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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, give me everything tonight pitbull ft. ne-yo afrojack & nayer. Rolf Karlsson 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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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolf Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson lands a body shot.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Karlsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
It looks like John Johnson has been cut.
Karlsson lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson lands a big right hand that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Karlsson stays standing though and waves Johnson back to his feet!
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson ducks into an uppercut from Karlsson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rolf Karlsson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rolf Karlsson thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Chabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastien Chabal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastien Chabal!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabal doesn't manage to clinch there - Newman circles away.
Newman looks to land a left hand but Chabal moved out of range nicely.
Chabal tries to clinch up.
Chabal wants to clinch
and Newman moves into the clinch.
Newman misses with some punches.
Chabal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Newman blocks it with crossed arms.
Newman swings wildly with an uppercut but Chabal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chabal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Newman blocks it with crossed arms.
Newman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chabal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Newman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Newman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Sebastien Chabal has been cut.
Chabal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Newman.
Newman breaks the clinch.
Newman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chabal's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newman scores with a jab. Chabal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman drops Chabal with a naaaaasty hook - Chabal is in real trouble here! Newman dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Newman!
An out of breath Nate Newman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan McClelland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickolas Diaz struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Nickolas Diaz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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201 lbs
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200 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan McClelland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nickolas Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClelland gets the takedown into side control.
Diaz is not content to let McClelland control the position.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but McClelland keeps moving and retains side control.
McClelland is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McClelland is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McClelland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz regains half guard.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McClelland pulls his head out easily.
We've been hearing good reports from McClelland's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClelland is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McClelland wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McClelland is trying for a kimura here. Diaz looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! McClelland wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bryan McClelland!
Bryan McClelland decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford has chosen Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelvin Letchford!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letchford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Letchford keeps it at a distance.
Letchford misses with a looping left.
Anderson tries to clinch but Letchford moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Letchford shoots in.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Letchford keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Letchford. That snapped Anderson's head back.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Letchford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Letchford throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Letchford circles away.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Letchford tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Letchford ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Letchford misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
It looks like Kelvin Letchford has been cut.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Letchford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Letchford scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Letchford has Anderson pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Anderson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson working Letchford over with knees to the body.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Letchford avoids the damage to the body.
Letchford wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
A short right from Letchford on the inside.
Letchford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Letchford.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Letchford.
Letchford lands with an overhand left.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Letchford circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Letchford is defended easily by Anderson.
Alex Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Letchford.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Letchford has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anderson is trying to keep an underhook but Letchford manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Letchford is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Letchford is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Letchford with the ground and pound but Anderson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Letchford from controlling successfully.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Letchford slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Letchford stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford looking to pass the guard.
Letchford is still trying to improve position.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Letchford on the ground.
Letchford controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Letchford throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Letchford controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Letchford trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Kelvin Letchford has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Letchford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Letchford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Letchford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Letchford circles away and keeps his distance.
Letchford misses with a shot to the body
and Letchford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Letchford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Letchford swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Letchford tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Letchford misses with a low kick.
Letchford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Letchford keeps it at a distance.
Letchford tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Letchford in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Letchford manages to break the clinch.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Letchford is avoiding it.
No joy there for Letchford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson rushes Letchford and presses him up against the cage.
Letchford lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Letchford tries to tie him up.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letchford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Letchford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Letchford avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Letchford takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Letchford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Letchford.
Letchford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Letchford. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Alex Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Letchford is avoiding it.
Letchford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letchford dives in for a single leg takedown but Anderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The referee calls for Letchford to work.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Letchford blocks it.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Letchford working aggressively here.
Letchford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alex Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letchford shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Letchford's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alex Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Letchford.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Letchford.
Anderson is not content to let Letchford control the position.
Letchford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford working the strikes but Anderson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Letchford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Letchford stalling.
Letchford seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Letchford is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Anderson reverses the position - he's now on top in Letchford's guard.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Letchford is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Letchford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Letchford's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Letchford scores with a body shot.
No luck for Letchford with that takedown attempt.
Letchford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Letchford.
Letchford throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Letchford misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelvin Letchford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Letchford keeps the fight on the outside.
Letchford misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Letchford fails with a takedown attempt.
Letchford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alex Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Letchford.
Letchford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Letchford keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Letchford lands a jab to the nose.
Letchford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Letchford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Letchford looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Letchford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Letchford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderson prevents Letchford from breaking the clinch.
Letchford is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Letchford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Letchford.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Letchford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Letchford blocks it.
Letchford is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Letchford manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Letchford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Kelvin Letchford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Letchford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Letchford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Letchford shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Letchford looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Letchford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Letchford tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Letchford ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Letchford backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Letchford is defending well for now.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Letchford avoids the damage to the body.
Letchford misses with a body punch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Letchford avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Letchford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Letchford avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Letchford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Letchford throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Letchford circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Letchford stalks Anderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anderson's face. Anderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Letchford just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Letchford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Letchford throws a big shot that misses.
Letchford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Letchford misses with an uppercut
and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson slips a straight right by Letchford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Letchford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kelvin Letchford.
I've got Letchford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Kelvin Letchford!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Kelvin Letchford!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Kelvin Letchford!
Kelvin Letchford wins by unanimous decision!
Kelvin Letchford seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sundar Thapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontaine comes to the cage accompanied by P.S. Phuk You Too. This should be a great matchup!
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270 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Fontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sundar Thapa!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontaine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thapa swivels and escapes.
Thapa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fontaine shoots in and drives through. Thapa sprawls well.
Thapa gets caught napping as Fontaine dives in and scores a takedown. Thapa manages to retain guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fontaine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thapa keeping full guard, as Fontaine tries to pass.
Thapa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fontaine throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thapa is on top in guard.
Fontaine controlling the position.
Fontaine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thapa stopping the sweep attempt from Fontaine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontaine working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine wants to sweep here but Thapa controlling him for the moment.
Thapa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ricky Fontaine just wasn't active enough.
Fontaine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thapa sprawls well. Thapa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fontaine gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Fontaine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fontaine misses with a takedown attempt
and Thapa counters with a leg kick.
Fontaine fails with the takedown
and Thapa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thapa controlling the pace.
Thapa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fontaine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fontaine is trying to control but can't.
Thapa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fontaine keeps working.
Fontaine wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I've been told that Thapa has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Fontaine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thapa is working away from the top position though.
Thapa thows a huge punch but Fontaine dodges it nicely.
Thapa controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fontaine shoots and misses
and Thapa counters with a single leg into guard. Fontaine didn't expect that.
Fontaine is trying to control the position but Thapa postures up.
Thapa content to stall in guard here.
Fontaine pulls Thapa in to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Ricky Fontaine wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fontaine looks for a takedown but Thapa sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thapa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fontaine thinking.
Fontaine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thapa pinned against the cage. Thapa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fontaine is breathing heavily.
Thapa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fontaine won't allow Thapa to pass to mount.
Fontaine manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thapa throwing strikes but missing.
Fontaine looking for a sweep. Not yet Fontaine, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine is working hard here to advance position.
Fontaine lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thapa!
Thapa regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thapa is looking to control Fontaine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thapa avoid being mounted?
Fontaine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fontaine prevents Thapa from improving his position.
Thapa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fontaine pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fontaine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fontaine lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sundar Thapa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fontaine blocks a head kick by Thapa.
Fontaine shoots in looking for a takedown but Thapa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fontaine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thapa has a takedown stuffed.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thapa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thapa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fontaine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thapa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thapa wants it to stay on the feet.
Thapa throws a series of punches but Fontaine moves out of range.
Thapa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fontaine closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thapa did well to prevent Fontaine getting side control.
Thapa trying to control but Fontaine postures up.
Thapa is looking for a sweep. Fontaine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fontaine lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Fontaine there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thapa trying to hold on to Fontaine's head to control him but Fontaine postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fontaine lands a nice short elbow.
Fontaine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fontaine throwing shots but Thapa is blocking nicely.
Fontaine winds up and cracks Thapa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fontaine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fontaine throwing shots but Thapa is blocking nicely.
Thapa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fontaine is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fontaine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fontaine prevents Thapa from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fontaine lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thapa trying to control here.
Fontaine drops an elbow to the side of Thapa's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thapa is rocked!
Fontaine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thapa is still in real trouble! Can Fontaine finish him?
Thapa trying to control from the bottom.
Thapa seems to have recovered his senses.
Fontaine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thapa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fontaine.
Fontaine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fontaine winds up and cracks Thapa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thapa wants to get back to full guard.
Fontaine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thapa's head.
Fontaine lands strikes from half guard.
Fontaine with the ground and pound but Thapa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Thapa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fontaine loads up on a big left hand. Thapa felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Fontaine looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Thapa can't hide his disappointment, as Fontaine celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Fontaine!
Ricky Fontaine seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joesph Ely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
145 lbs
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23
148 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Good knees
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joesph Ely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Roach!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach tries for a takedown but Ely circles away easily
and Ely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roach misses with a body shot.
Ely blocks a head kick by Roach.
Ely clinches with his opponent.
Ely has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Roach clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Roach is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ely trying to control momentarily.
Ely has the hooks in. Roach is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Roach breaks Ely's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ely escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roach gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roach throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ely keeping full guard, as Roach tries to pass.
Roach trying to control the position from guard on top but Ely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roach preventing the sweep.
Roach wants to pass the guard but Ely is keeping the position.
Roach loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roach won't allow Ely to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach slips nicely into half guard.
Ely moves into full guard.
Roach is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ely is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ely has escaped and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roach is on top in guard.
Ely has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roach can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roach drops back looking for a leg! Ely is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ely manages to kick Roach off! Roach jumps back into Ely's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ely is pulling down on Roach's head to control his posture.
Ely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ely seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Roach is pushing down on Ely's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ely is fighting to maintain full guard but Roach has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ely slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ely is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roach engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Roach scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roach trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ely manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ely preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roach is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ely trying to control but Roach is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roach looking for a sweep. Not yet Roach, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Roach will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Ely.
Ely tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Ely.
Ely looks to score with a jab to the body but Roach is just out of range.
Roach has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ely moves in looking to clinch but Roach pushes him off.
Ely steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roach.
Joesph Ely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roach throws a hook but Ely blocks it.
Ely lands with a shot to the body.
Roach swats away the attempt to clinch by Ely.
Ely with a poor takedown
and Roach counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roach.
Ely wants to improve his position but instead Roach has moved into half guard.
Ely trying to control here.
Roach is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ely doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ely looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ely is looking for a sweep. Roach is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ely is trying to control but Roach passes into side control!
Ely manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Roach tries to roll over but Ely keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ely stops Roach from getting back to his feet.
Roach is trying to control but can't.
Bobby Roach has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roach controlling the position for now.
Roach looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roach tries to roll over but Ely keeps him under control.
Roach gets back to full guard.
Roach had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ely defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ely throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ely is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Roach looking to control.
Roach managing to control the position.
Ely wants to control from the top but Roach keeps moving.
Roach is looking for a triangle but Ely pushes his legs off easily.
Roach looking for a guillotine here but Ely defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ely trying to control the position from guard on top but Roach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roach manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ely manages to get himself to full guard.
Roach trying to control the position from guard on top but Ely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ely throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roach trying to control but Ely is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Roach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Roach misses with a body kick.
Roach misses with a hook.
Ely misses with a series of wild punches.
Roach misses with a body kick.
Ely lands a head shot.
Ely tries to close the distance and clinch but Roach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ely throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Roach was covering up waiting for the punch and Ely finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roach is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ely wants to control from the top but Roach keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ely postures up.
Roach is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roach looking for a guillotine here but Ely defends easily.
Roach not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roach working a defensive guard but Ely manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ely thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ely trying to control the action but Roach is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Roach manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Roach is keen to just control but Ely is a slippery customer.
Roach seems to be working for a kimura but Ely defends the submission attempt.
Ely wants to improve his position but Roach is controlling well.
Ely is trying to stand up here but Roach is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roach tries to pass to full mount but Ely defends it.
Roach prevents Ely from standing back up.
Roach is taking a breather. Ely says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Roach is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ely defends it well.
Roach is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roach is working for a kimura but Ely is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ely slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ely keeping moving, preventing Roach from controlling successfully.
Ely pulls Roach in close to prevent any damage.
Roach postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roach trying to control the position from guard on top but Ely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roach wants to pass the guard but Ely is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Roach.
I've got Roach winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Bobby Roach!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Bobby Roach!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Bobby Roach!
Bobby Roach wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bobby Roach waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Dufinbeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dufinbeger's choice of entrance music: Steppin Stone. Stefano Dufinbeger will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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240 lbs
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25
275 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Mctanned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stefano Dufinbeger!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Dufinbeger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dufinbeger instigates a clinch.
Mctanned wants a takedown.
Dufinbeger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dufinbeger gets underhooks to prevent Mctanned's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Mctanned. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mctanned lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mctanned works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dufinbeger working to try and regain half guard.
Mctanned can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dufinbeger is looking to escape.
Mctanned landing strikes from the mount.
Mctanned 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufinbeger tries to lock up and control but Mctanned gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mctanned wants to finish this one by submission but Dufinbeger is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mctanned.
Mctanned looking for a guillotine from mount but Dufinbeger is having none of it.
Mctanned is trying to take his opponent's back.
Mctanned is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Mctanned extends the arm and Dufinbeger is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Mctanned!
Paul Mctanned decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Purple Aki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doom Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aki comes to the cage accompanied by Slim Whitman - Indian Love Call. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
280 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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25
234 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Purple Aki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doom Unit!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aki misses the shot to the body.
Unit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aki misses with the combination.
Aki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rat Cage in the buildup to the fight.
Unit tests Aki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Unit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Unit with a jab.
Aki lands a slapping body shot.
Aki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Unit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aki looks to land a combination but Unit avoids it well.
Aki misses with a body kick.
Aki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Unit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Purple Aki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Unit, as that shot connected.
No luck for Unit with that takedown attempt.
Doom Unit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aki blocks a jab.
Unit throws a hook but Aki blocks it.
Unit lands a right hook to the body.
Aki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Unit has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Unit throws a poor cross that misses
and Aki moves into the clinch.
Aki has a couple of punches blocked by Unit.
Aki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Units head.
Aki with a knee to the head.
Aki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aki trying to control the position but instead, Unit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aki into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit has Aki pressed against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Unit swings wildly with an uppercut but Aki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aki avoiding damage.
Aki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unit misses with the head strike.
Aki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Unit's face.
Unit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aki backwards.
Unit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aki up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki controlling the action here for a moment.
Unit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Unit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aki up against the cage.
Unit managing to block the knees to the body from Aki.
Unit stalling against the cage.
Aki tries to land knees in the clinch but Unit avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aki backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aki misses with a body punch.
Aki lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Aki lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unit content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aki looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Aki tries a knee to the head but Unit blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doom Unit will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Unit scores with a shot to the body.
Unit swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Unit.
Aki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Unit.
Unit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aki 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.
Aki throws a shot from downtown. Unit moves away and avoids it.
Unit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aki. That did some damage!
Unit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Unit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aki. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unit throws a head kick but Aki moves out of range.
Unit throws an off balance right hand
and Aki counters by moving into the clinch.
Unit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Unit looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aki is working Unit over against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Unit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aki misses with a punch on the inside.
Aki lands with a left to the head.
Aki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Unit is keeping busy.
Aki keeps control of Unit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Unit is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aki is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aki.
Unit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Aki on the inside.
Aki connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aki has Unit pressed against the cage.
Unit manages to break the clinch.
Aki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Unit.
Aki doesn't manage to clinch there - Unit circles away.
Aki misses with a wild body shot.
Unit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit throws a body kick that misses
and Aki counters with a two punch combo.
Unit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Unit shoots for a double leg takedown but Aki sprawls well. He's pushed Unit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Unit was well out of range. Poor timing from Aki.
Aki is looking to slow Unit down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Aki.
Aki cracks the inside of Unit's front leg.
Unit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Unit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit misses with a series of wild punches.
Unit looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Aki!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unit misses with the ground and pound.
Unit working away.
Aki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Unit throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Unit wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Purple Aki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aki throws out a loose jab but Unit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Unit.
Unit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Unit.
Aki wants to clinch.
Aki misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Unit.
Unit ducks under a wild hook from Aki.
Doom Unit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Unit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aki moves out of range as Unit throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aki throws a head kick but Unit moves out of range.
Unit takes one to the chin there.
Aki looks for the body kick but Unit saw that one coming.
Aki is looking to wear down Unit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Unit is looking to slow Aki down with leg kicks.
Aki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Unit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aki. That did some damage!
Unit tests Aki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Unit scores with a jab. Aki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Unit lands a jab to Aki's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unit thows a body shot but no joy.
Unit scores with a shot to the body.
Unit punishes Aki's body with a nice straight punch.
Unit throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aki slips a jab from Unit.
Aki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Unit misses with a low kick as Aki jumps back.
The fighters circling - Unit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Unit circles away quickly and effectively.
Unit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Unit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aki walks into a straight right hand from Unit.
Aki moves out of range of the strikes.
Unit moves forwards but Aki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Unit tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aki defends well and Unit ends up having to push Aki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aki trying to control the position but instead, Unit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aki into the cage.
Unit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aki or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki tries to land knees in the clinch but Unit avoids the damage to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Unit. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Unit lands with a light punch inside.
Aki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Unit is keeping busy.
Aki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Unit blocks it with crossed arms.
Aki misses with a knee strike.
Aki lands with a left to the head.
Unit cracks Aki with a nice body shot.
Aki being controlled against the cage.
Unit lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aki lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unit managing to block the knees to the body from Aki.
Aki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Unit is trying to push Aki away but Aki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Unit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Unit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Purple Aki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doom Unit.
Aki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Unit blocks it with crossed arms.
Unit wants to stall.
Aki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Unit.
Unit blocking some punches.
Unit misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doom Unit really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Aki.
Unit throws a body punch but Aki moves out of range.
Aki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Unit.
Unit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aki counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body punch from Unit.
An inside leg kick from Unit misses.
Purple Aki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Unit staying out of range there.
Aki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Unit.
Unit feints and as Aki raises his hands in defense, Unit changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Unit is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unit lands a couple of elbows.
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.
Unit chips away with some ground and pound.
Unit throws an elbow that misses. Aki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Unit's guard. Nice move by Aki!
Unit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Unit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Unit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aki is one step ahead there.
Unit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Unit wants to sweep here but Aki controlling him for the moment.
Unit keeping moving, preventing Aki from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Purple Aki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Unit jabs Aki right on the nose. Aki blinks but takes it well.
Unit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aki avoids it really well and circles away.
Aki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Unit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aki defends it nicely.
Aki tries to clinch but Unit moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit tests Aki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Unit lands.
Aki throws a hook but Unit avoids it easily.
Aki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Unit.
Unit throws an overhand right that lands on Aki's shoulder, as Aki tries to avoid the shot.
Unit throws a chopping leg kick but Aki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Unit shoots for a takedown but Aki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Purple Aki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doom Unit.
Unit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Unit wants to pass the guard but Aki is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doom Unit dominated that fourth 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!
Unit misses with a body shot.
Aki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aki is looking to clinch.
Unit tests Aki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Unit digs a good body shot into Aki's ribs.
Aki ducks under a wild hook from Unit.
Aki misses with an uppercut.
Aki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Unit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit throws a leg kick which misses Aki's front leg but catches the back leg as Aki tries to avoid it.
Aki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aki throws a jab but it's blocked by Unit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Unit - that will leave a mark!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Unit!
Unit thuds a left hand into Aki's body.
Unit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Unit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Unit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aki's head.
Unit stuns Aki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Aki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Unit lands a jab.
Purple Aki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Unit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aki looks to land a combination but Unit avoids it well.
Aki tries to clinch there but Unit circles away.
Aki ducks under a wild hook from Unit.
Unit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aki slips under a jab.
Unit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aki moves in looking to clinch but Unit pushes him off.
Aki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Unit is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Unit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aki swings wildly with an uppercut but Unit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Unit stalls.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Unit manages to break the clinch.
Unit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Unit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Unit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Unit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unit keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aki tries to close the distance and clinch but Unit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Unit cracks Aki with an open hand slap.
Aki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Unit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doom Unit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Unit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Doom Unit!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Doom Unit!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Doom Unit!
Doom Unit wins by unanimous decision!
Doom Unit is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Doom Unit 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Henkka Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Jayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jayne's choice of entrance music: The Doors-People Are Strange . Henkka Reem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent 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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henkka Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jayne!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem throws a lazy right hand but Jayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reem slips a straight right by Jayne.
Reem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jayne.
Jayne blocks a jab.
Patrick Jayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reem throws a body punch but Jayne moves out of range.
Reem moves forwards but Jayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jayne looks to land a right hand but Reem moved out of range.
Reem misses with a shot to the body
and Jayne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jayne.
Jayne prevents a body shot from Reem.
Reem scores with a shoulder strike.
Reem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reem has a couple of punches blocked by Jayne.
Jayne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jayne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Henkka Reem has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayne gets through Reem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jayne gets through Reem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reem jumps into guard, dragging Jayne to the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jayne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reem looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jayne passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reem with the active half guard here but Jayne passes nicely into side control.
Jayne landing strikes.
Jayne cracks Reem with a big elbow.
Reem gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jayne works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jayne raining down shots from the mount!
Reem is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jayne controlling from mount.
Jayne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jayne looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reem is in a horrible position here. Jayne smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jayne landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Jayne.
Reem is rocked!
Reem keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jayne controlling the position easily from mount.
Reem wants to hold on but Jayne pushes him away.
Reem is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jayne looking to finish Reem with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reem!
Oh Reem is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jayne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jayne prevents Reem from getting the reversal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reem is working hard here to advance position.
Jayne connects with a bit shot that sees Reem covering up! More strikes from Jayne and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jayne is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Jayne!
Patrick Jayne managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Big Show Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatherer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains. Big Show Jr has chosen Papa was a Rolling Stone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Big Show Jr!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Show Jr scores with a jab. Gatherer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Big Show Jr fails with the takedown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Big Show Jr checks a leg kick.
Big Show Jr misses with a double jab
and Gatherer counters with a nice uppercut.
Big Show Jr missing with a left hand there. Gatherer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Big Show Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Show Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gatherer.
Gatherer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatherer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Big Show Jr.
It looks like Hunter Gatherer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Big Show Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Big Show Jr tests Gatherer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Big Show Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gatherer - that will leave a mark!
Gatherer throws an overhand right that lands on Big Show Jr's shoulder, as Big Show Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Gatherer thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Show Jr misses with a body shot.
Gatherer rushes Big Show Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Big Show Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatherer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Big Show Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatherer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Big Show Jr. Gatherer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Big Show Jr checks a low kick from Gatherer.
Big Show Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gatherer misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Big Show Jr.
Gatherer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Big Show Jr.
Hunter Gatherer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Big Show Jr.
Big Show Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatherer drops Big Show Jr with a beautiful combination! Big Show Jr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gatherer is looking for the KO!
Big Show Jr is rocked!
Gatherer connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Big Show Jr out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hunter Gatherer!
Hunter Gatherer retains his super heavyweight title!
Hunter Gatherer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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