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Valhalla: Hilo 39 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Morawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Vieira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Krzysztof Morawski's chin.
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148 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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157 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krzysztof Morawski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira shoots in for a takedown but Morawski shows good takedown defense.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morawski.
Vieira has his takedown stuffed
and Morawski counters with a straight right hand.
Vieira has a takedown stuffed.
Krzysztof Morawski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vieira.
Vieira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morawski delivers a nice body kick.
Vieira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morawski throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morawski.
That kick from Morawski tenderised Vieira's leg. Vieira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vieira moves out of range of the leg kick from Morawski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morawski counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morawski clinches with his opponent.
Vieira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morawski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morawski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vieira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Morawski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vieira is rocked!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morawski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vieira is still in real trouble! Can Morawski finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira can't keep his opponent in guard - Morawski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morawski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morawski is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Vieira is hurt! He's hurt bad - Morawski fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Vieira from any more punishment! Congratulations to Morawski! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Morawski!
During a confident post fight interview, Krzysztof Morawski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Landon Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little comes to the cage accompanied by Lion King - Circle of Life . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Devin Kane!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane misses with a shot to the body
letting Little counter with a right hand.
Kane misses with a straight right.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Kane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Kane throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it.
Kane lands with a shot to the body.
Little instigates a clinch.
Little taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Little lands a good knee to the midsection. Kane won't want to take too many of those.
Little is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Little misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little.
Little is stalling here.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Little pushes off an throws an elbow but Kane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Little.
A bit of stalling here from Little.
Little throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from Little.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Little.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Little just leaning against Kane, taking a breather.
Little lands a nice knee to the body.
Kane tries to circle away but Little has him pinned against the cage.
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!
Kane is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Kane is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kane up against the cage.
Kane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Little displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kane up against the cage.
Kane blocks the elbow strike.
Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane tests Little's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kane scores with a shot to the body.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.
Little moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kane blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Little 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.
Kane lands with a good body shot.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Little has Kane up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Little throws an elbow but misses.
Little scores with a knee to the head.
Little taking a breather.
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little is stalling here.
Kane is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Little is controlling him.
Little keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kane's efforts to push away.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kane blocks it with crossed arms.
Little just leaning against Kane, taking a breather.
Kane tries to break the clinch but Little is controlling the position.
Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Little counters with a series of strikes. Kane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Little fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Devin Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little throws out a leg kick but Kane moves out of range and Little only half commits.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little fails with the takedown.
Little slips under a jab from Kane.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Kane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Little moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but Kane blocks with his arms.
Kane avoiding damage as Little throws knees to the body.
Little is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Little throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Landon Little has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
Little keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kane's efforts to push away.
Little lands an elbow inside that Kane shrugs off.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Kane is blocking nicely.
Kane takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Little is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Little pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Little dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kane thows a body shot but no joy.
Devin Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Little shoots in for a takedown but Kane shows good takedown defense.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little instigates a clinch.
Little lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Little.
Little looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane working hard to break the clinch.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kane scores with a shot to the body.
Kane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Little rather than just go for the knockout.
Kane digs a good hook to Little's body.
Kane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Little counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Little.
Little lands an elbow that stopped Kane in his tracks for a moment.
Kane is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Little throws an elbow that misses.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws an elbow but it misses.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Little.
Little pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Little tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.
Little dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Little seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Little keeps control of Kane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Little tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Little.
Little pushes off an throws an elbow but Kane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kane wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
Kane takes an elbow to the temple.
Little looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kane's defenses.
Little lands an elbow that stopped Kane in his tracks for a moment.
Devin Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane blocks an elbow strike.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Little has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Little.
Little throws an elbow that misses.
Little leaning against his opponent.
Little landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Little lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Little just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
Little creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Little.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Landon Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kane tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Little showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Little, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Little!
During a confident post fight interview, Landon Little thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aigars Senko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senko's entrance music is will.i.am T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aigars Senko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister rushes Senko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Senko breaks the clinch.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Senko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Senko misses with a hook
and Lannister counters with a straight right hand.
Lannister lands with a straight right. Senko didn't see that one coming.
Nice cross by Lannister.
Senko is rocked!
Lannister misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Senko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A decent looking cross lands there for Senko.
Lannister misses with a hook.
Senko seems to have got his legs back now.
Lannister wants to clinch up but Senko keeps it at a distance.
Senko slips a jab from Lannister.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Senko misses with a combination
and Lannister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lannister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Lannister.
Lannister lands with a straight right. Senko didn't see that one coming.
Senko scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lannister ducks under a wild hook from Senko.
Senko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
Lannister cracks Senko with a good jab.
Lannister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Senko scores with a hook.
Lannister 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lannister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Senko misses with an uppercut
and Lannister makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Lannister misses.
Senko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lannister.
Senko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lannister.
Senko throws a body punch but Lannister moves out of range.
Lannister throws a right hand that Senko ducks under and follows up with a left that Senko also avoids with ease.
Senko looks to land a left hand but Lannister moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Senko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lannister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands with a hook. Senko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Senko misses the shot to the body.
Senko throws a head kick that misses.
Senko tried to score with a low kick but Lannister checks it.
Lannister throws a jab but it's blocked by Senko.
Senko scores with a nice head shot.
Senko throws a head kick but Lannister moves out of range.
Senko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Lannister misses.
Senko clobbers Lannister with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lannister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Senko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Senko throws the left hand but Lannister avoids the punch easily.
Senko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lannister throws a lazy right hand but Senko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lannister wants to clinch but Senko slips to the side
and Senko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lannister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Senko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lannister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lannister misses with a hook.
Senko lunges at Lannister with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lannister's hand.
Lannister is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Senko and Lannister falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Senko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aigars Senko!
Aigars Senko decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Steinberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Steinberg will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Steinberg!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow misses with a takedown attempt - Steinberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crow throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Steinberg counter with a right hand.
Steinberg throws a series of punches but Crow moves out of range.
Steinberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crow throws a hook but Steinberg avoids it easily.
A big right from Crow misses.
Steinberg misses the shot to the body.
Crow dodges the punch combination from Steinberg.
Steinberg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crow in his tracks.
It looks like Jack Crow has been cut.
Crow takes one to the side of the head.
Crow closes the distance and clinches.
Steinberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steinberg leaning against his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Crow fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steinberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Steinberg to work.
Steinberg misses with a body punch.
Crow is pushing Steinberg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Steinberg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow fails to pull guard.
Crow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steinberg just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Crow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steinberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Crow backwards.
Steinberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steinberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steinberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steinberg throws a head punch that misses.
Crow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steinberg pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steinberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steinberg scores with a sloppy right hand. Crow should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Steinberg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Crow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steinberg keeps working.
Crow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Steinberg can't do much from the bottom here.
Steinberg tries to buck Crow off but Crow is having none of it.
Crow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Steinberg tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow trying to control the position but Steinberg is working away.
Steinberg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Crow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Steinberg tries to kick Crow off but Crow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crow is looking for a kimura but Steinberg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crow to get the leverage.
Steinberg keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Steinberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Crow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crow takes one to the side of the head.
Crow throws a series of punches but Steinberg moves out of range.
Steinberg lands the left hand.
Crow throws the left hand but Steinberg avoids the punch easily.
Steinberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steinberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steinberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crow throws an off balance right hand
enabling Steinberg to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steinberg. Crow does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Steinberg lands.
Crow is rocked!
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!
Crow throws a lazy uppercut
letting Steinberg counter with a right hand.
Oh Crow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steinberg can pounce on him.
Steinberg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crow seems to have got his legs back now.
Steinberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crow doesn't seem bothered though.
Steinberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steinberg 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.
Steinberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jack Crow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steinberg throws a sloppy head kick and Crow moves out of range easily.
Steinberg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steinberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Crow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steinberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Steinberg.
Steinberg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steinberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Crow throws a lazy uppercut
letting Steinberg counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Crow misses
and Steinberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Crow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crow fails with a takedown attempt.
Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steinberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Steinberg throws a nice looking combination but Crow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crow wants to clinch up but Steinberg keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Crow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow misses with an uppercut
enabling Steinberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Frank Steinberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crow loads up on a big right hand but Steinberg slips the punch.
Steinberg ducks under a wild hook from Crow.
Crow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crow misses with a hook.
Steinberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steinberg misses with the combination.
Steinberg misses with a body punch
and Crow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steinberg cracks the inside of Crow's front leg.
Crow misses with an uppercut
enabling Steinberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Steinberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow tries to close the distance and clinch but Steinberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank Steinberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crow tries to clinch but Steinberg is having none of it.
Steinberg lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Crow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crow misses with a lunging right hand
and Steinberg counters with a three punch combo that has Crow backing up. Crow nods at Steinberg to acknowledge the strikes.
Steinberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steinberg ducks under a wild hook from Crow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crow throws a sloppy body shot
and Steinberg counters with a straight right hand.
Steinberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crow.
Crow wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Steinberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Crow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Steinberg throws a shot to the body.
Crow takes one to the side of the head.
Crow misses with a straight left.
Crow walks into a straight right hand from Steinberg.
Crow walks straight into a right hand from Steinberg - that's dropped him! Steinberg jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Crow from any more punishment! Crow complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Steinberg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ALtropos Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hubert Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godfrey has chosen War Music as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ALtropos Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hubert Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lion misses the target.
Lion throws a series of punches but Godfrey moves out of range.
Jab by Godfrey.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Godfrey. Lion shrugs it off though.
Godfrey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Godfrey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lion.
Godfrey cracks Lion with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Godfrey has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lion to stand back up!
Lion is rocked!
It looks like ALtropos Lion has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godfrey connects with a stiff jab that staggers Lion - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hubert Godfrey!
An out of breath Hubert Godfrey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nobunaga Oda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Joe Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jonny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nobunaga Oda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Joe Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jacobs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jacobs wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Oda from controlling successfully.
Jacobs is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Oda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to keep a closed guard but Oda is proving a slippery customer.
Oda preventing the sweep.
Jacobs is pulling down on Oda's head to control his posture.
Billy Joe Jacobs has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oda lands a brutal head kick. Jacobs looks out on his feet and Oda throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Nobunaga Oda!
Nobunaga Oda seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pico Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Psi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Psi's choice of entrance music: The Final Countdown - Europe. Abraham Psi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pico Rodrigo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pico Rodrigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abraham Psi!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodrigo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rodrigo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rodrigo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rodrigo drops his hands momentarily and Psi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodrigo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodrigo misses with a head kick.
Rodrigo misses with a head kick.
Rodrigo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Psi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodrigo. Rodrigo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rodrigo is rocked!
An inside leg kick from Rodrigo misses.
Oh Rodrigo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Psi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodrigo on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodrigo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rodrigo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodrigo seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodrigo throws a sloppy head kick
and Psi counters with a straight right hand.
Psi cracks Rodrigo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Psi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rodrigo to stand back up!
Rodrigo walks straight into a right hand from Psi - that's dropped him! Psi jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rodrigo from any more punishment! Rodrigo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abraham Psi!
Abraham Psi very nearly forgot to thank Just Fight (Shirt 6$ Shorts 8$) 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spox Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beard comes to the cage accompanied by Spock's Beard - The Great Nothing. Morgan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sherry Monocle. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spox Beard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Beard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beard delivers a nice body kick.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Beard throws a front kick aimed at Morgan's knee but Morgan avoids it well.
Beard throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Beard misses
and Morgan counters with a head kick. That will keep Beard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Beard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beard avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Beard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beard thows a leg kick but Morgan checks it
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spox Beard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan blocks a head kick by Beard.
Morgan lands a jab to the nose.
Morgan lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beard.
Beard tries a head kick but it misses.
Beard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beard's hands.
Beard throws a head kick that misses.
Beard is looking to chop away at Morgan's legs.
Beard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Beard throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Beard is breathing heavily.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Beard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beard misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with an inside leg kick.
Beard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morgan jabs Beard right on the nose. Beard blinks but takes it well.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Beard.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Morgan.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A lazy left from Morgan finds it's target.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Beard's leg. Beard is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Beard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beard throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Beard throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morgan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morgan's head.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Beard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beard rather than just go for the knockout.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Beard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beard tries to land a leg kick but Morgan saw it coming and moves away.
Beard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morgan throws a head kick that Beard semi-blocks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Beard misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morgan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beard is rocked!
Beard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Beard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beard seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick by Beard misses
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Beard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Beard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Beard's ribs.
Beard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Morgan counters with a solid body kick.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Beard's body.
Beard takes one to the side of the head.
Beard throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Beard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan cracks Beard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beard throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beard misses with a head kick.
Morgan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Simon Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Beard knows he should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Beard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Beard walks straight into a right hand from Morgan - that's dropped him! Morgan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Beard from any more punishment! Beard complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Simon Morgan!
In his post fight interview, Simon Morgan gave a big smile as he said 'I didn't come to Valhalla to fight weak-chinned, tight-anused little boys. Give me someone worth a damn.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27
156 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries for a takedown but Stevenson circles away easily
and Stevenson counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stevenson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
Stevenson has hold of Garcia's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Garcia seems comfortable defending it but Stevenson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Garcia is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Garcia is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Stevenson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Stevenson!
Our winner, Steve Stevenson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikki Rokusho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molito comes to the cage accompanied by Mohito. 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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150 lbs
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153 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enrique Molito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ikki Rokusho!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokusho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molito.
Rokusho misses with a hook
and Rokusho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rokusho misses with the combination.
Rokusho looks to land a right hand but Molito moved out of range.
Rokusho with a jab.
Molito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Molito, right into the meat.
Molito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rokusho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Rokusho misses its intended target.
Rokusho jabs Molito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rokusho throws a lazy right hand but Molito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Molito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rokusho digs a good body shot into Molito's ribs.
Molito slips a jab and a cross from Rokusho.
Molito walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokusho misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokusho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Molito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rokusho connects with a crisp jab.
Rokusho misses with a straight right.
Molito moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rokusho.
Molito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Molito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rokusho backwards.
Molito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rokusho backwards.
Molito tries to land knees in the clinch but Rokusho avoids the damage to the body.
Rokusho lands with a short shot to the head.
Rokusho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rokusho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rokusho misses with some punches.
Molito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rokusho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokusho prevents a body shot from Molito.
Rokusho working aggressively 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!
Rokusho swings wildly with an uppercut but Molito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Molito lands with a light punch inside.
Molito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Molito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Molito tries to work over Rokusho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rokusho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rokusho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Molito has him pressed against the cage.
Rokusho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Molito does no damage.
Molito throws the left hand but Rokusho avoids the punch easily.
Rokusho tries to move into range but Molito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rokusho misses with a hook. Molito ducked under it nicely.
Molito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rokusho dips to his left and cracks Molito with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokusho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Rokusho misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rokusho. Molito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Molito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rokusho.
Rokusho scores with a jab. Molito acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Molito darts in trying to clinch
and Rokusho counters with a stiff right hand.
Rokusho fails to land with a series of punches.
Rokusho throws a looping overhand right but Molito ducks down to avoid it.
Molito avoids the body shot from Rokusho.
Molito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokusho.
Rokusho throws a hook but Molito blocks it.
Rokusho thows a body shot but no joy.
Rokusho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokusho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rokusho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Molito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Molito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rokusho has time to react.
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!
Rokusho jabs at Molito's body.
Rokusho lands a nice shot that snaps Molito's head back.
Rokusho misses with a right hand
and Molito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Rokusho misses.
A big right from Rokusho misses.
Molito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Rokusho there.
Rokusho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokusho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rokusho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rokusho throws a hook but Molito avoids it easily.
Rokusho throws a lazy right hand but Molito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikki Rokusho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rokusho blocks a leg kick.
Ikki Rokusho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Rokusho misses the target.
Rokusho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab lands there for Rokusho.
Rokusho thuds his right hand into Molito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ikki Rokusho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rokusho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molito.
Molito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rokusho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rokusho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Molito's hands.
Rokusho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Molito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Molito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rokusho.
Rokusho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rokusho scores with a hook.
Rokusho missing with a left hand there. Molito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Molito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Molito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rokusho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokusho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Molito misses with a straight right.
Rokusho throws out a loose jab but Molito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rokusho scores with a nice head shot.
Rokusho misses with an uppercut.
Rokusho throws the left hand but Molito avoids the punch easily.
Molito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Molito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Molito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rokusho misses with a wild combination.
Rokusho keeps the fight on the outside.
Molito darts in and clinches Rokusho up against the cage.
Molito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rokusho blocks it with crossed arms.
Rokusho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Rokusho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molito misses with a body punch.
Rokusho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Molito is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molito breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Molito.
Rokusho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Molito's head.
Molito misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rokusho.
Molito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokusho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Molito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rokusho looks to land a right hand but Molito moved out of range.
Rokusho lands with a cross.
Rokusho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molito moves away.
Rokusho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokusho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rokusho keeps the fight on the outside.
Molito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rokusho has time to react.
Rokusho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molito.
Molito takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rokusho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rokusho just misses with a punch to the body.
Rokusho swings for the body but Molito moves out of range.
Rokusho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rokusho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molito moves away.
Molito takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rokusho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Molito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rokusho lands an overhand right.
Rokusho loads up on a big right hand but Molito slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokusho scores with a one two! Molito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Rokusho.
Molito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rokusho's head backwards.
Rokusho is rocked!
Molito connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Rokusho covering up! Molito comes in with a big uppercut and Rokusho goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Enrique Molito!
Enrique Molito retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Enrique Molito thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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