legs.
Soprano thows a body shot but no joy.
Soprano swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
A jab from Ivanov misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses.
Ivanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soprano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Soprano.
I think Soprano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Soprano!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Soprano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moon comes to the cage accompanied by Heartbeats. Howard Moon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Howard Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Stuart Redman!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Stuart Redman has been cut.
Redman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moon throws a looping overhand right but Redman ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Moon - just one landing.
Moon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Howard Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Redman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Moon to the mat! Moon manages to get full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Redman wants to control from the top but Moon keeps moving.
Redman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Redman is one step ahead there.
Redman trying to control the position from guard on top but Moon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Stuart Redman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Redman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Redman.
Howard Moon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stuart Redman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moon.
Moon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Redman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moon throws a head kick but Redman moves out of range.
Redman shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moon is fending him off so far but Redman persists. Nope, Moon circles away and we're back to standing.
Redman looks winded!
Moon looks to throw the jab but Redman is out of range.
Moon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Redman. That did some damage!
Moon throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Moon. Beautiful body shot.
Moon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Moon.
Redman avoids the head kick by Moon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon catches Redman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moon throws a body punch but Redman moves out of range.
Redman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moon's waist but Moon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Redman off to one side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moon.
Moon stuffs the takedown attempt from Redman. Redman gets slowly back to his feet.
Moon scores with the left hand. Redman knows he should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Stuart Redman's cut even more.
Moon clobbers Redman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Redman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Redman on the side of the head.
The cut above Stuart Redman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon lands a big head kick that sends Redman tumbling to the mat! Moon takes a step backwards and waves Redman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Redman is rocked!
Moon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Redman is still on wobbly legs! Can Moon finish him?
Moon flashes Redman a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Redman's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Redman crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Moon punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Howard Moon!
A victorious Howard Moon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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