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LFC 28 - Kahuna vs Hamilton PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benny Bouthillette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blue Moon - Supra. Benny Bouthillette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Bouthillette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Mann!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouthillette has managed to clinch.
Mann has had enough of the clinch but Bouthillette keeps him there for the moment.
Bouthillette connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mann's face.
Bouthillette keeps control of Mann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mann wants to break free but Bouthillette has control.
Mann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bouthillette obliges.
Bouthillette misses with a knee to the head.
Bouthillette missing with knees to the body.
Bouthillette scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bouthillette.
Mann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalling in the clinch from Bouthillette.
A knee to the head by Bouthillette.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bouthillette lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dwayne Mann has been cut.
A short left from Bouthillette.
Bouthillette with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bouthillette tries to land a knee to the head but Mann blocks with his arms.
Mann is working for takedown but Bouthillette is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bouthillette takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bouthillette throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manns head.
Bouthillette is stalling here.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Bouthillette has him pressed against the cage.
Bouthillette keeps control of Mann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bouthillette tries to land a knee to the head but Mann blocks with his arms.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mann 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.
Bouthillette landing knees to the head.
Bouthillette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bouthillette takes the fight into the clinch.
Mann is looking to break free of the clinch but Bouthillette has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to circle away but Bouthillette has him pinned against the cage.
Bouthillette throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bouthillette keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mann's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bouthillette.
Bouthillette throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manns head.
Mann tries to break the clinch but Bouthillette is controlling the position.
Mann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bouthillette landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bouthillette looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bouthillette will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mann up against the cage.
Bouthillette tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bouthillette scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bouthillette stalling.
Bouthillette misses with a knee to the head.
Bouthillette stalling in the clinch.
Bouthillette seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bouthillette keeps control of Mann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bouthillette lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Mann can't break the clinch.
Bouthillette looking to throw knees to the head but Mann is blocking nicely.
Bouthillette taking a breather.
Mann has had enough of the clinch but Bouthillette keeps him there for the moment.
Bouthillette has Mann pressed against the cage, preventing Mann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Bouthillette is controlling him.
Bouthillette lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bouthillette.
Bouthillette with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bouthillette slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Mann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bouthillette scores with a knee to the head.
Bouthillette with a knee to the head.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Bouthillette has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann is trying to force a seperation but Bouthillette has the dominant position.
Bouthillette working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mann tries to break free but Bouthillette pushes him back against the cage.
Bouthillette tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bouthillette pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mann working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Bouthillette dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Mann's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bouthillette keeps the fight on the outside.
Benny Bouthillette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bouthillette misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
Mann can't break the clinch.
Bouthillette stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bouthillette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bouthillette with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bouthillette prevents Mann from breaking the clinch.
Bouthillette working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bouthillette throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manns head.
Bouthillette breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bouthillette.
Bouthillette clinches up against the cage.
Bouthillette taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bouthillette misses with a knee strike.
Bouthillette manages to break the clinch.
Mann misses with a head kick.
Bouthillette swats away the attempt to clinch by Mann.
Mann throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bouthillette steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mann. That one must have hurt.
Bouthillette tries to clinch up.
Bouthillette gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bouthillette tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mann wants to break free but Bouthillette has control.
Mann is looking to break free of the clinch but Bouthillette has double underhooks.
Bouthillette misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouthillette prevents Mann from breaking the clinch.
Bouthillette throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mann blocks it with crossed arms.
Mann has had enough of the clinch but Bouthillette keeps him there for the moment.
Mann wants to get back to striking at distance but Bouthillette won't allow it.
Bouthillette working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Bouthillette is controlling him.
Mann is trying to push Bouthillette away but Bouthillette has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bouthillette slows down the pace here.
Mann looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bouthillette with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bouthillette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mann is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mann tries a head kick but it misses.
Bouthillette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bouthillette throws a head kick but Mann moves out of range.
Mann throws a head kick but Bouthillette moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Mann. That snapped Bouthillette's head back.
Mann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bouthillette manages to avoid it.
Bouthillette moves out of range of the body kick from Mann.
Benny Bouthillette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mann darts in and clinches Bouthillette up against the cage.
Mann tries to break free but Bouthillette pushes him back against the cage.
Bouthillette lands a right hand.
Mann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bouthillette connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mann's face.
Mann is breathing heavily.
Bouthillette lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Mann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bouthillette has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bouthillette.
Bouthillette landing knees to the head.
Mann is rocked!
Mann is trying to break free.
Mann is still on wobbly legs! Can Bouthillette finish him?
Bouthillette with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mann seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bouthillette tries to land a knee to the head but Mann blocks with his arms.
Mann breaks from the clinch.
Bouthillette gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bouthillette tries to land a knee to the head but Mann blocks with his arms.
Bouthillette controlling the action here for a moment.
Bouthillette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bouthillette scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bouthillette scores with a shoulder strike.
Mann is looking to break free of the clinch but Bouthillette has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Bouthillette dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Mann'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. This is the final round!
Bouthillette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bouthillette wants to clinch up but Mann keeps it at a distance.
Mann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bouthillette wants to clinch.
Bouthillette has closed the distance and engaged Mann in a clinch.
Mann tries to break free but Bouthillette pushes him back against the cage.
Bouthillette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bouthillette lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bouthillette lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouthillette throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bouthillette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mann is looking to break free of the clinch but Bouthillette has double underhooks.
Mann is trying to break free.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Bouthillette has him pressed against the cage.
Bouthillette throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mann blocks it with crossed arms.
Bouthillette tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bouthillette gets through Mann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bouthillette lands a nice uppercut.
Mann is trying to push Bouthillette away but Bouthillette has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bouthillette crunches a lovely knee into Mann's ribcage.
Bouthillette lands a knee to the head.
Bouthillette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bouthillette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bouthillette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bouthillette lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouthillette tries to clinch but Mann moves out of range.
Bouthillette looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Bouthillette backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Mann's temple! It sends Mann violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Bouthillette celebrates and the doctors try to help Mann!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Benny Bouthillette!
Benny Bouthillette took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Dwayne Mann stepped up to the mic, saying 'Not what I was expecting but I'll go back to camp, re-work, train harder and be back and put on a damn good show for these fans!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsui Takamatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamatsu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by in tribute for an amazing artist, R.I.P. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Matsui Takamatsu!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takamatsu.
Takamatsu shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takamatsu 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.
Takamatsu tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takamatsu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takamatsu tries to clinch up.
Takamatsu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morgan slips a straight right by Takamatsu.
Takamatsu tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takamatsu is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Takamatsu throws a leg kick but Morgan moved away.
Takamatsu throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
A head kick misses from Takamatsu.
Takamatsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamatsu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a three punch combo that has Takamatsu backing up. Takamatsu nods at Morgan to acknowledge the strikes.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Takamatsu.
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takamatsu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takamatsu throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
Takamatsu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takamatsu.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Takamatsu throws a head kick that misses.
Takamatsu throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu misses with a right hand
so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morgan scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takamatsu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Takamatsu keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takamatsu wants to sweep but no luck.
Takamatsu is trying to hold Morgan in close to prevent damage but Morgan has managed to pass into half guard.
Morgan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morgan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Morgan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Takamatsu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Takamatsu.
Takamatsu is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Morgan rolls with it to try and escape but Takamatsu cranks on the arm and Morgan is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matsui Takamatsu!
An intense looking Matsui Takamatsu took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thank you everyone, Please give it up for *Justin Morgan * . "I dont know what to say so " Again, I thank you" L.F.C. thank you for giving me this chance.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Messner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soren Holst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holst has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mike Messner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Soren Holst!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holst throws a shot from downtown. Messner moves away and avoids it.
Messner closes the distance and clinches.
Holst has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Messner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Holst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Messner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Messner scores with a jab.
Messner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Messner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Messner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holst has time to react.
Holst is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messner scores with a decent looking hook.
Holst is still on wobbly legs! Can Messner finish him?
Holst tries to work over Messner's front leg with a kick but Messner checks it.
Holst seems to have recovered his senses.
Holst swings for the body but Messner moves out of range.
Messner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holst back to the cage. Messner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Messner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Messner lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Holst goes down and covers up as Messner starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Messner!
After winning the bout, Mike Messner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Soren Holst had this to say: 'He was the better man. My opponent has showed me there's still a lot to learn. Well done!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayme Thales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Galneryus - Everlasting. Tim Hunter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayme Thales!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Thales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Hunter is looking to clinch but Thales is avoiding it.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Thales circles away.
Thales walks into a jab.
Thales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunter wants to clinch
and Thales counters by moving into the clinch.
Thales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hunter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thales prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thaless head.
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Thales controls his hands.
Thales drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thales blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thales blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Thales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunter tries to work over Thales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thales has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thales is rocked!
Hunter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thales is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
Hunter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thales.
Hunter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hunter lands a big right hand that drops Thales! The killer instinct kicks in and Hunter finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hunter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Hunter!
After winning the bout, Tim Hunter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knott's entrance music is Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) . A fine choice. Buster Knott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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179 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buster Knott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gilbert Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Knott wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Knott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knott pushes Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Smith trying to control the position but Knott is working away.
Knott tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Knott takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smith tries to stand but Knott is controlling his head.
Smith connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knott some visible discomfort.
Knott is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smith presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Knott wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Knott is trying desperately to improve position.
Knott is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Knott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knott tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knott tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith avoids the attempt from Knott to control.
Smith misses with a head shot.
Smith wants to control the pace but Knott is squirming around nicely.
Knott is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand but Knott is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Knott gets back to half guard.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knott does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Knott keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knott wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Knott wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knott moves into full guard.
Smith postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knott keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Knott has his hands on Smith's head, controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knott sprawls well. Knott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knott counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knott finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
It looks like Gilbert Smith has been cut.
Knott clinches.
Smith jumps guard but Knott turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
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 Buster Knott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gilbert Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gilbert Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Oooooh!!! Knott has knocked Smith down with a huge combo! Knott steps away and waves a wobbly Smith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Smith is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knott lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Smith is looking to close the distance but Knott sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Smith crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Smith is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Buster Knott!
Buster Knott decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Gilbert Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'I cane out and gave it my best came up short but ill be back and this time ill be the winner'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Jo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Jo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo has closed the distance and engaged Walters in a clinch.
Walters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jo drives through with a takedown into Walters's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jo stands and steps away. Walters gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jo has managed to clinch.
Walters is looking to break free of the clinch but Jo has double underhooks.
Walters is trying to force a seperation but Jo has the dominant position.
Jo breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Walters finds it's way through Jo's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jo's coach down at Elite Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Walters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walters dodges the punch combination from Jo.
Jo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Walters!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is trying to control Jo's posture but Jo avoids it.
Jo decides to stand back up. Jo steps back and let's Walters get back to his feet.
Walters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jo tries to clinch there but Walters circles away.
Walters lands a left and a right that send Jo crashing to the mat, dazed. Walters thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walters dodges the punch combination from Jo.
Jo is still on wobbly legs! Can Walters finish him?
Dirk Walters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Jo misses.
Jo throws a series of punches but Walters moves out of range.
Walters feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jo sprawling to the canvas! Jo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Walters finish him?!
Jo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jo throws a right and a left that Walters avoids nicely.
Jo looks winded!
Jo misses with a series of wild punches.
Walters catches Jo with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Jo forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dirk Walters!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masutatsu Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Cambell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oyama comes to the cage accompanied by World Order - Permanent Revolution. Wayne Cambell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masutatsu Oyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wayne Cambell!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oyama!
Oyama scores with a decent looking hook.
Oyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oyama scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Oyama misses.
Oyama swinging wildly here.
Cambell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oyama throws a right and a left that Cambell avoids nicely.
Oyama jabs at Cambell's body.
Cambell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oyama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Oyama throws a series of punches but Cambell moves out of range.
Oyama seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cambell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cambell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oyama taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oyama tries to buck Cambell off but Cambell is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama struggling a bit here.
Oyama is looking to reverse the position.
Oyama takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Oyama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cambell cracks Oyama with a big right hand but Oyama just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cambell grinds an elbow into Oyama's temple.
You can see the frustration on Oyama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cambell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oyama to see if he's OK.
Cambell working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cambell taking a break here but Oyama is having none of it and regains half guard.
Oyama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cambell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cambell uses his free foot to push down on Oyama's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Oyama.
Cambell looking to control but Oyama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oyama is looking to improve his position but Cambell isn't that keen on the idea.
Cambell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cambell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oyama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oyama tries to lock up and control but Cambell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cambell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cambell has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE4CHEAP//19COA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cambell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cambell with the ground and pound from mount.
Oyama is rocked!
Oyama tries to hold on but Cambell pushes him away.
Oyama is trying to escape the mount.
Oyama in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Oyama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyama takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Cambell's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Cambell!
In his post fight interview, Wayne Cambell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lim Hyun Gyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Joe Jackson- I'm the Man. Lim Hyun Gyu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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182 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malcolm Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lim Hyun Gyu!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gyu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell scoring well with a low kick there.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gyu counters with a left and a right that hurts Mitchell! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Gyu jumps into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gyu is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mitchell to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mitchell shrugs it off.
Gyu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gyu swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mitchell is now in Gyu's guard. A big mistake from Gyu there, giving up the dominant position!
Mitchell wants to get up but he can't break Gyu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyu keeping full guard, as Mitchell tries to pass.
Mitchell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gyu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mitchell has managed to get both his arms back between Gyu's legs - danger averted.
Our spies down at at Elite Training Facility inform us that Gyu has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gyu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mitchell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gyu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gyu is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mitchell has his hands clasped together but Gyu extends and breaks Mitchell's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gyu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lim Hyun Gyu!
An out of breath Lim Hyun Gyu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Malcolm Mitchell stepped up to the mic, saying 'there must be some mistake, I don't lose.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo Kahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Kahuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamilton swinging wildly here.
Hamilton misses with a body shot.
Hamilton moves in looking to clinch but Kahuna pushes him off.
Kahuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kahuna is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahuna is not content to let Hamilton control the position.
Hamilton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kahuna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamilton.
Kahuna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamilton.
Hamilton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hamilton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kahuna keeps working.
Kahuna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kahuna tries to get out of the position.
Hamilton stops Kahuna from getting back to his feet.
Hamilton trying to control from half guard but Kahuna is working away.
Hamilton trying to control from Kahuna's half guard. Kahuna has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kahuna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamilton postures up and lands a big shot to Kahuna's brow.
Hamilton postures up in Kahuna's guard and throws a big left but Kahuna blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamilton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamilton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamilton postures up in Kahuna's guard and throws a big left but Kahuna blocks it.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamilton cracks Kahuna with a solid left hand.
Hamilton is looking to work some ground and pound but Kahuna has wrist control.
Hamilton throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamilton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamilton is in close to Kahuna's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamilton 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.
Hamilton throws an elbow that misses. Kahuna uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hamilton's guard. Nice move by Kahuna!
Kahuna stopping the sweep attempt from Hamilton.
Hamilton is pulling down on Kahuna's head to control his posture.
Hamilton is looking to stand up but Kahuna isn't so interested in that idea.
Kahuna tries to stand but Hamilton is controlling from the bottom.
Hamilton pulls Kahuna in close to prevent any damage.
Kahuna wants to stand but Hamilton is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Hamilton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hamilton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kahuna defends well and Hamilton ends up having to push Kahuna into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna breaks the clinch.
Kahuna is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hamilton is looking for a takedown.
Kahuna prevents the takedown attempt.
Timo Kahuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hamilton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamilton misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hamilton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hamilton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kahuna defends well and Hamilton ends up having to push Kahuna into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kahuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kahuna scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamilton in his tracks.
Hamilton shoots in and drives through. Kahuna sprawls well.
Kahuna misses with a straight right.
Hamilton misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamilton is defended easily by Kahuna.
Timo Kahuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hamilton.
Kahuna defending well as Hamilton loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton shoots in looking for a takedown but Kahuna manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hamilton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kahuna lands with a hook. Hamilton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hamilton moves out of range as Kahuna strikes.
Kahuna misses with an uppercut.
Kahuna scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kahuna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamilton misses with a hook to the body
and Kahuna counters with a straight right hand.
Hamilton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahuna.
Kahuna misses with an uppercut. Hamilton saw that one coming.
Kahuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamilton misses with a shot to the body
and Kahuna counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahuna is just out of range.
Timo Kahuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamilton throws a jab when Kahuna was well out of range.
Hamilton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hamilton misses with a straight right.
Hamilton tries to clinch up
and Kahuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton tries to land a leg kick but Kahuna saw it coming and moves away.
Kahuna fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamilton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but Kahuna shows good takedown defense.
Hamilton tries to clinch up
and Kahuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Kahuna dominated that second round.
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!
Hamilton misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Kahuna finds it's way through Hamilton's defenses.
Kahuna connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hamilton's hands.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kahuna but Kahuna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hamilton tries for a takedown but Kahuna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Timo Kahuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hamilton.
A jab from Kahuna misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt - Kahuna sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hamilton looks to clinch
and Kahuna counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamilton tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamilton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahuna.
Matt Hamilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahuna lands a right hook to the body.
Kahuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamilton.
Hamilton misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Kahuna misses.
Hamilton throws the kick towards the body but Kahuna avoids it.
Kahuna avoids the body shot from Hamilton.
Hamilton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kahuna rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck for Hamilton with that takedown attempt.
Hamilton thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kahuna!
Kahuna lands an overhand right.
Kahuna scores with a hook to the body. Hamilton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hamilton fails with the takedown.
Hamilton walks into a stiff left hand from Kahuna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Kahuna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kahuna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kahuna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hamilton has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahuna misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Kahuna showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kahuna has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Kahuna!
A victorious Timo Kahuna thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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