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EVO 53:XMas Super Bash PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jatlier Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jatlier Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Tritter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tritter takes a swing at Smokeleaf's ribcage but misses.
Smokeleaf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tritter throws out a loose jab but Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tritter misses the target.
Tritter feints and then cracks Smokeleaf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smokeleaf down.
Smokeleaf shoots in for a takedown but Tritter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tritter lands a jab.
Tritter throws out a leg kick but Smokeleaf moves out of range and Tritter only half commits.
Tritter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smokeleaf counters with a thumping low kick.
Tritter scores with a head kick. Smokeleaf tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Jatlier Smokeleaf has been cut.
Tritter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Tritter misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf wants to clinch.
Smokeleaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smokeleaf keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tritter, right into the meat.
Smokeleaf shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tritter pinned against the cage. Tritter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smokeleaf throws a jab but it's blocked by Tritter.
Smokeleaf takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf feints and as Tritter raises his hands in defense, Smokeleaf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smokeleaf content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tritter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smokeleaf defends it easily.
Tritter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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!
Smokeleaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Tritter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tritter controlling Smokeleaf's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jatlier Smokeleaf just wasn't active enough.
Tritter throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tritter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smokeleaf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tritter lands a right hook to the body.
Tritter jabs Smokeleaf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smokeleaf scores with a head kick. Tritter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smokeleaf avoids the head kick by Tritter.
Smokeleaf dodges the punch combination from Tritter.
Smokeleaf staying out of range there.
Michael Tritter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smokeleaf moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf tries to close the distance and clinch but Tritter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tritter thows a body shot but no joy.
Smokeleaf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tritter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smokeleaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Tritter.
Tritter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smokeleaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Tritter.
A big right from Tritter misses.
Smokeleaf dives in and grabs Tritter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tritter pushes down on Smokeleaf's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jatlier Smokeleaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tritter scores with a kick to the body.
Smokeleaf slips under a jab from Tritter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Tritter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jatlier Smokeleaf's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tritter throws a sloppy head kick and Smokeleaf moves out of range easily.
Tritter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tritter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smokeleaf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smokeleaf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tritter lands a nice shot to the body.
Michael Tritter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tritter throws a body punch but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Tritter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tritter lands a glancing blow to the side of Smokeleaf's head.
The fighters circling - Tritter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smokeleaf with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tritter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smokeleaf gets a takedown into half guard.
Tritter is trying is best to control the position here.
Tritter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tritter tries to roll over but Smokeleaf keeps him under control.
Smokeleaf is looking to take a break and control but Tritter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tritter tries to get to full guard but Smokeleaf has control of the leg.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tritter tries a head kick but it misses.
Tritter feints and then cracks Smokeleaf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smokeleaf down.
Tritter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smokeleaf.
Tritter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses.
Tritter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smokeleaf if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tritter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smokeleaf walks into a straight right hand from Tritter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tritter misses with a wild body shot.
Tritter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smokeleaf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tritter takes a swing at Smokeleaf's ribcage but misses.
Michael Tritter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tritter misses with a leg kick
and Smokeleaf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smokeleaf moves away from the strike by Tritter.
Tritter lands with a shot to the body.
Smokeleaf staying out of range there.
Tritter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smokeleaf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tritter misses with a shot to the body
and Smokeleaf counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tritter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick but Tritter moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tritter thuds his right hand into Smokeleaf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tritter lands with a shot to the body.
Tritter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smokeleaf moves away.
Tritter tries to work over Smokeleaf's front leg with a kick but Smokeleaf checks it.
Smokeleaf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tritter tries to land a leg kick but Smokeleaf saw it coming and moves away.
Smokeleaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tritter ducks under a wild hook from Smokeleaf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokeleaf checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tritter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Tritter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jatlier Smokeleaf's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smokeleaf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Tritter misses.
Smokeleaf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Tritter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tritter looks to land a body kick but Smokeleaf moved away.
Smokeleaf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tritter thows a leg kick but Smokeleaf checks it
and Smokeleaf counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tritter. Smokeleaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tritter throws a leg kick
and Smokeleaf counters with a one-two to the body.
Tritter is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tritter is still on wobbly legs! Can Smokeleaf finish him?
Tritter gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jatlier Smokeleaf!
Jatlier Smokeleaf spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Michael Tritter spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank everyone here at UPG for giving me a chance to compete here. I think its time for me to move. My minds wants to continue but my chin wont let it.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bang - By Barry Scott. This should be fireworks!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Scott!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Scott shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Valentine is trying to defend but Scott finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Valentine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scott trying to control from half guard but Valentine is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Valentine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Scott trying to control from half guard but Valentine is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine is looking for a sweep. Scott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scott trying to pass the guard but Valentine defending well.
Scott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Scott frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Valentine is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling his opponent.
Valentine is desperately trying to improve his position but Scott has a good base and remains in mount.
Scott wants to control but instead Valentine manages to regain half guard.
Scott throwing shots but Valentine is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine is trying to control but can't.
Valentine is looking to improve his position.
Valentine is refusing to be controlled, as Scott sits in half guard.
Valentine tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine actively working from the bottom here.
Valentine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily.
Valentine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scott.
Scott slows the pace down in half guard.
Valentine is pressing down on Scott's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Scott dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valentine momentarily.
A right-left combo lands from Scott.
Scott scores with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scott.
Valentine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott slips under a jab.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
Scott connects with the punch.
Valentine scores with a punch to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Scott. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Scott fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alexander Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scott closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Valentine's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine working for submissions but it's allowed Scott to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
Scott is thwarting Valentine's attempts to control the position.
Scott is looking to stall here but Valentine recovers full guard.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Valentine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barry Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentine pushes a forearm under Scott's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Scott is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Valentine!
Post fight, Alexander Valentine took to the microphone: 'In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.
Barry Scott spoke after the fight, saying 'Its about time we get some competent officials, I never should have lost!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeney has chosen Four Star Mary - Pain as his entrance music. Declan Sweeney told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bunting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney throws a body punch but Bunting moves out of range.
Bunting tries a low kick but Sweeney avoids it.
Bunting fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck for Bunting with that takedown attempt.
Bunting has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DILLIGAF Dojo III in the buildup to the fight.
Bunting misses with a low kick.
Sweeney motions for Bunting to come forward. Sweeney throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sweeney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bunting dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunting throws a body kick that misses.
Bunting scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweeney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bunting.
Sweeney is looking for a sweep. Bunting is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bunting trying to advance position but Sweeney counters by regaining guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sweeney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bunting's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting is trying to control the position but Sweeney postures up.
Bunting looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sweeney is one step ahead there.
Bunting pulls Sweeney in to control the position.
Bunting is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sweeney is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
John Bunting has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bunting avoids the body shot from Sweeney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sweeney misses.
A leg kick checked by Bunting.
Bunting avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sweeney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunting throws a hook but Sweeney blocks it.
Bunting walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like John Bunting has been cut.
Bunting throws the left hand but Sweeney avoids the punch easily.
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!
Bunting gets the takedown into side control.
Bunting in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bunting working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sweeney tries to buck Bunting off but Bunting is having none of it.
Bunting tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sweeney can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is looking for a sweep.
Bunting throwing strikes but Sweeney manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bunting regains half guard.
Sweeney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bunting might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bunting is trying to get back to full guard.
Sweeney is thwarting Bunting's attempts to control the position.
Sweeney wants to free his trapped foot but Bunting is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting controlling the position for now.
Bunting trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sweeney manages to pass to mount!
Sweeney unloads with some shots from mount but Bunting bucks and avoids them well.
Sweeney lands a big elbow.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sweeney working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunting sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sweeney is trying to control. Bunting wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bunting works his way to full guard. Good work.
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 John Bunting will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Bunting's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab, jab by Sweeney - just one landing.
John Bunting's cut is getting worse.
Sweeney misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick there by Bunting.
Jab from Bunting.
Bunting throws a shot from downtown. Sweeney moves away and avoids it.
Bunting misses with a kick to the body
and Sweeney counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bunting!
John Bunting overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeney working away.
Bunting is not content to let Sweeney control the position.
Bunting is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sweeney's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bunting wants to control but Sweeney is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney controlling the action here.
Sweeney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bunting trying to control but Sweeney postures up.
Sweeney wants to free his trapped foot but Bunting is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bunting is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sweeney lands strikes from half guard.
Bunting tries to get to full guard but Sweeney has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is keen to just control but Bunting is a slippery customer.
Sweeney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bunting wants to control but Sweeney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bunting works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bunting 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.
Sweeney throwing strikes from guard but Bunting blocks nicely.
Sweeney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bunting looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sweeney trying to control but Bunting is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sweeney's guard.
Sweeney trying to keep a closed guard but Bunting is proving a slippery customer.
Bunting trying to control but Sweeney is working from the bottom.
Bunting won't allow Sweeney to sweep him here.
Sweeney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bunting wants to improve his position but Sweeney is controlling well.
Bunting is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bunting wants to hit a switch here but Sweeney passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bunting there!
Bunting wants to hold on but Sweeney pushes him away.
Sweeney punching from mount but Bunting doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sweeney scoring with strikes but Bunting is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunting is desperately trying to improve his position but Sweeney has a good base and remains in mount.
Sweeney is in the full mount, landing strikes.
John Bunting's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Bunting's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Declan Sweeney!
A relieved looking Declan Sweeney thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Dangerous. Dawkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . Danny Power could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard Dawkins's chin.
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Dawkins.
Dawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Power looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Power walks into a jab.
Power tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dawkins is able to avoid easily.
Dawkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Power comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Dawkins.
Good standup being displayed there by Power as he connects with a hook.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Power shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
An inside leg kick lands from Dawkins.
Power missing with a left hand there. Dawkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawkins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Power connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawkins.
Dawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Power.
Dawkins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dawkins is working away from the top position though.
Power wants to get back to full guard.
Power is working hard here to advance position.
Dawkins moves nicely into side control.
Dawkins trying to control the action but Power is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dawkins is looking to take a break and control but Power is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Power tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dawkins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
It looks like Danny Power has been cut.
Power taking punishment in the form of punches.
The strikes coming from Dawkins are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dawkins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Power sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Power regains half guard.
Dawkins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Power knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Power is looking to control Dawkins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Power avoid being mounted?
Dawkins working over Power with some ground and pound. Power looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dawkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins trying to control the action but Power is working from the bottom.
Dawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Power's head.
Power is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dawkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dawkins trying to mount his opponent but Power defends it.
Dawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Power keeps working.
Dawkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dawkins passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dawkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Power's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dawkins's calf.
Dawkins moves away from the strike by Power.
Power fails to land with a series of punches.
Dawkins wants to slow Power down by chopping away at his legs.
Danny Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Power throws a right and a left that Dawkins avoids nicely.
Power throws a leg kick
and Dawkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Power won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Dawkins crashes against the mat.
Power struggling a bit here.
Power is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Power is rocked!
Dawkins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Power is avoiding damage well.
Richard Dawkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Power is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dawkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Power looking for a sweep but Dawkins has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Power is looking to improve his position but Dawkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Power in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A big strike lands for Dawkins! That's really hurt Power and he's turned his back - Dawkins keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Dawkins jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Dawkins!
Post fight, Richard Dawkins took to the microphone: 'Shout out to Ethan Downs. Much respect for you and your team. Damn, it feels good to be a gangsta...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes into the arena with Comfortably Numb blaring out of the sound system. Khanom Tom has chosen Round 5 as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 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
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunt is defended easily by Khanom Tom .
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khanom Tom .
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanom Tom manages to avoid it.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Hunt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khanom Tom to the ground. Hunt is now in Khanom Tom 's guard.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanom Tom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khanom Tom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khanom Tom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khanom Tom wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses. Khanom Tom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunt's guard. Nice move by Khanom Tom !
Hunt 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.
Khanom Tom trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Khanom Tom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khanom Tom is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nai Khanom Tom was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hunt takes a step back to recover.
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Khanom Tom in a clinch.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khanom Tom or not.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanom Tom can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Khanom Tom 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khanom Tom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Khanom Tom should have avoided that one.
Hunt misses with a leg kick
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice body shot.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanom Tom .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Khanom Tom blocks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Khanom Tom counters with a big head kick but Hunt shrugs it off.
Khanom Tom throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Khanom Tom blocks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanom Tom throws a lazy head kick
and Hunt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khanom Tom 's guard now.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khanom Tom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt stands up over Khanom Tom , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hunt throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Khanom Tom works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Khanom Tom is looking to improve his position.
Hunt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khanom Tom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunt slows the pace down in half guard.
Hunt wants to take a breather but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
Hunt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunt works his way into side control.
Khanom Tom taking a bit of punishment here - Hunt scoring with strikes.
The ground and pound from Hunt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt working away.
Hunt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Khanom Tom sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Merik Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunt trying to control the action but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
Hunt throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hunt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hunt lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom tries to buck Hunt off but Hunt is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to control but Khanom Tom is keeping him busy.
Hunt throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Khanom Tom works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hunt throws a strike but Khanom Tom avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Khanom Tom has wrist control.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses. Khanom Tom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunt's guard. Nice move by Khanom Tom !
Khanom Tom trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom sitting in guard here, content to control.
Khanom Tom trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt trying to control the position.
Khanom Tom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hunt keeping full guard, as Khanom Tom tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khanom Tom circles away.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Khanom Tom misses with a head kick.
Merik Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Khanom Tom 's body. Khanom Tom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt thumps Khanom Tom with a low kick.
Khanom Tom takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khanom Tom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khanom Tom throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands a jab to Khanom Tom 's midsection.
Hunt throws a hook but Khanom Tom avoids it easily.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt goes for a double leg but Khanom Tom avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khanom Tom continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merik Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khanom Tom swivels and escapes.
Khanom Tom connects with a solid leg kick.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Khanom Tom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khanom Tom .
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Khanom Tom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khanom Tom stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunt. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Khanom Tom 's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanom Tom looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khanom Tom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khanom Tom lands a head kick!
Khanom Tom delivers a nice body kick.
Khanom Tom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khanom Tom defends well and Hunt ends up having to push Khanom Tom into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nai Khanom Tom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanom Tom .
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khanom Tom backwards.
Khanom Tom has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Khanom Tom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Khanom Tom .
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khanom Tom .
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanom Tom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanom Tom .
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom lands a shoulder strike.
Khanom Tom manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanom Tom .
Hunt cracks Khanom Tom with a good jab.
Khanom Tom misses with a head kick.
Hunt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khanom Tom to the ground. Hunt is now in Khanom Tom 's guard.
Hunt lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.
Hunt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khanom Tom 's head.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Merik Hunt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunt, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merik Hunt!
An out of breath Merik Hunt 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tarot - I Walk Forever. Sly Randolph has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Sly Randolph!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Randolph misses the target.
Hector Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Randolph misses the target.
Cabrera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Randolph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabrera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Randolph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Randolph misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera lands with an uppercut that bounces Randolph off the cage and back into range.
Cabrera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Randolph moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Randolph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera scores with a nice right hand.
Randolph throws the left hand but Cabrera avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera is looking to chop away at Randolph's legs.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Randolph avoids the punch easily.
Randolph avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randolph throws a leg kick but Cabrera sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cabrera with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Randolph swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Sly Randolph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randolph blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera connects with a crisp jab.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Randolph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Randolph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Randolph with a hook.
Randolph misses with an uppercut.
Randolph lands with a straight right. Cabrera didn't see that one coming.
Cabrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randolph moves out of range of the leg kick from Cabrera.
A telegraphed right hand from Randolph misses the target.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randolph thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Randolph.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Randolph has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Randolph there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cabrera wants to slow Randolph down by chopping away at his legs.
Cabrera lands with a nice body kick.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Randolph misses.
Randolph moves out of range of the leg kick from Cabrera.
Randolph throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Cabrera wants to slow Randolph down by chopping away at his legs.
Cabrera shoots in looking for a takedown. Randolph tries to sprawl out of it but Cabrera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Randolph manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cabrera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Randolph finds it's way round the side to connect with Cabrera's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph tries to work over Cabrera's front leg with a kick but Cabrera checks it.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera scores with a jab. Randolph acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Randolph sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Randolph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Randolph throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Randolph.
Cabrera lands the left hand.
Cabrera cracks the inside of Randolph's front leg.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randolph lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabrera's sensitive parts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Randolph - that will leave a mark!
Cabrera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Randolph takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Randolph.
Cabrera fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph lands with an uppercut that bounces Cabrera off the cage and back into range.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Randolph but Randolph pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Randolph as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randolph scores with a punch to the head.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Randolphs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cabrera misses with a straight right.
Randolph moves forwards but Cabrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Randolph cracks the inside of Cabrera's front leg.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabrera slips under a jab from Randolph.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randolph was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
Randolph lands with a thumping leg kick.
Randolph loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sly Randolph will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cabrera throws a chopping leg kick but Randolph manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Cabrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Randolph is just out of range.
Randolph misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Cabrera.
Cabrera lands a jab.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Randolph.
An inside leg kick from Randolph misses.
Cabrera is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Randolph throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Cabrera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Randolph's calf.
Randolph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Randolph misses with a hook.
Randolph throws a big shot that misses.
Randolph avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph throws a low kick but Cabrera avoids it.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Randolph is out of range.
Nice body punch from Randolph.
Cabrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randolph moves away.
Cabrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Randolph misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
Randolph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Randolph throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Randolph checks it.
Sly Randolph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Randolph.
Randolph digs a good hook to Cabrera's body.
Randolph moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Randolph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Randolph connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera cracks Randolph with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Randolph misses with a low kick.
Cabrera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Randolph in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randolph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Randolph looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Randolph throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabrera counters with a nice double leg into side control. Randolph won't be happy with that.
Randolph wants to control but Cabrera postures up.
Randolph is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cabrera's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cabrera throwing shots but Randolph is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Randolph wants to control but Cabrera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Randolph has hold of Cabrera's hands but Cabrera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to take a break and control but Randolph is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cabrera is thwarting Randolph's attempts to control the position.
Randolph slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Randolph keeps moving.
Cabrera slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Cabrera.
Randolph managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cabrera.
Randolph is trying to get back to half guard.
Randolph defending against the ground and pound.
Cabrera misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabrera working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cabrera wants to control but Randolph is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Cabrera seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Cabrera dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabrera.
Randolph misses the jab.
Cabrera 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.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Randolph.
Randolph throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Randolph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Randolph.
Cabrera checks a leg kick.
Cabrera tries to move into range but Randolph moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Randolph.
A big right from Randolph misses.
Randolph slips a straight right by Cabrera.
Randolph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrera moves away.
Randolph's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cabrera under the eye.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randolph.
Randolph misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Randolph misses with a leg kick
and Cabrera counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Randolph!
Randolph manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Randolph trying to control from the bottom.
Hector Cabrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabrera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Randolph with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cabrera prevents Randolph from improving his position.
Cabrera is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Randolph defends it well.
Randolph avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cabrera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph wants to improve his position but Cabrera is controlling well.
Randolph keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randolph is looking to control Cabrera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Randolph avoid being mounted?
Cabrera 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.
Randolph tries to roll over but Cabrera keeps him under control.
Cabrera blocks the strikes from Randolph.
Randolph is refusing to be controlled, as Cabrera sits in half guard.
Randolph works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera wants to pass the guard but Randolph is keeping the position.
Randolph controls Cabrera momentarily but Cabrera frees himself.
Cabrera throws a big right hand that misses.
Cabrera is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Randolph has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Cabrera is looking to defend but Randolph has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Cabrera! Randolph pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Cabrera taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sly Randolph!
A victorious Sly Randolph 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samba comes to the cage accompanied by Bezerker by Love Among Freaks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Samba moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Samba misses the target.
Powers swinging wildly here.
Samba closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Powers quickly recovers to half guard.
We've been hearing that Samba has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Samba is trying to control the action in half guard but Powers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Powers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samba.
Samba lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice strikes from Samba there.
Samba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samba 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.
Samba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Samba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Samba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powers keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba throwing shots but Powers is blocking nicely.
Samba not doing much here.
Samba wants to take a breather but Powers is having none of it.
Samba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powers defending well though.
Samba wants to free his trapped foot but Powers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Samba trying to control from half guard but Powers is working away.
Samba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powers defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Still in half guard, Samba seems content to control.
Powers trying to hold on to Samba's head to control him but Samba postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Powers checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samba. Powers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samba lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Samba.
Samba throws a low kick, looking for Powers's leg but Powers calmly moves out of range.
Samba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Powers's sensitive parts.
Samba throws out a loose jab but Powers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powers.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Powers lands a slapping body shot.
Samba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Powers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Samba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Samba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powers.
Austin Powers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samba moves out of range of the body kick.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samba circles away quickly and effectively.
Samba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samba scores with a three punch combo!
Samba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba avoids the body shot from Powers.
Samba wants to land a leg kick but Powers is out of range.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samba.
Samba tries to move into range but Powers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Samba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powers looks for the body kick but Samba saw that one coming.
Samba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Samba throws a right hand that misses
and Powers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big right from Samba misses.
Samba avoids the body shot from Powers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samba swings for the body but Powers moves out of range.
Samba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Powers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Christopher Samba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samba scoring well with a low kick there.
Samba throws a predictable looking body shot
and Powers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Samba throws a lazy right hand but Powers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samba misses with a two punch combination.
Christopher Samba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Powers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Samba can pounce on him.
Samba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Powers avoids it really well and circles away.
Powers misses with a leg kick.
Samba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers thuds his shin into the meat of Samba's side.
Samba throws an overhand right that lands on Powers's shoulder, as Powers tries to avoid the shot.
Samba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Powers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Samba somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers thuds his right hand into Samba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Samba manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Powers on his heels. He'll look to pass Powers's guard now, I'm sure.
Samba slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Samba trying to control but Powers is working from the bottom.
Powers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Powers is trying to keep Samba in close.
Powers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Powers in particular looking to stall.
Samba is trying to maintain the position but Powers is very close to passing his half guard.
Samba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samba controls Powers momentarily but Powers frees himself.
Powers preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Powers stopping the sweep attempt from Samba.
Samba looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Samba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Samba misses
and Powers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Powers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Samba throws a leg kick which misses Powers's front leg but catches the back leg as Powers tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers staying out of range there.
Samba tries for a takedown but Powers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Samba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Powers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Samba. Samba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut lands for Samba. That snapped Powers's head back.
Powers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Samba throws an overhand right that lands on Powers's shoulder, as Powers tries to avoid the shot.
Samba is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Powers's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Powers. Samba shrugs it off though.
Powers has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Powers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Powers.
Powers lands a leg kick that knocks Samba off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Powers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Powers misses the shot to the body.
Powers feints and then cracks Samba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samba down.
Austin Powers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powers jabs Samba right on the nose. Samba blinks but takes it well.
Powers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Samba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Powers.
Samba throws a leg kick but Powers moved away.
Powers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Samba throws a chopping leg kick but Powers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Samba closes the distance and clinches up with Powers, looking for a takedown. Samba pushes Powers against the cage but Powers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Samba as he connects with a hook.
Samba throws a leg kick but Powers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Powers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samba throws a body punch but Powers moves out of range.
Powers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samba on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Samba.
Powers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers slips a jab from Samba.
Samba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Powers gets tackled into the cage by Samba. Samba maintains the clinch.
Samba pushes Powers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Powers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samba backwards.
Powers throws a head punch that misses.
Powers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Samba is keeping busy.
Samba takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samba drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba forces his way into half guard.
Powers wants to control but Samba is keeping busy.
Christopher Samba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Samba there.
Samba is keen to just control but Powers is a slippery customer.
Samba sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Samba is trying to control the action in half guard but Powers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Powers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samba.
Samba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Powers is not content to let Samba control the position.
Samba throws a strike but Powers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christopher Samba wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Powers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powers wants it to stay on the feet.
Samba lands a glancing blow to the side of Powers's head.
Powers lands a head kick!
Samba doesn't manage to clinch there - Powers circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powers moves out of range as Samba throws a body kick.
Samba scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Christopher Samba did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Samba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Powers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Samba moves out of range as Powers throws a body kick.
Powers throws a low kick but Samba avoids it.
Samba jabs Powers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Samba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Samba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Samba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Samba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samba.
Powers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samba walks into a straight right hand from Powers.
Samba feints and then cracks Powers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Powers down.
Samba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers tried to score with a low kick but Samba checks it.
Samba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samba throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Powers throws a body punch but Samba moves out of range.
Samba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Samba.
Samba throws a right hand that misses
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Samba will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Powers misses the target.
Samba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Powers counters with a good, hard body kick but Samba shrugs it off.
Samba throws a low kick but Powers avoids it.
Powers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Samba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Powers misses.
Powers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba misses with a low kick as Powers jumps back.
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!
Powers sizes up Samba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Samba misses with a body shot.
Samba is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
Samba blocks a low kick nicely.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samba circles away quickly and effectively.
Samba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Samba blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Powers misses with an uppercut
and Powers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powers tries a low kick but Samba avoids it.
Samba is looking to slow Powers down with leg kicks.
Samba shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Powers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Samba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Samba stalling away here and it's allowed Powers to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Samba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Samba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Samba is looking to work some ground and pound but Powers has wrist control.
Samba won't allow Powers to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
Samba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Samba looking to sit in guard and control but Powers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Powers is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samba looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba had his way with Austin Powers in 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. This is the final round!
Samba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Samba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Powers cracks Samba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Samba will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Samba avoids the head kick by Powers.
Powers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Samba.
Powers misses with a shot to the body
and Samba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Powers wants to get back to full guard.
Samba seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Powers is refusing to be controlled, as Samba sits in half guard.
Powers regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Samba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samba throws a big elbow that misses.
Samba trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Samba slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Christopher Samba has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Samba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers scores with a punch to the head.
Samba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Samba.
Powers is looking to reverse the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samba postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Samba is looking to take a break and control but Powers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samba taking a break here but Powers is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers is refusing to be controlled, as Samba sits in half guard.
Powers is trying to control but can't.
Austin Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Samba here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Samba tries to pass to full mount but Powers defends it.
Powers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samba.
Samba is looking to take a break and control but Powers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Powers is trying to maintain the position but Samba is very close to passing his half guard.
Samba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powers is in trouble now - Samba has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers blocking the ground and pound.
Christopher Samba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BOOM! Samba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Samba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samba 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Samba!
Christopher Samba retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Christopher Samba 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fox's choice of entrance music: Sanford and Son. Otso Jokinen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
52 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Fox!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
Fox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jokinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Fox.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jokinen.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fox blocking some punches.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Fox.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fox has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foxs head.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fox pushes Jokinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Fox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Jokinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen is leaning against Fox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jokinen is working Fox over against the cage.
Jokinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fox lands a shot to the body.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen has Fox pressed against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Fox blocking some punches.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Jokinen is stalling here.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Fox.
Fox misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Fox blocks it.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Fox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Fox blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Fox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen works on Fox's body with a couple of short punches.
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Fox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fox working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fox misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fox is looking to chop away at Jokinen's legs.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Fox should have avoided that one.
Jokinen swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
Jokinen gets tackled into the cage by Fox. Fox maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fox pushes Jokinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
Fox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Fox avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
A short right from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of Fox's head.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Otso Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
Fox misses with some punches.
A short right from Fox.
Fox pushes Jokinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox lands a left hand.
Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Fox tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fox's elbow.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen tries to work over Fox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Fox misses with a body punch.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Fox controls the action.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen stalling in the clinch but Fox improves position.
Fox lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen digs a right hand into Fox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fox's gas tank.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fox pushes Jokinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Fox.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Fox.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
A short right from Fox on the inside.
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Fox lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fox scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fox as Jokinen tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fox tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Otso Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fox cracks Jokinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jokinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Fox.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Fox moves out of range easily.
Fox takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Fox looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen cracks Fox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fox misses with a low kick as Jokinen jumps back.
Fox is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Fox moves away and avoids it.
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!
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox clinches up against the cage.
Fox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fox tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Fox blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Jokinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Fox misses with some punches.
Jokinen pushes Fox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fox prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fox prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Fox.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Fox.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of Fox's head.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Fox.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
A short uppercut from Fox.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of Fox's head.
Fox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Fox misses with some punches.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Fox lands with a light punch inside.
Fox prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Fox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Fox tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Fox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Red Fox just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Jokinen - just one landing.
Fox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Otso Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jokinen counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fox is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jokinen cracks Fox with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen trying to control the action but Fox is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox prevents Jokinen from improving position.
Jokinen landing a few strikes.
Jokinen lands a few punches from side control.
Jokinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jokinen scoring with punches and elbows.
Fox is looking for a sweep.
Fox can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox manages to get back to half guard.
Jokinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working Fox over with strikes.
Fox wants to get back to full guard but Jokinen has mounted him!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox is bucking up trying to escape but Jokinen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jokinen lands a couple of good shots and Fox has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jokinen is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Jokinen gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Jokinen gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Jokinen apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Fox moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
Jokinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Fox throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Jokinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen scores with a head kick. Fox tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fox is rocked!
Jokinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fox is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen moves out of range as Fox strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a good cross that connects.
Fox seems to have recovered his senses.
Jokinen lands a big head kick that sends Fox tumbling to the mat! Jokinen takes a step backwards and waves Fox back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fox tries to clinch up
and Jokinen counters with a huge head kick that drops Fox! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otso Jokinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Otso Jokinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neo Kable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neo Kable had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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290 lbs
21 - 0 - 0 |
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303 lbs
32 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Kable!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Stoppers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kable throws a head kick that misses.
Stoppers slips a jab from Kable.
Stoppers connects with a body shot that sends Kable's belly button to the back.
Stoppers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kable looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Stoppers.
Kable closes the distance and clinches.
Kable throws a head punch that misses.
Kable doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kable blocks an uppercut.
Kable swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoppers lands a left hand.
Stoppers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kable lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Stoppers.
Kable tries to land knees in the clinch but Stoppers avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers working aggressively here.
Kable tries to land knees in the clinch but Stoppers avoids the damage to the body.
Kable is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stoppers is defending well for now.
Stoppers swings wildly with an uppercut but Kable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kable tries to land a knee to the head but Stoppers blocks with his arms.
Stoppers scores with a shoulder strike.
Kable lands with a light punch inside.
Stoppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoppers tries to throw a body punch but Kable avoids it by throwing Stoppers back against the cage.
Stoppers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kable has Stoppers pressed against the cage, preventing Stoppers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stoppers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kable takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kable lands a big head kick that sends Stoppers tumbling to the mat! Kable takes a step backwards and waves Stoppers back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Willy Stoppers has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoppers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kable throws a combination that misses
and Stoppers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kable ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Stoppers's jaw. Stoppers's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Kable does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neo Kable!
Neo Kable retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Neo Kable 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smokudju Womba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Womba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ludacris - Blueberry Yum Yum. Frost has chosen ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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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
38 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Smokudju Womba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elvis Frost!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Womba throws a leg kick
and Frost moves into the clinch.
Womba has picked Frost up - he's going for a ride! Womba dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Womba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Frost doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Womba.
Frost is trying to maintain the position but Womba is very close to passing his half guard.
Womba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frost's head.
Frost is positioning himself well to prevent Womba advancing to mount.
Womba seems to be looking for submissions.
Frost moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost keeping full guard, as Womba tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost trying to keep a closed guard but Womba is proving a slippery customer.
Frost is pulling down on Womba's head. It's preventing any offense from Womba, at least for the moment.
Womba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Womba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frost trying to control the position here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Elvis Frost wasn't active enough on the ground.
Womba throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Womba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.
Frost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Womba scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a right hand that Womba ducks under and follows up with a left that Womba also avoids with ease.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frost feints and then cracks Womba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Womba down.
Womba throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Womba avoids the body shot from Frost.
Womba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frost pinned against the cage. Frost gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frost lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elvis Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Frost misses.
Womba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frost. Frost obviously looking to wear him down.
Womba walks into a straight right hand from Frost.
Frost throws a hook to the side of Womba's head but Womba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Womba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frost throws a leg kick
and Womba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Frost's guard.
Frost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Womba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Womba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Womba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Womba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Womba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Womba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frost is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Womba passes Frost's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Frost felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Womba seems to be working for a kimura but Frost defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frost is trying to get back to full guard.
Womba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frost moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost pulls Womba in to control the position.
Frost trying to control the position.
Womba passes Frost's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frost keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Womba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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 Smokudju Womba will probably get the nod.
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.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Womba circles away.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Elvis Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Womba is looking to land body kicks.
Frost tries to clinch up but Womba circles away and keeps his distance.
Womba misses the shot to the body.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Womba.
Womba throws out a leg kick but Frost moves out of range and Womba only half commits.
Womba throws the kick towards the body but Frost avoids it.
Frost tries to land a front kick but Womba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Womba throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Womba checks a leg kick.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Womba.
Frost throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Womba counters with a single leg into guard. Frost didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba throws a big elbow that misses.
Womba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Womba throwing strikes from guard but Frost blocks nicely.
Womba throws a big right hand that misses.
Frost pulls Womba in close to his closed guard and prevents Womba from doing any damage or advancing position.
Womba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frost has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Womba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frost pulls Womba in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Womba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frost is pulling down on Womba's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Elvis Frost.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Womba.
Frost lands a jab.
Womba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frost tries to work over Womba's front leg with a kick but Womba checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Womba moves out of range as Frost throws a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Frost!
Frost throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Frost tries to clinch up but Womba circles away and keeps his distance.
Frost throws a jab when Womba was well out of range.
Womba lands an overhand right.
A jab from Frost misses.
Womba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Womba tried to score with a low kick but Frost checks it.
Frost throws a hook to the side of Womba's head but Womba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Womba shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Frost is trying to defend but Womba finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Frost is looking to control Womba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Frost avoid being mounted?
Frost wants to get back to full guard.
Frost moves into full guard.
Womba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frost is keeping the position for now.
Womba throwing strikes from guard but Frost blocks nicely.
Smokudju Womba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womba throwing strikes but missing.
Frost is adopting a defensive guard.
Frost is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Womba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Womba wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Womba ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Smokudju Womba 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.
Frost throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Frost scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Womba loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Womba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Womba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frost to score with a decent uppercut.
Womba moves out of range of the body kick from Frost.
Frost clinches up against the cage.
Womba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Womba fails with a takedown attempt.
Frost tries to land a leg kick but Womba saw it coming and moves away.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Womba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost stuffs the takedown attempt from Womba. Womba gets slowly back to his feet.
Frost 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.
Womba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Womba throws out a leg kick but Frost moves out of range and Womba only half commits.
Frost checks the leg kick nicely there.
Elvis Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Womba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost tries to land a front kick but Womba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frost.
Womba throws a leg kick but Frost sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Womba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frost. Frost obviously looking to wear him down.
Womba blocks a head kick by Frost.
Frost moves away from the strike by Womba.
Frost throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheers as Womba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Frost doesn't seem phased though.
Frost misses with an attempted mid kick.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Frost is looking to clinch but Womba is avoiding it.
Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Womba.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frost avoids the body shot from Womba.
Frost scores with a jab. Womba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Womba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost checks a low kick from Womba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Womba misses with a leg kick
and Frost counters by moving into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Womba as Frost tries to tie him up.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Womba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Womba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smokudju Womba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Womba tries to break free but Frost pushes him back against the cage.
Womba avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Womba avoids it.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Womba is trying to pull guard but Frost turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Womba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frost scores with a knee to the head.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Womba avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Womba jumps into guard, dragging Frost to the mat.
Frost slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Frost trying to control but Womba is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Womba holds on and takes a little breather.
Womba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frost tries to free his leg and advance position but Womba is retaining full guard.
Womba has his feet on Frost's thighs here. He's pushed Frost off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Frost screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Smokudju Womba!
Smokudju Womba retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Smokudju Womba thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Elvis Frost spoke after the fight, saying '"Merry Christmas Kelly. Let me put a nice red bow on your FOTY award.."'.
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