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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caliph James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anssi Manninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caliph James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anssi Manninen!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James rushes Manninen and presses him up against the cage.
James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manninen up against the cage.
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Anssi Manninen has been cut.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manninen manages to pull guard.
James wants to get up but he can't break Manninen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manninen striking off his back but it's not causing James any problems.
Manninen has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
James controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Caliph James has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Manninen misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Manninen tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from James.
A nice glancing elbow lands by James.
James tries a knee to the head but Manninen blocks it.
James has Manninen pushed against the cage.
Manninen jumps guard but James turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Manninen looks winded!
Manninen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. James smiles and moves away.
Caliph James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anssi Manninen.
Manninen moves out of range of the body kick from James.
Manninen clinches up against the cage.
Manninen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manninen takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manninen tries to pull guard but James won't allow it.
James taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Manninen is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Manninen takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James taking a breather.
Manninen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
Nice elbow from James.
James lands a nice elbow.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Manninen won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from James.
James working Manninen over with knees to the body.
Manninen takes a knee right on the jaw!
James stalls.
Manninen takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James landing knees to the head.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manninen's face.
James stalling.
James lands a knee to the head.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Manninen backwards.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manninen's face.
James lands a knee to the head.
A short left from James.
James scores a nice knee to the body.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James with a knee to the head.
James avoiding damage.
Manninen takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on James - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
James lands a left hand.
James controlling the action here for a moment.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manninen backwards.
James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manninen up against the cage.
James lands an elbow just above Manninen 's eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Manninen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables James to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by James.
James lands a nice elbow.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caliph James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anssi Manninen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manninen shoots and misses
and James counters by moving into the clinch.
Manninen tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Manninen drops back down to his feet.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James stalling against the cage.
Manninen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Caliph James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anssi Manninen.
James is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James with a knee to the head.
Manninen is rocked!
That has opened up Anssi Manninen's cut even more.
Manninen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James drops Manninen with a big knee straight up the middle! Manninen is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Manninen is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James throws a monster overhand right that drops Manninen! James follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caliph James!
A very excited looking Caliph James rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Teddy Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Williams!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barton.
We've been hearing reports that Barton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barton shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Barton fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Barton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barton has time to react.
It looks like Teddy Barton has been cut.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Barton like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Barton from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Williams!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Morgan looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Halo jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Halo as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Justin Morgan has been cut.
Halo jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halo drops Morgan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Morgan looks back up at him and smiles so Halo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Morgan is rocked!
Halo is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Morgan flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Morgan is out cold! Halo holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Halo!
Ken Halo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilles Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilles Wolfe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hugo Smith's chin.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gilles Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Gilles Wolfe has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolfe.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Wolfe shoots in.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Wolfe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wolfe misses with a punch to the body.
Wolfe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wolfe. Smith shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolfe moves away.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith takes a swing at Wolfe's ribcage but misses.
Wolfe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith tries to sprawl but Wolfe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wolfe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wolfe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like Wolfe is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wolfe.
Smith preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wolfe is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
Wolfe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wolfe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Smith is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Irish Collar-and-Elbow Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Wolfe is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith is trying to stand.
Wolfe is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith kicks Wolfe off and gets back to his feet.
Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith tries for a takedown but Wolfe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wolfe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws Wolfe to one side and escapes!
Wolfe closes the distance and clinches.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wolfe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hugo Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilles Wolfe.
Wolfe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wolfe breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith throws a jab when Wolfe was well out of range.
Wolfe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Wolfe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Smith throws a series of punches but Wolfe avoids them all with ease.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Wolfe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Wolfe throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Wolfe lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Wolfe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolfe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilles Wolfe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilles Wolfe'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.
Wolfe stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Wolfe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Wolfe misses with a knee to the head.
Wolfe has hold of one of Smith's legs. Smith is fighting the takedown attempt but Wolfe gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wolfe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolfe trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Wolfe landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Wolfe from controlling successfully.
Smith is trying to control the position but Wolfe postures up.
Wolfe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolfe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wolfe slips nicely into half guard.
Wolfe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolfe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolfe.
Wolfe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith is looking to escape.
Wolfe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Wolfe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolfe.
Smith controlling the position well.
Wolfe stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe walks into a jab.
Wolfe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith avoids the body shot from Wolfe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wolfe.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Wolfe off the cage and back into range.
Wolfe thumps Smith with a low kick.
Wolfe misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wolfe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Wolfe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wolfe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Wolfe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Wolfe has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith is trying to push Wolfe away but Wolfe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wolfe prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Wolfe with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolfe stalling in the clinch.
Smith can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilles Wolfe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gilles Wolfe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wolfe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wolfe darts in looking for a takedown but Smith gets double underhooks and turns Wolfe into the cage.
Wolfe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wolfe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Wolfe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Hugo Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilles Wolfe.
Wolfe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wolfe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolfe checks a leg kick nicely.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Wolfe misses with a few strikes there.
Wolfe staying out of range there.
Hugo Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith catches Wolfe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith catches Wolfe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe lands a high kick!
Wolfe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith works over Wolfe's head and body with a nice combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wolfe, right into the meat.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith takes a swing at Wolfe's ribcage but misses.
Wolfe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wolfe wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wolfe scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Wolfe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wolfe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wolfe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wolfe connects with an inside leg kick.
Hugo Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wolfe.
Wolfe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolfe.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wolfe can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith wants to stand up but Wolfe is controlling the position.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wolfe defends it well.
Smith prevents Wolfe from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Hugo Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolfe keeps working.
Smith prevents Wolfe from improving his position.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolfe keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith prevents Wolfe from standing back up.
Gilles Wolfe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wolfe is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolfe avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hugo Smith.
Well Wolfe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilles Wolfe!
After the fight, Gilles Wolfe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jared Donisvitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King Drum. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Donisvitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Qing Fu!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu lands a jab to the head.
Donisvitch takes one to the side of the head.
Donisvitch misses with a head kick.
Donisvitch is looking to clinch but Fu is avoiding it.
Fu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Fu finds it's target.
Fu blocks a low kick nicely.
Donisvitch shoots in and bounces Fu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Donisvitch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donisvitch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Donisvitch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fu holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu looking for a sweep. Not yet Fu, not yet.
Donisvitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Fu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fu is on top in guard.
Fu looking to pass the guard.
Donisvitch is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fu dives into side control.
Donisvitch can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu trying to control the action but Donisvitch is working from the bottom.
Fu advances nicely into full mount.
Fu wants to control the pace but Donisvitch is squirming around nicely.
Fu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Donisvitch is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu looking for a guillotine from mount but Donisvitch is having none of it.
Fu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Donisvitch is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fu avoids the attempt from Donisvitch to control.
Fu jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Donisvitch is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Donisvitch and Fu has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu advances to full mount.
Fu has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Facebreaker Academy : Striking. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Donisvitch wants to try and get back to his feet.
Donisvitch is trying to escape the mount but Fu keeps good control and instead manages to take Donisvitch's back.
Donisvitch rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fu blocks the strikes from Donisvitch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donisvitch wants to control but Fu is keeping busy.
Donisvitch is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qing Fu dominated that 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.
Fu throws a hook but Donisvitch avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fu. Donisvitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Fu there.
Donisvitch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fu throws a lazy right hand but Donisvitch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donisvitch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fu.
Donisvitch misses with a few strikes there.
Donisvitch slips a jab and a cross from Fu.
Donisvitch gets a double leg takedown into Fu's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donisvitch wants to control from the top but Fu keeps moving.
Fu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donisvitch looking to pass the guard.
Fu trying to control the position here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fu throws a wild body kick that Donisvitch sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Fu misses the target.
Fu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donisvitch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oooooh!!! Donisvitch has knocked Fu down with a huge combo! Donisvitch steps away and waves a wobbly Fu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fu is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donisvitch is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Fu is in big trouble! Donisvitch is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Fu. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Jared Donisvitch!
The defeated Qing Fu had this to say: 'I had a great-time , Regardless of the outcome ,I need to adjust some things, but I will be back.....Good-night'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rouge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Rouge struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.8lbs 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. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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25
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Takeshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Rouge!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rouge throws the kick towards the body but Fujiwara avoids it.
Rouge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rouge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fujiwara avoids the head kick by Rouge.
Rouge lands a big head kick that sends Fujiwara tumbling to the mat! Rouge takes a step backwards and waves Fujiwara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fujiwara is rocked!
It looks like Takeshi Fujiwara has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rouge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Fujiwara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rouge lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Fujiwara crumples to the floor! Rouge milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alex Rouge!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luivel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Predator Theme. Romero has chosen Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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213 lbs
44 - 16 - 0 |
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196 lbs
27 - 11 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Luivel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romero connects with an inside leg kick.
Luivel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer avoids the head kick by Romero.
Romero lands a head kick!
It looks like Mason Archer has been cut.
Romero misses with a hook. Archer ducked under it nicely.
Archer throws a low kick, looking for Romero's leg but Romero calmly moves out of range.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Romero takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Luivel Romero has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Archer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero tests Archer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Archer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Archer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Romero.
Archer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero slips a jab from Archer.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Archer scores with a hook to the body. Romero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Romero throws a head kick that Archer semi-blocks.
Archer thows a body shot but no joy.
Romero thuds his shin into the meat of Archer's side.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero tries to land a leg kick but Archer saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romero at a distance.
Archer throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Archer keeps Romero at a distance using the push kick.
Archer thows a body shot but no joy.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Romero cracks a nice hook into Archer's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Archer.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Romero 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Archer throws out a leg kick but Romero moves out of range and Archer only half commits.
Romero lands with a nice combination. Archer backs away looking to recover.
Romero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Archer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Archer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Romero on the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Archer.
Archer is looking to wear down Romero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Romero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romero throws a head kick that misses.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Romero is rocked!
Archer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romero at a distance.
Archer throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Romero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Archer moved out of range.
Archer throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Archer misses the jab.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Archer is able to avoid easily.
Archer throws a good cross that connects.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Archer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Archer moves out of range easily.
Romero blocks the body kick.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romero lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romero. That's going to slow Archer down.
Romero slips a jab from Archer.
Archer misses with a hook
and Romero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Archer thinking.
That's four 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!
Romero dips to his left and cracks Archer with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Romero. Archer shrugs it off though.
Romero misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romero.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Archer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Archer moved out of range nicely.
Archer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romero thows a body shot but no joy.
Romero feints and then cracks Archer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Archer down.
Archer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Archer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Archer connects with a body shot that sends Romero's belly button to the back.
A jab from Romero does it's job there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Romero.
Archer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Archer misses with a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Romero.
Romero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Archer counters with a right hand to the body.
Romero checks a leg kick nicely.
Archer throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Archer checks the leg kick.
Archer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romero throws a head kick that misses
and Archer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Archer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Romero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romero misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero lands with a kick to the temple. Archer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Romero.
Romero scores with a jab to the body.
Romero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Archer moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Romero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Archer had a free shot at his head there.
Romero dips to his left and cracks Archer with an uppercut!
Romero wants to slow Archer down by chopping away at his legs.
Archer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Romero lands a leg kick that knocks Archer off balance momentarily.
Archer walks into a stiff left hand from Romero.
Mason Archer's cut is getting worse.
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romero swats away the attempt to clinch by Archer.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Archer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romero lands a high kick!
Romero throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Archer stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Romero follows into mount!
Archer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero controlling the pace for now.
Oh Archer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Romero looking to control and managing it successfully.
Romero stands up from mount. Strange move.
Romero drops Archer with a big left hand! Archer is injured, injured bad! Romero jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luivel Romero!
An out of breath Luivel Romero 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Beach has chosen Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - If This Ain't Love as his entrance music. Tomi Koski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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41
234 lbs
45 - 25 - 1 |
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30
287 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, August Beach!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koski's sensitive parts.
Beach throws a wild body kick that Koski sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick there by Beach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koski.
Beach buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beach blocks a head kick by Koski.
Koski looks for the body kick but Beach saw that one coming.
Beach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski is looking to chop away at Beach's legs.
Beach throws a solid leg kick but Koski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beach.
Koski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Koski misses with the combination.
Koski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beach blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koski.
Beach lands with a shot to the body.
August Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beach counters by clinching up.
Koski jumps guard but Beach turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Beach prevents a takedown attempt there.
Beach gets through Koski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beach breaks the clinch.
Beach is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beach fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beach scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beach lands a leg kick that knocks Koski off balance momentarily.
Beach scoring well with a low kick there.
Beach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koski's calf.
Koski misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Beach does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Beach.
Koski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koski tries a low kick but Beach avoids it.
Koski connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beach.
Beach slips a jab from Koski.
Koski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beach lands a slapping body shot.
Crunch! Beach slams his shin into Koski's torso.
Koski is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Beach.
Beach connects with a leg kick. Koski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beach.
Beach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Beach.
Beach misses the shot to the body.
Beach lands with a straight right. Koski didn't see that one coming.
Beach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as Koski blocks the leg kick.
Beach throws out a leg kick but Koski moves out of range and Beach only half commits.
Good work by Koski as he checks the leg kick.
Beach is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koski rather than just go for the knockout.
Beach throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Beach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koski.
Beach fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koski checks it well.
A solid body kick from Beach.
Koski tries to keep at a distance but Beach has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Beach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Beach throws a punch but it's blocked by Koski.
Koski prevents a body shot from Beach.
A head punch on the inside from Beach fails to land.
Beach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskis head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomi Koski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beach has Koski pressed against the cage, preventing Koski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koski lands a jab-cross combination.
Beach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Beach.
Beach thumps Koski with a low kick.
Beach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beach throws a jab when Koski was well out of range.
Koski jabs at Beach's body.
Koski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beach's head backwards.
Koski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koski.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Beach slips a straight right by Koski.
Beach throws a leg kick but Koski checks it.
Beach takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick from Koski lands but Beach takes it in his stride.
Beach slips a straight right by Koski.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beach.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beach.
Beach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Koski misses.
Koski blocks the body kick.
Beach scores with a spinning back kick!
Sloppy strikes from Koski. Those never looked like landing.
Beach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koski scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beach can pounce on him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beach works Koski's body with a nice hook.
Beach wants to clinch up but Koski keeps it at a distance.
Beach lets loose with a powerful body kick. Koski will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circling - Koski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beach misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Beach blocks the low kick.
Beach misses with a two punch combination.
Beach throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a stiff right hand.
Beach connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Koski misses the target.
Beach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koski.
Beach connects with a nice looking jab.
Beach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koski.
Beach throws the kick towards the body but Koski avoids it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Koski moves forwards but Beach connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koski.
Koski lands a nice shot that snaps Beach's head back.
Beach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koski checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beach.
Beach attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koski throws a low kick but Beach avoids it.
Beach lands with a nice body kick.
Beach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
Koski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Koski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koski's sensitive parts.
Beach throws a leg kick but Koski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beach moves away from the strike by Koski.
Beach dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koski. That did some damage!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a right hand that misses
and Beach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beach throws a leg kick which misses Koski's front leg but catches the back leg as Koski tries to avoid it.
Beach cracks a nice hook into Koski's ribs.
Koski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beach.
Beach moves out of range of the strikes.
Beach slips a straight right by Koski.
Koski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beach.
Beach throws a head kick but Koski moves out of range.
Beach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koski can pounce on him.
Beach explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Koski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beach misses with a kick to the body.
Beach takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Koski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Beach counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Koski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beach. Beach obviously looking to wear him down.
Beach uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beach misses with a low kick.
Beach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beach slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beach jabs Koski right on the nose. Koski blinks but takes it well.
Beach lands a head kick. Koski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Tomi Koski has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beach thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koski if he has to take too many more of those.
Koski is looking to chop away at Beach's legs.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beach lands a glancing blow to the side of Koski's head.
Beach takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good leg kick by Beach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beach throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Beach defending well as Koski loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
August Beach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Koski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beach blocks the body kick.
Koski loads up on a big right hand but Beach slips the punch.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick and Beach moves out of range easily.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Koski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beach. Beach obviously looking to wear him down.
Beach lands a leg kick that knocks Koski off balance momentarily.
Beach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beach thows a leg kick but Koski checks it
and Koski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski throws a low kick but Beach moves out of range easily.
Beach thumps Koski with a low kick.
Beach pushes Koski away with a front kick.
Koski tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beach.
Beach moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach throws a wild body kick that Koski sees coming a mile off.
Beach closes the distance and pushes Koski back into the cage.
Beach digs a right hand underneath Koski's ribcage. Koski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beach has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koski fails to pull guard.
A short body shot lands from Beach as the two fighters clinch.
Beach scores with a hook to the body.
Beach lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beach throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Beach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beach lands with a left to the head.
Beach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beach misses with a punch to the body.
Beach scores with a shoulder strike.
Beach has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Beach tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Beach lands with a left to the head.
Koski prevents a body shot from Beach.
Koski fails to pull guard.
Beach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koski or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski is trying to break the clinch but Beach has him pressed against the cage.
Beach works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Beach.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Koski takes a shot to the head.
Koski is rocked!
Beach creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Koski with a big uppercut! Koski tries to clinch up but Beach pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Koski to the mat! Koski covers up and Beach unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). August Beach!
During a confident post fight interview, August Beach thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Gites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gites kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eminem - Above The Law . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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276 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gites!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazarus throws a hook but Gites avoids it easily.
Gites scores with a jab to the head.
Lazarus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gites checks it well.
A head kick misses from Lazarus.
Gites throws a front kick aimed at Lazarus's knee but Lazarus avoids it well.
Lazarus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kirk Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gites lands a nice hook to Lazarus's body. Lazarus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lazarus scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lazarus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lazarus misses with a head kick.
Lazarus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gites's sensitive parts.
Gites avoids the head kick by Lazarus.
Gites checks a low kick from Lazarus.
Gites takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Gites as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lazarus. That's going to slow Gites down.
Gites is breathing heavily.
Lazarus throws a head kick but Gites moves out of range.
Lazarus lands a big head kick that sends Gites tumbling to the mat! Lazarus takes a step backwards and waves Gites back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lazarus throws a chopping leg kick but Gites manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarus throws a powerful right kick. Gites tried to block low but the kick was high! Gites was taken right off of his feet! Lazarus jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kirk Lazarus!
During a confident post fight interview, Kirk Lazarus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
John Gites spoke after the fight, saying 'Time for me to call it quits and become a spar bot.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Nasir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Richard Callaghan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Callaghan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kingsley Nasir!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasir scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Nasir.
Callaghan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nasir manages to avoid it.
Nasir misses with a leg kick
and Callaghan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nasir throws a body punch but Callaghan moves out of range.
Nasir throws out a loose jab but Callaghan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nasir thows a body shot but no joy.
Callaghan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Callaghan connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callaghan throws a series of punches but Nasir avoids them all with ease.
Callaghan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Callaghan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nasir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Callaghan pinned against the cage. Callaghan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Callaghan throws a looping overhand right but Nasir ducks down to avoid it.
Nasir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Callaghan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nasir can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Callaghan finds it's target.
Callaghan is looking to clinch but Nasir is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasir scores with a jab to the head.
Callaghan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nasir looks to throw the jab but Callaghan is out of range.
Callaghan lands a jab to the nose.
Nasir moves out of range of the body kick.
Nasir lands a nice shot to the body.
Callaghan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steve's Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
Nasir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Callaghan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Callaghan throws a front kick aimed at Nasir's knee but Nasir avoids it well.
Nasir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nasir avoids the body shot from Callaghan.
Nasir defending well as Callaghan loads up on a big left hand.
Nasir stuns Callaghan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nasir drives through with a takedown into Callaghan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nasir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nasir's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nasir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Callaghan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nasir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nasir throws a big right hand that misses.
Callaghan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nasir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nasir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nasir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Callaghan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nasir trying to control but Callaghan is working from the bottom.
Callaghan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Callaghan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Callaghan throws a series of punches but Nasir moves out of range.
Callaghan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nasir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Callaghan. That did some damage!
Nasir scores with a hook to the body. Callaghan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nasir darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nasir connects with a leg kick. Callaghan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Callaghan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Callaghan. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Callaghan. Those never looked like landing.
Nasir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Callaghan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nasir lands with a nice combination. Callaghan backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nasir connects with a body shot.
Nasir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nasir on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callaghan. Nasir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Callaghan punishes Nasir's body with a nice straight punch.
Nasir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Callaghan rather than just go for the knockout.
Callaghan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nasir throws a body punch but Callaghan moves out of range.
Nasir thows a body shot but no joy.
Nasir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nasir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nasir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Callaghan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nasir was well out of range. Poor timing from Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a looping overhand right but Nasir ducks down to avoid it.
Nasir swings for the body but Callaghan moves out of range.
Nasir stuns Callaghan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Callaghan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Callaghan gets through Nasir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nasir takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan lands a shot to the body.
Callaghan missing with knees to the body.
Callaghan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nasir's defenses.
Callaghan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nasir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nasir looks winded!
Callaghan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Callaghan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nasir is trying to drag Callaghan to the mat but Callaghan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Callaghan lands an uppercut.
Callaghan works on Nasir's body with a couple of short punches.
Nasir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Callaghan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Richard Callaghan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingsley Nasir.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Callaghan.
Callaghan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nasir.
Nasir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan lands a jab to the nose.
Nasir thows a leg kick but Callaghan checks it
and Callaghan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Callaghan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Callaghan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Callaghan.
Callaghan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Callaghan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Callaghan tries to clinch but Nasir is having none of it.
Nasir keeps the fight on the outside.
Oooooh!!! Callaghan has knocked Nasir down with a huge combo! Callaghan steps away and waves a wobbly Nasir back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nasir is rocked!
Callaghan cracks Nasir with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Nasir tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Callaghan pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Nasir is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Callaghan!
Richard Callaghan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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