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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Trampling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Speech Cobras. 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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143 lbs
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116 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Trampling!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Trampling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burns as he jumps to the side.
Burns scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matt Trampling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Trampling is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burns closes the distance and pushes Trampling back into the cage.
Trampling tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trampling tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it.
Trampling takes a shot to the head.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trampling tries a head kick but it misses.
Trampling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burns clinches with his opponent.
Trampling looking to stall.
Trampling with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trampling.
Trampling misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trampling prevents a body shot from Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Trampling is out of range.
Trampling moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Nice cross by Burns.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns lands with a hook. Trampling tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trampling tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burns makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Trampling really felt that one!
Trampling misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Trampling misses.
Trampling misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Trampling misses
and Burns counters with a two punch combo.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trampling throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trampling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trampling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trampling circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trampling.
Burns cracks a nice hook into Trampling's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trampling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trampling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burns clinches up against the cage.
Trampling taking a breather.
Trampling trying to land knees to the body.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Trampling blocks a body shot from Burns.
Burns is leaning against Trampling and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trampling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns.
Burns really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Trampling's head.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trampling misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Burns.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Trampling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Burns as the two fighters clinch.
Burns lands a left hand.
Burns is working Trampling over against the cage.
Burns avoiding damage as Trampling throws knees to the body.
Burns lands a left hand.
Trampling throws a head punch that misses.
Trampling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trampling stalling in the clinch but Burns improves position.
Nice body punch from Burns - that landed with a thud.
Trampling looks winded!
Trampling tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Trampling back against the cage.
Trampling throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns tries to work over Trampling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trampling throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Burns.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Burns finds it's way through Trampling's defenses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trampling.
Trampling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns feints and then cracks Trampling's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trampling down.
Burns works the jab nicely.
Burns scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Burns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trampling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burns tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trampling is looking to score with low kicks.
Trampling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trampling.
Burns lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Burns 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.
Trampling tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns lands a nice looking body kick.
Burns moves into range and clinches up with Trampling.
Trampling with a knee to the head.
Burns avoids the elbow strike from Trampling, against the cage.
Brad Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trampling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns cracks Trampling with a nice body shot.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns tries to work over Trampling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trampling is rocked!
Burns lands a body shot.
Trampling is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Trampling. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns throws a head kick that half lands.
Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trampling.
Burns throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Trampling crashing down! Trampling tries to stagger back to his feet but Burns just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Trampling asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Burns!
Brad Burns looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am the best striker in the world, my boxing is incredible and so are my team and supporters. This guy is a chump and didn't deserve to be in the ring with me tonight. I want a Title again, and i'll beat the hell out of anyone to do it.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Serial Killa. 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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30
163 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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25
166 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Puppy cracks a nice hook into Hall's ribs.
Hall takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hall has closed the distance and engaged Puppy in a clinch.
Puppy wants to take the fight to the mat but Hall manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Puppy has hold of one of Hall's legs. Hall is fighting the takedown attempt but Puppy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Puppy prevents Hall from getting back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Puppy cracks Hall with a solid left hand.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Puppy on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puppy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puppy.
Puppy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puppy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Puppy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Puppy wants to pass the guard but Hall is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Puppy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.
Puppy thows a huge punch but Hall dodges it nicely.
Hall is in trouble now - Puppy has advanced to mount!
Hall holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Puppy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Puppy cracks Hall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Puppy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Puppy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puppy working the ground and pound effectively.
Puppy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Puppy unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hall wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Puppy celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sick Puppy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica-Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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34
278 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazaki Fujita!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick from Fujita.
Fujita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fujita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fujita at a distance.
Emelianenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fujita shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Emelianenko is trying to defend but Fujita finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fujita is thwarting Emelianenko's attempts to control the position.
Emelianenko is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Fujita 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Fujita is keen to just control but Emelianenko is a slippery customer.
Emelianenko is controlling Fujita's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fujita thows a huge punch but Emelianenko dodges it nicely.
Fujita controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fujita lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to get to full guard but Fujita has control of the leg.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain the position but Fujita is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko is looking to escape.
Emelianenko moves into full guard.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fujita wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko is trying to keep Fujita in close.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujita.
Emelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Fujita stands up and waves to Emelianenko to follow him.
Fujita has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fujita is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Emelianenko can't fight it off and eventually Fujita manages to take the fight to the floor. Emelianenko looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fujita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emelianenko is keeping the position for now.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard here.
Fujita lands a couple of digs.
Fujita trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Fujita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fujita slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to reverse the position.
Emelianenko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fujita cracks Emelianenko with a big elbow.
Fujita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fujita tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fujita trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Fujita looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Emelianenko is avoiding damage well.
Emelianenko gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Emelianenko trying to hold on to Fujita's head to control him but Fujita postures up.
Fujita prevents Emelianenko from improving his position.
Fujita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fujita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Emelianenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Fujita.
Emelianenko trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Emelianenko is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazaki Fujita dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fujita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujita with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fujita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Fujita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fujita just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Fujita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujita moves into the clinch successfully.
Fujita breaks from the clinch.
Fujita misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fujita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fujita gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Fujita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fujita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to control Fujita's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emelianenko avoid being mounted?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Aleksander Emelianenko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fujita scores with a one two! Emelianenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fujita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fujita pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Emelianenko back to the cage. Fujita follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fujita looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujita is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Fujita.
Fujita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fujita tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Fujita avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Fujita closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fujita lands in his opponent's guard.
Fujita preventing the sweep.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fujita throwing strikes but missing.
Fujita postures up.
Fujita throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko 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.
Fujita throwing strikes from guard but Emelianenko blocks nicely.
Emelianenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fujita manages to get himself to full guard.
Emelianenko is fighting to break Fujita's control of his arms but Fujita is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksander Emelianenko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fujita misses with a double jab
and Emelianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good shot there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a big shot that misses.
Fujita throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Kazaki Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Fujita's shoulder, as Fujita tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Fujita moved out of range.
Fujita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Fujita fails with a takedown attempt.
Aleksander Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazaki Fujita.
Fujita moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
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!
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Fujita avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Fujita drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Emelianenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fujita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fujita is keeping busy.
Fujita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujita goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kazaki Fujita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fujita throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazaki Fujita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Emelianenko.
It looks like Kazaki Fujita has been cut.
Fujita shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fujita was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Emelianenko is trying to control Fujita's posture but Fujita avoids it.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
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!
Emelianenko wants to control but Fujita postures up.
Fujita creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fujita working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fujita creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fujita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Emelianenko manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fujita's best efforts.
Fujita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fujita lands strikes from half guard.
Fujita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to control but Fujita postures up.
Emelianenko wants to improve his position but Fujita is controlling well.
Fujita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Emelianenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fujita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Emelianenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fujita throwing strikes from guard but Emelianenko blocks nicely.
Kazaki Fujita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position but Fujita postures up.
Fujita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emelianenko wants to sweep here but Fujita controlling him for the moment.
Fujita throws a big elbow that misses.
Fujita postures up.
Aleksander Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fujita landing some decent shots from guard.
Fujita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Emelianenko managing to control the position.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujita.
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!
Fujita preventing the sweep.
Fujita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fujita throws a big elbow that misses.
Fujita wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is keeping the position.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujita.
Emelianenko wants to sweep here but Fujita controlling him for the moment.
Fujita trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fujita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko connects with the punch.
Fujita is looking to clinch.
Fujita tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Fujita closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Emelianenko to the mat! Emelianenko manages to get full guard.
Fujita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujita prevents Emelianenko from getting back to his feet.
Emelianenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujita.
Emelianenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fujita looking to pass the guard.
Kazaki Fujita is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko, not yet.
Emelianenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fujita scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
Emelianenko wants to stand but Fujita is controlling the position.
Fujita sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko, not yet.
Emelianenko trying to control the position.
Fujita's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Fujita moves away and avoids it.
Fujita throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Fujita moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazaki Fujita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fujita winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazaki Fujita!
Kazaki Fujita thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Halder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bush comes to the cage accompanied by Taking a Life. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Halder!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Halder!
Halder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bush's elbow.
Halder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bush thumps Halder with a low kick.
Bush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bush goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bush throws a leg kick but Halder moved away.
Halder looks to land a right hand but Bush moved out of range.
Bush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bush looks to throw a body kick
letting Halder counter with a right hand.
Bush lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bush lands with a shot to the body.
Halder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Halder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bush throws a front kick aimed at Halder's knee but Halder avoids it well.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halder.
Bush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halder was well out of range. Poor timing from Bush.
Halder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bush is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Halder.
Halder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bush's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halder. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halder scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Harry Bush has been cut.
Bush moves out of range of the body kick from Halder.
Halder throws the kick towards the body but Bush avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halder throws a leg kick that misses.
Bush moves out of range of the body kick from Halder.
Halder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy left from Halder finds it's target.
Halder tries to clinch there but Bush circles away.
Halder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Halder connects with a solid leg kick.
Halder misses with a head kick.
Halder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bush throws a poor cross that misses
and Halder counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Halder.
Halder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bush.
An inside leg kick lands from Halder.
Halder lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halder darts in and clinches Bush up against the cage.
Bush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Halder lands a nice elbow.
Halder lands an elbow that stopped Bush in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Halder.
Halder lands an elbow inside that Bush shrugs off.
Harry Bush's cut is getting worse.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bush tries a body shot but Halder blocks it.
Bush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bush stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halder thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush blocks a head kick by Halder.
Bush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bush's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Halder!
Halder misses with a low kick.
Halder throws a shot from downtown. Bush moves away and avoids it.
Halder scores with a shot to the body.
Bush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halder lands a nice looking body kick.
Halder thuds his right hand into Bush's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bush slips a straight right by Halder.
Bush gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Bush tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Halder is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Bush buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Bush!! Bush is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Halder throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Halder!
A victorious Blake Halder thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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29
143 lbs
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28
145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hamid Zaferani!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draclau lands a head kick. Zaferani smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Draclau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zaferani circles away.
Draclau staying out of range there.
Zaferani throws a lazy head kick
and Draclau counters with a nice uppercut.
Draclau on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zaferani thows a body shot but no joy.
Zaferani is looking to land body kicks.
Zaferani scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Draclau blocks the low kick.
Zaferani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Draclau throws a lazy head kick
and Zaferani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaferani throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheers as Zaferani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Draclau doesn't seem phased though.
Zaferani throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani lands a jab to the head.
Draclau throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Zaferani to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamid Zaferani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaferani is looking to slow Draclau down with leg kicks.
Draclau tries to clinch but Zaferani is having none of it.
Zaferani keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Zaferani misses.
Draclau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draclau slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draclau.
Zaferani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draclau throws out the jab.
Draclau scores with a shot to the body.
Zaferani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zaferani misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani misses with a hook
and Draclau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Draclau lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draclau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaferani throws the left hand but Draclau avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as Draclau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zaferani doesn't seem phased though.
Draclau throws a sloppy head kick and Zaferani moves out of range easily.
Zaferani is looking to slow Draclau down with leg kicks.
Zaferani lands a two punch combo.
Zaferani throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Draclau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Zaferani is predictable there
and Draclau counters with a low kick, right behind Zaferani 's knee.
Draclau moves out of range as Zaferani strikes.
Zaferani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Draclau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zaferani scrambles back to his feet.
Draclau checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draclau.
Draclau lands a jab.
Draclau tests Zaferani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaferani throws an overhand right that lands on Draclau's shoulder, as Draclau tries to avoid the shot.
Zaferani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Draclau misses the shot to the body.
Zaferani moves out of range as Draclau strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani lands a jab to the nose.
Zaferani scores with a sloppy right hand. Draclau should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaferani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Draclau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zaferani catches Draclau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zaferani throws a poor cross that misses
and Draclau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Draclau.
Zaferani misses with the body kick
and Draclau counters with a nice leg kick.
Zaferani is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Draclau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zaferani misses with a lunging right hand
and Draclau counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaferani misses with a straight left.
Zaferani checks the leg kick.
Draclau scores with a jab to the body.
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 Alphons Draclau will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zaferani throws an off balance right hand
and Draclau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zaferani's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Draclau tries to clinch but Zaferani moves away
and Zaferani counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Zaferani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draclau tries to score with a low kick but Zaferani moves his leg out of the way.
Zaferani misses with an uppercut.
Zaferani misses the jab.
Draclau takes one on the button.
Draclau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaferani with a jab.
Draclau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaferani checks a low kick from Draclau.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draclau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zaferani lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Draclau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Draclau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Draclau takes one to the side of the head.
Draclau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaferani stuffs the takedown.
Draclau tries a head kick but it misses.
Draclau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zaferani lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draclau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaferani jabs at Draclau's body.
Draclau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaferani.
A solid body kick from Zaferani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani throws a leg kick
and Draclau counters with an outside leg kick.
Draclau moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaferani is looking to slow Draclau down with leg kicks.
Draclau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zaferani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Zaferani. Beautiful body shot.
Zaferani misses with an uppercut. Draclau saw that one coming.
A jab from Zaferani finds it's way through Draclau's defenses.
Zaferani connects with a right hand. Draclau shakes it off.
Draclau misses the shot to the body.
Zaferani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaferani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draclau.
Hamid Zaferani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draclau tries to clinch there but Zaferani circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau moves out of range as Zaferani throws a body kick.
Hamid Zaferani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draclau lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zaferani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaferani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zaferani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zaferani misses with a kick to the body.
Zaferani tests Draclau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaferani thows a body kick. Draclau tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zaferani cracks Draclau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaferani lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Draclau.
Draclau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zaferani lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Zaferani misses
and Draclau counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaferani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zaferani throws a body punch but Draclau moves out of range.
Zaferani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaferani lands with a cross.
Zaferani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaferani throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaferani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draclau tries to clinch there but Zaferani circles away.
Zaferani blocks a head kick by Draclau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamid Zaferani 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!
Zaferani on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zaferani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Draclau counters with a low kick, right behind Zaferani 's knee.
Draclau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Draclau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaferani throws a leg kick but Draclau moved away.
Zaferani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draclau.
Zaferani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draclau. Draclau obviously looking to wear him down.
Draclau moves in looking to clinch but Zaferani pushes him off.
Zaferani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Draclau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zaferani's knee momentarily.
Zaferani throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Draclau counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zaferani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zaferani being controlled here, momentarily.
Zaferani keeping full guard, as Draclau tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zaferani is trying to keep Draclau in close.
Draclau trying to control but Zaferani is working from the bottom.
Draclau trying to move into half guard but instead Zaferani has managed to sweep!
Zaferani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick by Zaferani misses
and Draclau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zaferani connects with a right hand. Draclau shakes it off.
Zaferani lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Zaferani misses.
Draclau moves forwards but Zaferani connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Draclau throws a front kick that sends Zaferani stumbling back into the cage.
Draclau moves out of range of the leg kick from Zaferani.
Draclau blocks a jab.
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!
Zaferani thows a leg kick but Draclau checks it
and Draclau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zaferani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draclau.
Draclau just leaning against Zaferani, taking a breather.
Draclau wants to take the fight to the mat but Zaferani manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Zaferani fails to land.
Zaferani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draclau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Draclau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaferani can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Zaferani throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Draclau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draclau lands an uppercut.
Zaferani has a couple of punches blocked by Draclau.
Draclau gets control of Zaferani's arms and successfully pulls guard. Draclau will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Draclau is looking to stand up but Zaferani isn't so interested in that idea.
Zaferani looking to sit in guard and control but Draclau gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani working a defensive guard here.
Draclau being controlled here momentarily.
Draclau trying to control but Zaferani is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draclau works over Zaferani with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alphons Draclau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Draclau 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alphons Draclau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmut Demir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olbrzymi Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
300 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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36
313 lbs
30 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mahmut Demir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Olbrzymi Vlad!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlad wants to clinch up but Demir keeps it at a distance.
Demir keeps the fight on the outside.
Vlad misses with a head kick.
Vlad wants to clinch
and Demir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vlad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Demir postures up in Vlad's guard and throws a big left but Vlad blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demir trying to control the position from guard on top but Vlad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vlad wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Demir manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demir wants to control but Vlad is keeping him busy.
Vlad taking some punishment here, with Demir in his half guard.
Demir throwing shots but Vlad is blocking nicely.
Demir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vlad keeps working.
Demir wants to free his trapped foot but Vlad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demir slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahmut Demir wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Demir lands a jab to the nose.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vlad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olbrzymi Vlad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vlad's half guard.
Demir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demir tries to pass to full mount but Vlad defends it.
Demir prevents Vlad from improving his position.
Demir trying to mount his opponent but Vlad defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Demir lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demir is trying to control the action in half guard but Vlad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vlad tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Demir manages to move to mount!
Vlad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demir looking to control but Vlad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmut Demir 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.
Vlad tries to clinch up but Demir circles away and keeps his distance.
Demir digs a good body shot into Vlad's ribs.
Vlad tries to clinch but Demir moves out of range.
Demir is looking to land body kicks.
Vlad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Demir looks to land a combination. Vlad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vlad tries to clinch but Demir is having none of it.
Demir swings for the body but Vlad moves out of range.
Vlad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Demir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demir wants to take a breather but Vlad is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad tries to kick Demir off but Demir keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Demir wants to control but Vlad is keeping him busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Demir slows the pace down in half guard.
Mahmut Demir has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vlad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Demir with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vlad wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Demir is fending him off so far but Vlad persists. Nope, Demir circles away and we're back to standing.
Vlad lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vlad closes the distance and clinches up with Demir, looking for a takedown. Vlad pushes Demir against the cage but Demir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vlad moves to clinch but Demir breaks away
and Demir makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vlad really felt that one!
Mahmut Demir is winning the standup battle so far.
Vlad is breathing heavily.
Vlad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Demir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Olbrzymi Vlad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vlad was well out of range. Poor timing from Demir.
Vlad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demir scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Olbrzymi Vlad has been cut.
Demir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vlad!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demir cracks Vlad with a big right hand but Vlad just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Demir tries to advance to mount but can't.
Vlad is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Demir is controlling him well.
Demir is staying tight to Vlad's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Vlad wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad regains half guard, as Demir was trying to land strikes.
Demir with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmut Demir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olbrzymi Vlad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Demir.
Vlad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Demir counters with a nice body shot.
Demir misses with a few strikes there.
Vlad staying out of range there.
Demir with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demir drives through with a takedown into guard.
Demir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Demir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vlad wants to stand up but Demir is controlling him.
Demir wants to control from the top but Vlad keeps moving.
Demir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Demir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad keeping moving, preventing Demir from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahmut Demir wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Demir throws a hook but Vlad blocks it.
Demir scores with a jab to the jaw.
Demir is looking to wear down Vlad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Demir swats away the attempt to clinch by Vlad.
Demir swats away the attempt to clinch by Vlad.
Vlad is looking to clinch but Demir is avoiding it.
Demir swats away the attempt to clinch by Vlad.
A jab from Demir does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demir blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vlad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vlad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vlad's sensitive parts.
Vlad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demir throws a right hand that misses
and Vlad counters with a nice double leg into side control. Demir won't be happy with that.
Demir manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vlad's best efforts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demir makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Demir.
Vlad passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Demir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vlad can do to turn this around?
Demir is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Demir slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Olbrzymi Vlad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Demir is trying to control the action in half guard but Vlad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Demir with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Demir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vlad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mahmut Demir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Demir 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahmut Demir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masoe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe. Grace has chosen Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Grace!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masoe dodges the punch combination from Grace.
Masoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grace shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gaisafa Masoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grace dodges the punch combination from Masoe.
Grace checks a low kick from Masoe.
Grace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masoe.
Masoe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masoe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grace fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masoe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe wants to clinch but Grace slips to the side
and Grace counters with a nice uppercut.
Grace misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masoe. Grace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grace moves away from the strike by Masoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Grace or perhaps it was just good defense by Masoe which made him look bad.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masoe.
Masoe works Grace's body with a nice hook.
Masoe misses with a low kick.
Grace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masoe.
Grace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grace blocks a head kick by Masoe.
Masoe throws out a leg kick but Grace moves out of range and Masoe only half commits.
Nice body punch from Grace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Masoe misses
and Grace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Masoe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe's corner calls for a 1-2. Masoe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masoe is looking to chop away at Grace's legs.
Grace swats away the attempt to clinch by Masoe.
Masoe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masoe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grace throws an overhand right that lands on Masoe's shoulder, as Masoe tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grace. Masoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masoe misses with a kick to the body.
Masoe is looking to clinch but Grace is avoiding it.
Masoe throws a leg kick but Grace sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Grace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masoe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Masoe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grace doesn't seem phased though.
Grace connects with the punch.
A big left from Grace misses.
Masoe scores with a spinning back kick!
A clash of legs there as Masoe blocks the low kick.
Masoe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grace.
Masoe connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grace thows a body shot but no joy.
Grace on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masoe moves away from the strike by Grace.
Masoe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grace circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace moves out of range of the body kick.
Grace moves out of range as Masoe strikes.
Masoe throws a hook to the side of Grace's head but Grace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grace walks into a straight right hand from Masoe.
Grace throws the left hand but Masoe avoids the punch easily.
Grace throws a series of strikes that have Masoe backpedaling.
Masoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masoe misses the jab.
Masoe misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Masoe.
Masoe ducks under a wild hook from Grace.
Masoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Gaisafa Masoe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Masoe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grace lands with a shot to the body.
Grace throws a body punch but Masoe moves out of range.
Masoe misses with a low kick.
Grace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grace jabs Masoe right on the nose. Masoe blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grace takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grace looks to land a body kick but Masoe moved away.
Grace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masoe. Masoe obviously looking to wear him down.
Masoe catches Grace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Grace.
Grace takes a swing at Masoe's ribcage but misses.
Gaisafa Masoe is winning the standup battle so far.
Masoe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Masoe misses with a kick to the body.
Masoe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grace, pushing him back against the cage.
Masoe trying to stall but Grace improves his position.
Masoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Masoe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masoe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grace blocks it with crossed arms.
Grace working hard to break the clinch.
Grace tries to throw a body punch but Masoe avoids it by throwing Grace back against the cage.
Grace letting Masoe take a breather here.
Grace manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grace has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Masoe.
Grace lands a jab to Masoe's midsection.
Masoe scores with a leg kick.
Masoe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grace checks a leg kick.
Grace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Masoe rather than just go for the knockout.
Grace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Grace swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Masoe.
Masoe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gaisafa Masoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masoe throws a wild body kick that Grace sees coming a mile off.
Masoe walks into a stiff left hand from Grace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe lands a leg kick that knocks Grace off balance momentarily.
Masoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grace was well out of range. Poor timing from Masoe.
Grace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grace throws a body punch but Masoe moves out of range.
Masoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masoe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Masoe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grace's hands.
Grace takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grace takes a swing at Masoe's ribcage but misses.
Grace punishes Masoe's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masoe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grace's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grace misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grace defending well as Masoe loads up on a big left hand.
Masoe throws a body kick that misses.
Grace takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grace darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grace takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Masoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grace pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Masoe back to the cage. Grace follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Grace as he checks the leg kick.
Masoe throws the kick towards the body but Grace avoids it.
Masoe tried to score with a low kick but Grace checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaisafa Masoe dominated that second round.
That's time! Masoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Masoe misses with a hook. Grace ducked under it nicely.
Grace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masoe moves away.
Grace lands a jab to Masoe's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masoe.
A head kick misses from Grace.
Masoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grace.
Masoe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grace moves out of range of the leg kick from Masoe.
Grace scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grace looks to score with a jab to the body but Masoe is just out of range.
Masoe lands a leg kick that knocks Grace off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horrible takedown by Grace or perhaps it was just good defense by Masoe which made him look bad.
Masoe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Masoe leaves Grace with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grace takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grace avoids the head kick by Masoe.
Masoe throws a hook to the side of Grace's head but Grace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masoe throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
Masoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Masoe misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Masoe. That snapped Grace's head back.
Max Grace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grace, as that shot connected.
Masoe cracks Grace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masoe leaves Grace with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gaisafa Masoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Grace.
Masoe connects with a looping right hand.
Masoe tries to score with a low kick but Grace moves his leg out of the way.
Masoe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grace tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masoe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grace is out of range.
Grace looks to score with a jab to the body but Masoe is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Masoe on the side of the head.
Grace fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Masoe to the ground. Grace is now in Masoe's guard.
Grace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masoe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grace's guard.
Masoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace 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.
Masoe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Masoe looking to pass the guard.
Masoe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
Masoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grace is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Masoe throwing strikes from guard but Grace blocks nicely.
Masoe works over Grace with some ground and pound from guard.
Masoe throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe postures up and lands a big shot to Grace's brow.
Masoe trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
Masoe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Gaisafa Masoe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Masoe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gaisafa Masoe!
Gaisafa Masoe very nearly forgot to thank Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee** amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guy Downs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guy Downs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downs has a takedown stuffed.
Downs dives in and grabs Murphy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes down on Downs's head and hops out.
Downs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Murphy!
Murphy sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Downs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.
Murphy is staying active underneath Downs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murphy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Downs is looking for a kimura here.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to control but can't.
Downs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Downs works his way into side control.
Murphy is looking to reverse the position.
Murphy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Murphy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
Downs wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Murphy is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Downs is tapping! Great win for Murphy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Murphy!
After winning the bout, David Murphy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and José Nabijos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nabijos's choice of entrance music: IF I DIE TONIGHT. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Matthieu Benoit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, José Nabijos!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabijos fakes the leg kick and cracks Benoit in the body.
Nabijos lands a slapping body shot.
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nabijos moves away.
Benoit scores with a one two! Nabijos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nabijos looks to land a right hand but Benoit moved out of range.
Benoit lands with a cross.
Benoit tries to land a front kick but Nabijos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nabijos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benoit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nabijos blocks a leg kick.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
Benoit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nabijos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benoit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nabijos thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabijos jabs Benoit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nabijos misses with a looping right.
Nabijos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benoit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benoit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nabijos. Nabijos obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos scores with a push kick.
Nabijos misses with a body kick.
Nabijos lands with a nice body kick.
Nabijos ducks under a wild hook from Benoit.
Benoit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benoit throws a low kick but Nabijos moves out of range easily.
Benoit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Benoit is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabijos throws a series of punches but Benoit moves out of range.
Nabijos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nabijos throws a head kick but Benoit moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nabijos misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benoit checks a leg kick.
Benoit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nabijos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos stuffs the takedown.
Nabijos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nabijos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nabijos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benoit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benoit throws a leg kick but Nabijos checks it.
Nabijos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benoit's head backwards.
It looks like Matthieu Benoit has been cut.
Nabijos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benoit.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Nabijos slips the punch.
Nabijos lands a big head kick that sends Benoit tumbling to the mat! Nabijos takes a step backwards and waves Benoit back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Benoit shoots in looking for a takedown but Nabijos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benoit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nabijos tries to land a front kick but Benoit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nabijos is looking to chop away at Benoit's legs.
Nabijos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benoit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nabijos. Nabijos obviously looking to wear him down.
Benoit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nabijos defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthieu Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nabijos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benoit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nabijos defends it nicely.
Benoit misses with a looping left.
Benoit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benoit wants to land a leg kick but Nabijos is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benoit wants to slow Nabijos down by chopping away at his legs.
Nabijos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nabijos throws a lazy right hand but Benoit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benoit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nabijos thuds his right hand into Benoit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nabijos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
José Nabijos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benoit blocks a leg kick.
Benoit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nabijos.
A slow jab from Nabijos misses its intended target.
Nabijos throws a push kick but Benoit slaps the foot to one side.
Benoit slips a straight right by Nabijos.
Benoit misses with a hook. Nabijos ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabijos misses with an uppercut. Benoit saw that one coming.
Benoit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Nabijos to counter with a crisp jab.
Benoit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nabijos.
Nabijos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
José Nabijos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nabijos takes one to the side of the head.
Benoit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benoit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nabijos - the referee stops the clock and Benoit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nabijos. Benoit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nabijos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nabijos drops Benoit with a beautiful combination! Benoit stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nabijos is looking for the KO!
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!
Nabijos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benoit moves out of range as Nabijos strikes.
Nabijos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nabijos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nabijos thuds a left hand into Benoit's body.
Nabijos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benoit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nabijos. Nabijos obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nabijos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benoit's sensitive parts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nabijos.
Matthieu Benoit's cut is getting worse.
Nabijos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nabijos misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos tries to bum rush Benoit with a series of wild strikes but Benoit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nabijos, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Nabijos misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Benoit might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benoit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nabijos.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benoit.
Nabijos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benoit at a distance.
Benoit needs to keep his hands up - Nabijos had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benoit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benoit is rocked!
A jab from Benoit misses.
Nabijos throws a leg kick but Benoit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benoit throws a right hand that misses
and Nabijos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Benoit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthieu Benoit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nabijos moves out of range as Benoit strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benoit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benoit seems to have got his legs back now.
Nabijos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benoit's head backwards.
Nabijos lands a nice looking body shot.
Nabijos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nabijos connects with a body shot that sends Benoit's belly button to the back.
Nabijos lands a big right hand that sends Benoit crashing to the mat! Nabijos stays standing though and waves Benoit back to his feet!
Nabijos knocks out Benoit with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Nabijos before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Nabijos picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). José Nabijos!
José Nabijos is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath José Nabijos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by قنب هندي. The crowd seem to be enjoying McDonald's choice of entrance music: Sounds of Silence. 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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212 lbs
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228 lbs
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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
30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitch McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by al Din.
McDonald scores with a punch to the head.
McDonald thows a body shot but no joy.
al Din connects with an inside leg kick.
al Din lands with a nice body kick.
McDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and al Din counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
and al Din counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald throws the left hand but al Din avoids the punch easily.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from al Din finds it's way round the side to connect with McDonald's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McDonald crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from al Din - the referee stops the clock and McDonald gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says al Din. McDonald manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
al Din gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McDonald wants to break free but al Din has control.
A short left from McDonald.
al Din misses with a punch on the inside.
al Din successfully pulls guard.
al Din trying to control the position.
al Din has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McDonald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control but al Din is working from the bottom.
al Din working for a triangle but McDonald defends it easily.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
al Din escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McDonald gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
al Din has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McDonald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McDonald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
al Din has his foot on McDonald's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McDonald works his way back into a safe position though.
McDonald trying to control but al Din is working from the bottom.
McDonald is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McDonald must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
al Din throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
al Din pulls McDonald in to control the position.
al Din looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din controls McDonald momentarily but McDonald frees himself.
McDonald is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitch McDonald was stalling too much, according to the referee.
al Din tries to land a body kick
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from McDonald misses
and al Din counters with a low kick, right behind McDonald 's knee.
McDonald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but al Din checks it well.
McDonald looks for the body kick but al Din saw that one coming.
al Din misses with the body kick
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald scores with a hook.
A big left from McDonald misses.
al Din rushes McDonald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din jumps guard but McDonald stands there with al Din around his waist. al Din gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Din.
A right hook to the body lands for al Din.
al Din jumps into guard, dragging McDonald to the mat.
McDonald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
al Din looking for a guillotine here but McDonald defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din is looking for a triangle but McDonald pushes his legs off easily.
al Din pulls McDonald in close to his closed guard and prevents McDonald from doing any damage or advancing position.
al Din looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
al Din working for a triangle but McDonald defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
al Din lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDonald's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from McDonald misses.
McDonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Din.
A head kick by McDonald misses
and al Din counters with a low kick, right behind McDonald 's knee.
al Din throws a front kick that sends McDonald stumbling back into the cage.
McDonald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Din.
al Din throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
al Din lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
al Din fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald walks into a left hand.
al Din connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
al Din feints and then cracks McDonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonald down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by al Din.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
Mitch McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by al Din.
al Din moves out of range as McDonald strikes.
al Din moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McDonald takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Mitch McDonald has been cut.
al Din fails in his attempt to clinch.
al Din lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taj al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
McDonald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDonald.
al Din bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
al Din scores with a kick to the body.
al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Din looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
al Din lands with a shot to the body.
McDonald walks forward, straight into a front kick from al Din.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din drives through and clinches with McDonald against the cage.
al Din lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
al Din crunches a lovely knee into McDonald's ribcage.
al Din is leaning against McDonald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
al Din pushes McDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Din scores with a shoulder strike.
al Din can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
McDonald takes a shot to the head.
al Din working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
al Din lands with a short head shot on the inside.
al Din tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald working aggressively here.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
al Din softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
al Din tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din has clasped his hands together around McDonald's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
al Din looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McDonald can't do much from the bottom here.
al Din has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for McDonald!
al Din goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now McDonald is on top in guard.
al Din is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taj al Din overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din trying to strike off his back.
McDonald avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
al Din is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDonald is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but al Din is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
al Din has his foot on McDonald's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McDonald works his way back into a safe position though.
al Din is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but al Din is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
al Din has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think McDonald should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, al Din has tightened it up now! McDonald should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Taj al Din!
After winning the bout, Taj al Din thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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