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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauly Pigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes into the arena with Nogueira PRIDE entrance blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pauly Pigano!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigano scores with a nice body kick.
Pigano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nogueira connects with a right hand. Pigano shakes it off.
Nogueira clinches up against the cage.
Nogueira lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nogueira.
Pigano tries a body shot but Nogueira blocks it.
Pigano misses with the head strike.
Nogueira lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pigano keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.
Pigano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pigano working a defensive guard here.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Pigano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nogueira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pigano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pigano can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago Nogueira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nogueira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nogueira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pigano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nogueira, as that shot connected.
Nogueira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pigano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nogueira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira misses with a straight left.
Pigano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pigano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nogueira's sensitive parts.
Pauly Pigano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Nogueira misses the target.
Nogueira throws a shot to the body.
Nogueira scores with a jab. Pigano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pigano leaves Nogueira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pigano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nogueira clinches up with Pigano and pushes him back against the cage.
Nogueira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigano avoiding damage.
Nogueira pulls Pigano into guard.
Nogueira trying to keep a closed guard but Pigano is proving a slippery customer.
We've been hearing good reports from Nogueira's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Nogueira is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Pigano frees his head nicely. Oh but Nogueira has switched to an armbar! Pigano is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Thiago Nogueira!
After winning the bout, Thiago Nogueira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Pauly Pigano was interviewed post fight and said 'I'd rather eat teeth than fucking pizza.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Bitag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Tulfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Bitag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erwin Tulfo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitag rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tulfo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tulfo connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Tulfo.
Tulfo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tulfo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tulfo throws a body kick that misses.
Tulfo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tulfo.
Bitag really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bitag takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bitag chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tulfo can pounce on him.
Bitag on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tulfo tries a head kick but it misses.
Tulfo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tulfo scores with a nice strike.
Bitag wants to clinch.
Tulfo cracks Bitag with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Tulfo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tulfo.
Erwin Tulfo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulfo swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitag fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tulfo to the ground. Bitag is now in Tulfo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tulfo kicks Bitag off and gets to his feet.
Bitag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tulfo connects with a high kick.
Tulfo scores with the left hand. Bitag knows he should have avoided that one.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tulfo enables Bitag to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tulfo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tulfo 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.
Tulfo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bitag. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tulfo keeping moving, preventing Bitag from controlling successfully.
Tulfo wants to sweep here but Bitag controlling him for the moment.
Bitag wants to control from the top but Tulfo keeps moving.
Bitag preventing the sweep.
Bitag decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tulfo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bitag 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.
Tulfo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bitag has time to react.
Erwin Tulfo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tulfo throws a head kick that misses.
Tulfo pushes Bitag away with a front kick.
Tulfo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bitag. That did some damage!
Bitag swinging wildly here.
Tulfo connects with a leg kick. Bitag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tulfo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bitag checks a low kick from Tulfo.
Bitag wants to clinch.
Tulfo connects with a leg kick. Bitag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tulfo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bitag on the side of the head.
Bitag wants to clinch up but Tulfo keeps it at a distance.
Tulfo slaps away a takedown attempt from Bitag, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitag clinches up with Tulfo and pushes him back against the cage.
Tulfo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tulfo lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tulfo.
Bitag blocks an elbow strike from Tulfo.
Tulfo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bitag jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tulfo walks away with a smile on his face. Bitag gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tulfo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tulfo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tulfo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bitag tries to close the distance and clinch but Tulfo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tulfo lands a slapping body shot.
Tulfo keeps the fight on the outside.
Tulfo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab by Tulfo.
Tulfo lands with a nice combination. Bitag backs away looking to recover.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bitag.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Bitag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitag tries to clinch but Tulfo moves out of range.
Tulfo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bitag had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tulfo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitag chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tulfo can pounce on him.
Tulfo lands a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tulfo.
Bitag takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tulfo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitag was well out of range. Poor timing from Tulfo.
Tulfo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tulfo stuns Bitag with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tulfo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bitag tries to clinch but Tulfo moves out of range.
Tulfo scores with a leg kick.
Bitag tries to close the distance and clinch but Tulfo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by Bitag.
Bitag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bitag tries for a takedown but Tulfo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tulfo thows a body kick. Bitag tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tulfo lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Tulfo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bitag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tulfo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erwin Tulfo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Tulfo scores with a four punch combination!
Bitag is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bitag feints and as Tulfo raises his hands in defense, Bitag changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tulfo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bitag can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tulfo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bitag is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bitag with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bitag is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bitag's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bitag working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tulfo's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitag postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tulfo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bitag controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulfo looking for a guillotine here but Bitag defends easily.
Tulfo working a defensive guard here.
Bitag drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bitag jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bitag landing with the ground and pound.
Tulfo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bitag looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitag trying to control the position from guard on top but Tulfo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tulfo wants to stand up but Bitag is controlling him.
Bitag wants to control from the top but Tulfo keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Ben Bitag wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tulfo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bitag has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulfo.
Bitag shoots in looking for a takedown. Tulfo tries to sprawl out of it but Bitag keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tulfo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bitag fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitag misses with a low kick as Tulfo jumps back.
Tulfo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tulfo sizes up Bitag with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tulfo lands a jab.
Bitag on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tulfo. Tulfo obviously looking to wear him down.
Tulfo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bitag crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tulfo - the referee stops the clock and Bitag gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tulfo. Bitag manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tulfo lands a nice looking body shot.
Tulfo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tulfo with a jab.
Tulfo lands a high kick!
Tulfo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bitag pushes Tulfo up against the cage in a clinch.
Tulfo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tulfo misses with an elbow over the top.
Tulfo lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitag tries to pull guard but Tulfo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Bitag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulfo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tulfo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bitag steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tulfo. That one must have hurt.
Ben Bitag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tulfo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bitag back to the cage. Tulfo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tulfo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bitag has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bitag tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tulfo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bitag somewhat.
Tulfo scores with a sloppy right hand. Bitag should have avoided that one.
Bitag drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bitag tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitag scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Bitag will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tulfo scores with a punch to the head.
Bitag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tulfo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bitag's calf.
Tulfo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bitag. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Tulfo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bitag doesn't seem phased though.
Bitag shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tulfo defends it nicely.
Tulfo scores with a jab.
Tulfo throws a shot to the body.
Bitag tries for a takedown but Tulfo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tulfo lands a lovely overhand right.
Tulfo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tulfo cracks Bitag with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bitag shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tulfo but Tulfo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Bitag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulfo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bitag fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tulfo avoids it really well and circles away.
Bitag takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitag takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bitag will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tulfo throws a head kick that half lands.
Bitag on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bitag on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tulfo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bitag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tulfo connects with a leg kick. Bitag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bitag is looking to clinch.
Tulfo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bitag will feel that in the morning.
Bitag moves out of range of the body kick from Tulfo.
Tulfo connects with a body shot that sends Bitag's belly button to the back.
Tulfo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bitag.
Bitag takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tulfo, right into the meat.
A left and a right from Tulfo both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitag throws a nice looking combination but Tulfo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Tulfo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tulfo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tulfo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bitag gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tulfo throws a wild body kick that Bitag sees coming a mile off.
Bitag shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tulfo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bitag trying to control the position but Tulfo is working away.
Bitag staying calm.
Tulfo tries to buck Bitag off but Bitag is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo is not content to let Bitag control the position.
Tulfo is being controlled here.
Bitag trying to control the action but Tulfo is working from the bottom.
Bitag looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tulfo is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo wants to control but Bitag postures up.
Bitag connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tulfo some visible discomfort.
Bitag tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tulfo tries to buck Bitag off but Bitag is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitag content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tulfo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bitag's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Bitag! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Tulfo has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ben Bitag!
Ben Bitag took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Cuban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Missa Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Missa Okami has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Cuban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Missa Okami!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami dives in and grabs Cuban's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cuban pushes down on Okami's head and hops out.
Cuban throws a combination that misses
and Okami counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cuban wants to stand up but Okami is controlling him.
Cuban keeping moving, preventing Okami from controlling successfully.
Okami stays in close to Cuban's body and controls the position.
Okami won't allow Cuban to get back to his feet.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Okami drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Okami trying to control the position from guard on top but Cuban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okami stops Cuban from standing up.
Okami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cuban is keeping the position for now.
Okami slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Okami prevents Cuban from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami advances to mount.
Okami looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Okami tries to control but Cuban wriggling away.
Cuban is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cuban has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cuban!
Cuban is looking to stand up but Okami won't let him.
Okami is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cuban defends well.
Okami has a closed guard, preventing Cuban from standing up.
Okami has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cuban can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cuban gets to his feet. Okami looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cuban lands with a nice body kick.
Okami blocks a low kick nicely.
Cuban seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuban circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Okami takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cuban lands a leg kick that knocks Okami off balance momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Cuban finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cuban thows a body shot but no joy.
Cuban connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cuban throws a sloppy head kick and Okami moves out of range easily.
Cuban misses with a lunging right hand
and Cuban takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cuban throws out a powerful jab.
Cuban lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Missa Okami has been cut.
Okami decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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 Pete Cuban will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Missa Okami's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Okami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cuban tries to avoid it but Okami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cuban to the ground. Cuban escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oooooh!!! Cuban has knocked Okami down with a huge combo! Cuban steps away and waves a wobbly Okami back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Okami is rocked!
Pete Cuban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whack! Cuban lands a heavy head kick that drops Okami. The ref tackles Cuban to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Okami was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Pete Cuban!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lemy Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston has chosen Fuckin Problem as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lemy Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters misses with a low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Waters has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Waters misses with a low kick.
Waters scores with the left hand. Preston knows he should have avoided that one.
Preston lands with a shot to the body.
Waters throws the left hand but Preston avoids the punch easily.
Waters lands a body shot.
Preston avoids the body shot from Waters.
Waters slips a jab from Preston.
Preston connects with a right hand. Waters shakes it off.
Preston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waters keeps the fight on the outside.
Preston 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.
Preston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston tries a low kick but Waters avoids it.
Preston throws a wild body kick that Waters sees coming a mile off.
Waters shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters throws a half hearted mid kick.
Preston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Waters moves out of range easily.
Preston moves out of range of the body kick.
Waters walks into a straight right hand from Preston.
Preston jabs Waters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Waters misses with a low kick.
Preston displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A leg kick checked by Preston.
Waters misses with a hook.
Preston 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.
The fighters circling - Waters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by Preston as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters avoids the head kick by Preston.
A slow jab from Preston misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters moves out of range of the leg kick from Preston.
Waters tries to land a leg kick but Preston saw it coming and moves away.
Preston defending well as Waters loads up on a big left hand.
Waters throws a leg kick but Preston checks it.
A good leg kick by Waters.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Preston, as that shot connected.
Preston swinging wildly here.
Preston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Waters on the side of the head.
Waters blocks a jab.
Preston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters misses with an uppercut.
Preston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Waters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Preston.
Preston throws a jab but it's blocked by Waters.
Preston scoring well with a low kick there.
Waters misses with a low kick.
Preston misses with a looping left.
Waters moves out of range of the body kick from Preston.
Waters scoring well with a low kick there.
Preston forces Waters back against the cage and clinches.
Waters wants to take the fight to the mat but Preston manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Preston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waters lands a left hand.
Preston blocks a body shot from Waters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waters tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waters misses with an elbow over the top.
Waters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Waters throws a head punch that misses.
Preston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Preston struggles to land a body shot inside as Waters controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Waters.
Waters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waters changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Preston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Preston. That snapped Waters's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aiden Preston will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Preston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waters scores with a nice strike.
Preston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Waters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preston.
Waters thows a body shot but no joy.
Waters thuds a left hand into Preston's body.
Preston lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Preston finds it's target.
Waters shoots in for a takedown but Preston shows good takedown defense.
Waters misses with a low kick.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Preston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Waters has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Waters and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Preston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Waters has time to react.
Preston throws a hook but Waters blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters throws a leg kick but Preston checks it.
Preston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waters comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice jab there from Preston.
Waters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waters doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Preston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Waters slips under a jab from Preston.
Preston throws a hook but Waters blocks it.
An inside leg kick from Waters misses.
Waters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aiden Preston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preston blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Preston misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preston.
Waters misses the shot to the body.
Waters goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Waters closes this distance looking for a takedown but Preston circles away.
Waters swats away the attempt to clinch by Preston.
That kick from Preston tenderised Waters's leg. Waters is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waters takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Waters drops his hands momentarily and Preston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters tries to clinch up but Preston circles away and keeps his distance.
Waters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Preston avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lemy Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preston checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Preston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waters tries to land a leg kick but Preston saw it coming and moves away.
Waters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Waters throws a leg kick but Preston moved away.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston moves out of range of the body kick from Waters.
Preston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Waters is predictable there
and Preston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Waters lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Waters connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Preston jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Waters is predictable there
and Preston counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a looping overhand right but Waters ducks down to avoid it.
Preston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Waters misses with a body kick.
Waters misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waters moves away.
Preston blocks the body kick.
Waters throws the left hand but Preston avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Preston.
Preston lands a jab.
Preston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Waters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Preston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Waters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Preston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Preston walks into a straight right hand from Waters.
Preston leaves Waters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Waters lands a lovely overhand right.
Waters motions for Preston to come forward. Waters throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waters on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aiden Preston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Preston throws a body punch but Waters moves out of range.
A big left from Preston misses.
Preston lands with a hook. Waters tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Preston throws a looping overhand right but Waters ducks down to avoid it.
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waters slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Preston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters avoids the body shot from Preston.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Preston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters throws out a loose jab but Preston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston looks for the body kick but Waters saw that one coming.
Waters blocks a jab.
Preston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Waters on the side of the head.
Waters cracks Preston with a good jab.
Waters thows a body shot but no joy.
Preston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Preston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waters slips under a jab.
Waters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waters is looking to wear down Preston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch lands to the side of Waters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lemy Waters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Waters scores with a nice strike.
Waters has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Waters there as he acknowledges the shot.
Waters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Preston can pounce on him.
Preston looks to score with a jab to the body but Waters is just out of range.
Preston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston throws a leg kick that misses.
Waters tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waters throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
Preston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A solid body kick from Waters.
Waters is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Waters thows a leg kick but Preston checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Waters tries to score with a low kick but Preston moves his leg out of the way.
Waters avoids the head kick by Preston.
Preston clobbers Waters with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waters misses with a body shot.
Waters closes the distance and clinches up with Preston, looking for a takedown. Waters pushes Preston against the cage but Preston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Waters tries to score a power double leg takedown but Preston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Waters somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lemy Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Preston lands a jab to Waters's midsection.
Preston looks to score with a jab to the body but Waters is just out of range.
Waters closes the distance and clinches up with Preston, looking for a takedown. Waters pushes Preston against the cage but Preston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Preston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waters takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Waters. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Waters walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Waters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Preston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston leaves Waters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Preston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Waters's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Preston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preston scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
Preston slaps away a takedown attempt from Waters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Preston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Preston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Preston!
Our winner, Aiden Preston, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolph Lundgrenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Big Pun feat.Fat Joe-Twinz (Deep Cover). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolph Lundgrenson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington misses with a hook.
Lundgrenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Washington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
Lundgrenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lundgrenson misses with a body shot.
Washington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Washington misses with a straight right.
Lundgrenson throws a hook but Washington blocks it.
A punch combination from Lundgrenson misses.
Lundgrenson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Washington is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lundgrenson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington throws a combination that misses
and Lundgrenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lundgrenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Washington.
Washington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lundgrenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Lundgrenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Washington has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy left from Lundgrenson finds it's target.
Lundgrenson throws a hook to the side of Washington's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Lundgrenson. Beautiful body shot.
Lundgrenson ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Lundgrenson throws a shot from downtown. Washington moves away and avoids it.
Washington lands with an overhand left.
Lundgrenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Washington cracks Lundgrenson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lundgrenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Washington.
Lundgrenson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lundgrenson just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundgrenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington blocks a jab.
Washington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Washington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson throws a hook to the side of Washington's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
Lundgrenson works Washington's body with a nice hook.
Lundgrenson throws a looping overhand right but Washington ducks down to avoid it.
Lundgrenson misses with a body shot.
Lundgrenson avoids the body shot from Washington.
A big left from Lundgrenson misses.
Washington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Washington scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgrenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Lundgrenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Nice defenses there by Washington.
Lundgrenson lands a nice hook to Washington's body. Washington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lundgrenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lundgrenson throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
No joy there for Washington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Lundgrenson misses.
Lundgrenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lundgrenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Washington.
Lundgrenson misses with a hook.
Washington walks into a stiff left hand from Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Washington has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgrenson thows a body shot but no joy.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lundgrenson slips a straight right by Washington.
Lundgrenson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Washington.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lundgrenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lundgrenson throws out a powerful jab.
Lundgrenson looks to throw the jab but Washington is out of range.
Nice shot by Washington.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington slips a jab from Lundgrenson.
Washington staying out of range there.
Lundgrenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolph Lundgrenson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lundgrenson lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lundgrenson misses with a hook.
Lundgrenson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lundgrenson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Washington counters by moving into the clinch.
Lundgrenson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lundgrenson scores with a shoulder strike.
Washington blocks a body shot from Lundgrenson.
Washington is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lundgrenson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lundgrenson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Washington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lundgrenson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Washington digs a right hand into Lundgrenson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lundgrenson's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Washington.
Lundgrenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lundgrenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Nice shot lands for Washington.
Washington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Washington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Washington.
Lundgrenson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Washington lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lundgrenson tries a body shot but Washington blocks it.
Washington looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgrenson can't break the clinch.
Lundgrenson stalling in the clinch but Washington improves position.
Lundgrenson slows down the pace here.
Lundgrenson looking to slow down the pace here.
Washington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Washington - that landed with a thud.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Washington has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lundgrenson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Washington.
Lundgrenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lundgrenson can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington prevents Lundgrenson from breaking the clinch.
Lundgrenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington prevents Lundgrenson from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Washington.
A short right from Washington on the inside.
Washington misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Washington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Washington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Washington slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lundgrenson.
Washington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Lundgrenson is trying to break the clinch but Washington is controlling him.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Washington.
Washington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Washington lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lundgrenson tries to throw a body punch but Washington avoids it by throwing Lundgrenson back against the cage.
Washington has Lundgrenson pressed against the cage, preventing Lundgrenson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lundgrensons head.
Washington decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lundgrenson being controlled here momentarily.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Lundgrenson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Washington dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Washington throws out a loose jab but Lundgrenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lundgrenson throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Lundgrenson throws a jab when Washington was well out of range.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Lundgrenson saw that one coming.
Washington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lundgrenson.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lundgrenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Lundgrenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dolph Lundgrenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice jab there from Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson misses with a looping left.
Lundgrenson takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lundgrenson throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Lundgrenson coming out on top.
Lundgrenson scores with a body shot.
Lundgrenson misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lundgrenson. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington slips a jab from Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson dips to his left and cracks Washington with an uppercut!
Lundgrenson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lundgrenson jabs Washington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lundgrenson stuns Washington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Washington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lundgrenson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Washington staying out of range there.
Washington misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Lundgrenson misses.
Washington slips under a jab from Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson misses with a looping left.
Dolph Lundgrenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington slips under a jab.
A jab from Washington does it's job there.
Washington pushes Lundgrenson up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lundgrenson trying to control the position but instead, Washington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lundgrenson into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lundgrenson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgrenson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lundgrenson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Washington.
Lundgrenson can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
Lundgrenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Washington is trying to stall.
Lundgrenson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lundgrenson is trying to maintain a safe position but Washington gets an underhook and turns Lundgrenson into the cage.
Lundgrenson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dolph Lundgrenson.
Washington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Washington connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Washington.
Washington cracks Lundgrenson with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Lundgrenson misses its intended target.
Washington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lundgrenson on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lundgrenson. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lundgrenson cracks a nice hook into Washington's ribs.
Washington avoids the body shot from Lundgrenson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lundgrenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lundgrenson misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dolph Lundgrenson.
I think Lundgrenson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolph Lundgrenson!
Dolph Lundgrenson very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repomies has chosen Andy Suonsilmä - Karrelle palanut enkeli as his entrance music. Rauno Repomies is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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23
285 lbs
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260 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Matlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matlock darts in and clinches Repomies up against the cage.
Repomies swings wildly with an uppercut but Matlock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Repomies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but Repomies blocks it.
Repomies tries to stall but Matlock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Repomies managing to block the knees to the body from Matlock.
Repomies throws a punch but it's blocked by Matlock.
Matlock with a knee to the head.
Matlock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matlock trying to land knees to the body.
Matlock missing with knees to the body.
Matlock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Repomies throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Repomies.
Repomies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matlock working Repomies over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies is leaning against Matlock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Repomies.
Repomies scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but Repomies blocks it.
Repomies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matlock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Repomies has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matlock tries to throw a body punch but Repomies avoids it by throwing Matlock back against the cage.
Repomies swings wildly with an uppercut but Matlock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Repomies tries to work over Matlock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matlock lands a good knee to the midsection. Repomies won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matlock.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Repomies blocks a body shot from Matlock.
Matlock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Repomies looks winded!
Repomies prevents a body shot from Matlock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matlock prevents a body shot from Repomies.
Repomies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matlock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Repomies's face.
It looks like Rauno Repomies has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matlock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repomies lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matlock looking to throw knees to the head but Repomies is blocking nicely.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Repomies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matlock missing with knees to the body.
Matlock tries a body shot but Repomies blocks it.
Repomies working aggressively here.
Matlock blocks a body shot from Repomies.
Matlock landing knees to the head.
Matlock takes a shot to the head.
Matlock misses with a body punch.
Matlock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Repomies blocks it with crossed arms.
Matlock lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Matlock - that landed with a thud.
Matlock lands a knee to the head.
Matlock with a knee to the head.
Repomies misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matlock with a knee to the head.
Matlock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matlock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Matlock.
Matlock lands a knee to the head.
Repomies is rocked!
Matlock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Repomies misses with a punch on the inside.
Matlock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matlock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Repomies in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matlock misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Matlock.
Matlock looking to throw knees to the head but Repomies is blocking nicely.
Matlock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Repomies in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matlock misses with a knee to the head.
Matlock tries to throw a body punch but Repomies avoids it by throwing Matlock back against the cage.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Repomies misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Repomies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matlock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matlock.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Repomies blocks with his arms.
Repomies takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Repomies blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A left hand lands to the body for Repomies.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Repomies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Repomies blocks it with crossed arms.
Repomies misses with some punches.
Repomies takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matlock misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Matlock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Repomies's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matlock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Repomies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matlock just misses with a punch to the body.
Matlock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Repomies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Repomies circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matlock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Repomies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Repomies defending well as Matlock loads up on a big left hand.
Matlock tries to close the distance and clinch but Repomies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matlock checks a leg kick.
Repomies scores with a nice head shot.
Matlock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Repomies on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Matlock. Those never looked like landing.
Matlock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Repomies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies scores with a kick to the body.
Matlock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Repomies lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matlock tries to close the distance and clinch but Repomies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Repomies avoids the body shot from Matlock.
Repomies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matlock.
Repomies clinches up against the cage.
Ben Matlock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matlock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matlock misses with a knee to the head.
Matlock lands a nice knee to the body.
Repomies is breathing heavily.
Repomies avoiding damage as Matlock throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Matlock as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Repomies avoiding damage as Matlock throws knees to the body.
Repomies is trying to stall.
Repomies misses with a punch on the inside.
Matlock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Repomies can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matlock lands a knee to the head.
Matlock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Repomies looking to stall.
Matlock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matlock connects with a knee to the head.
Matlock working Repomies over with knees to the body.
Matlock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Repomies takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matlock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matlock lands a good knee to the midsection. Repomies won't want to take too many of those.
Matlock scores a nice knee to the body.
Repomies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Matlock.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matlock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repomies lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Repomies blocks it with crossed arms.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Repomies blocks it with crossed arms.
Matlock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matlock looking to throw knees to the head but Repomies is blocking nicely.
Repomies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matlock with a knee to the head.
Repomies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but Repomies blocks it.
Matlock prevents a body shot from Repomies.
Matlock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Repomies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Repomies.
Repomies scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matlock can't find room to land a body shot as Repomies controls the action.
Matlock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matlock misses with a knee to the head.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matlock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Matlock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Repomies's elbow.
Matlock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Repomies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matlock backwards.
Matlock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Repomies has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Repomies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Repomies gets through Matlock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Repomies lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies tries to work over Matlock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Repomies working aggressively here.
Matlock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Repomies's elbow.
Matlock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Repomies is defending well for now.
Matlock blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Matlock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Repomies's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Matlock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Repomies.
Matlock wants to clinch.
Matlock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Repomies's head backwards.
Repomies moves out of range of the strikes.
Matlock moves out of range of the strikes.
Repomies lands with an overhand left.
Matlock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Repomies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Matlock.
Matlock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matlock throws an off balance right hand
and Repomies counters with a nice body kick.
Matlock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies lands a left and a right that send Matlock crashing to the mat, dazed. Repomies thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Matlock is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matlock tries to clinch
and Repomies counters with a crisp right that sends Matlock to the canvas! Repomies follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauno Repomies!
Rauno Repomies seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette has chosen Back from the dead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
185 lbs
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189 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Tate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Lopette.
Tate throws a leg kick but Lopette sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopette.
Lopette connects with a body shot.
Tate is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lopette's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lopette is holding on to half guard well.
Lopette has hold of Tate's hands but Tate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lopette is looking for a sweep. Tate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tate trying to control from half guard but Lopette is working away.
Lopette trying to control here.
Lopette has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lopette throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tate is pressing down on Lopette's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lopette is holding on for now.
Tate landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tate throwing shots but Lopette is blocking nicely.
Tate has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tate is looking for a kimura but Lopette is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tate to get the leverage.
Tate not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lopette wants to control but Tate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lopette tries to get to full guard but Tate has control of the leg.
Tate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopette with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lopette is looking to improve his position.
Tate lands with a punch from half guard.
Tate is nestled in close to Lopette, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lopette won't allow Tate to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tate lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopette keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tate throwing shots but Lopette is blocking nicely.
Tate looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lopette is trying to get back to full guard.
Tate is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lopette sees it coming and defends easily.
Tate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopette trying to control but Tate postures up.
Tate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopette defending well though.
Lopette is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tate's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tate's back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopette doesn't have the hooks in and Tate manages to turn into his guard.
Tate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tate trying to control but Lopette is working from the bottom.
Lopette working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate trying to control but Lopette is working from the bottom.
Lopette wants to get back to his feet but Tate is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lopette trying to keep a closed guard but Tate is proving a slippery customer.
Tate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tate's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lopette is trying to control the position but Tate postures up.
Tate distracts Lopette with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lopette looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopette, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette controls Tate momentarily but Tate frees himself.
Tate landing some decent shots from guard.
Lopette 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.
Lopette can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tate controls the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopette is adopting a defensive guard.
Lopette keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopette 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.
Tate slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Tate dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tate fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lopette avoids it really well and circles away.
Tate looks for the body kick but Lopette saw that one coming.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Lopette shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopette.
Lopette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopette lands a front kick.
Tate misses with a head kick.
Tate looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopette throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Lopette misses with a body kick.
Lopette moves out of range as Tate throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate lands with a hook. Lopette tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lopette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopette throws a good cross that connects.
Lopette fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tate has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopette misses with a low kick.
Lopette is looking to slow Tate down with leg kicks.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate tries to move into range but Lopette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopette checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lopette tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Lopette attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Lopette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lopette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tate is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lopette misses.
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopette moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tate is defended easily by Lopette.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopette with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopette.
Bornas Lopette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tate is able to avoid easily.
Bornas Lopette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopette lands with a shot to the body.
Lopette moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopette dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tate. That did some damage!
Tate blocks the body kick.
Lopette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate drops his hands momentarily and Lopette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopette throws a front kick that sends Tate stumbling back into the cage.
Lopette throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Lopette lands with a straight right. Tate didn't see that one coming.
Tate is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Tate.
Tate sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopette throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopette.
Lopette throws a chopping leg kick but Tate manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tate shoots for a takedown but Lopette saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lopette connects with a high kick.
Tate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopette checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopette moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bornas Lopette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopette is looking to slow Tate down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bornas Lopette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lopette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tate throws out the jab.
Lopette rushes Tate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lopette creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lopette looks for the body kick but Tate saw that one coming.
Lopette lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tate will feel that in the morning.
Lopette thumps Tate with a low kick.
Tate throws a leg kick but Lopette checks it.
Tate lands with a kick to the temple. Lopette shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lopette with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lopette.
Lopette moves out of range of the body kick.
Tate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopette lands a head shot.
Tate takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tate blocks the body kick.
Lopette thows a body kick. Tate tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopette counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate throws a body kick that misses.
Lopette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lopette misses.
Tate looks to land a body kick but Lopette moved away.
Lopette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tate looks for the body kick but Lopette saw that one coming.
Tate takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Tate finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tate will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lopette tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate throws a leg kick but Lopette moved away.
Lopette lands a front kick.
Lopette fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tate on the side of the head.
Lopette throws a head kick that half lands.
Tate tries to clinch but Lopette moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopette.
Lopette feints and then cracks Tate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tate down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lopette crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tate - the referee stops the clock and Lopette gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tate. Lopette manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tate is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopette is looking to land body kicks.
Tate misses with a low kick as Lopette jumps back.
Tate wants to slow Lopette down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopette checks a low kick from Tate.
Lopette misses with a head kick.
Tate tries to land a leg kick but Lopette saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Calvin Tate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tate stands and throws Lopette's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lopette is trying to get back to half guard.
Tate scoring with punches from side control.
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!
Lopette tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopette struggling a bit here.
Tate scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lopette regains half guard, as Tate was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bornas Lopette just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tate misses with a kick to the body.
Lopette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tate motions for Lopette to come forward. Tate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tate throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lopette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lopette lands a head kick. Tate smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopette scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tate throws a leg kick
and Lopette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
Lopette shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopette blocks a head kick by Tate.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopette.
Lopette moves out of range of the body kick from Tate.
Lopette lunges at Tate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tate's hand.
Lopette blocks a head kick by Tate.
Lopette looks for the body kick but Tate saw that one coming.
Tate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopette throws a body kick that misses.
Tate has closed the distance and engaged Lopette in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate.
A right handed body shot lands from Tate.
Tate trying to stall but Lopette improves his position.
Tate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopette backwards.
Lopette breaks the clinch.
Tate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lopette pinned against the cage. Lopette gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopette.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Lopette shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopette misses with a body shot.
Lopette checks a low kick from Tate.
Tate on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopette.
Tate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tate.
Lopette tries to score with a low kick but Tate moves his leg out of the way.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate blocks a head kick by Lopette.
Tate tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lopette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tate is looking to score with low kicks.
Tate misses with a combination
and Lopette counters with a big head kick but Tate shrugs it off.
Tate wants to clinch.
A big left from Lopette misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopette avoids the head kick by Tate.
Lopette connects with a nice looking jab.
Tate misses with a low kick as Lopette jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bornas Lopette dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lopette throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lopette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.
Tate blocks a leg kick.
Lopette misses with a low kick.
Tate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopette scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lopette lands a head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Lopette!
Tate throws a front kick aimed at Lopette's knee but Lopette avoids it well.
Lopette connects with a right hand. Tate shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tate walks into a left hand.
Tate tries to clinch but Lopette moves out of range.
Tate moves away from the strike by Lopette.
Lopette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopette with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopette misses with a hook. Tate ducked under it nicely.
Lopette misses with a wild body shot.
Lopette changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopette lands a jab.
Tate wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopette. That's going to slow Tate down.
Lopette looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
Lopette looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopette.
Tate throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tate is predictable there
and Lopette counters with a body kick that stops Tate in his tracks momentarily.
Lopette lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tate looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tate checks the leg kick.
Calvin Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tate tries to clinch but Lopette is having none of it.
Bornas Lopette is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate tries a low kick but Lopette avoids it.
Tate shoots for a takedown but Lopette saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tate throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate throws a head kick that misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lopette connects with a leg kick. Tate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Tate misses.
Lopette scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lopette lunges at Tate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tate's hand.
Lopette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopette.
Tate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopette is looking to slow Tate down with leg kicks.
Tate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopette fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopette lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopette can pounce on him.
Tate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bornas Lopette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lopette has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bornas Lopette!
Bornas Lopette is the new middleweight champion!
Bornas Lopette very nearly forgot to thank //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Calvin Tate had this to say: 'He is better than I thought, I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mewes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Life. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Mewes!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mewes misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Wayne tenderised Mewes's leg. Mewes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wayne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mewes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne fakes the leg kick and cracks Mewes in the body.
Mewes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mewes throws a right hand that misses
and Wayne counters by clinching up.
Mewes wants to break free but Wayne has control.
Wayne is struggling to control the position.
Mewes tries to break free but Wayne pushes him back against the cage.
Mewes is trying to break the clinch but Wayne is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wayne.
Mewes is looking to break free of the clinch but Wayne has double underhooks.
Mewes is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wayne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne keeps control of Mewes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mewes is trying to push Wayne away but Wayne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mewes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mewes looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wayne connects with a jab.
Mewes is rocked!
Mewes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mewes misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
Mewes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wayne slips a jab from Mewes.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mewes is still on wobbly legs! Can Wayne finish him?
Wayne connects with a body shot that sends Mewes's belly button to the back.
Wayne drops Mewes with a huge uppercut! Mewes drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Wayne is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lil Wayne!
Lil Wayne retains his bantamweight title!
Lil Wayne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hardacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock has chosen Venom's Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Hardacre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Brock. That snapped Hardacre's head back.
Hardacre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardacre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Brock there.
Brock blocks a head kick by Hardacre.
Brock throws out a leg kick but Hardacre moves out of range and Brock only half commits.
Hardacre needs to keep his hands up - Brock had a free shot at his head there.
Brock throws a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a head kick that drops Brock to the mat! Brock scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
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!
Hardacre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brock. Brock obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Brock.
Brock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardacre.
Brock avoids the body shot from Hardacre.
Hardacre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock moves out of range of the body kick from Hardacre.
Hardacre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hardacre is out of range and Brock settles back down.
Brock tries a low kick but Hardacre avoids it.
Brock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Brock - just one landing.
Hardacre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
Hardacre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brock tries to bum rush Hardacre with a series of wild strikes but Hardacre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardacre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardacre walks into a left hand.
Brock avoids a kick to the body.
Hardacre misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hardacre.
Brock misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Brock coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardacre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brock lands with a nice combination. Hardacre backs away looking to recover.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hardacre.
Hardacre moves away from the strike by Brock.
Brock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brock throws out a loose jab but Hardacre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardacre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardacre slips under a jab from Brock.
Hardacre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardacre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brock throws the left hand but Hardacre avoids the punch easily.
Hardacre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a lazy right hand but Hardacre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brock throws an overhand right that lands on Hardacre's shoulder, as Hardacre tries to avoid the shot.
Brock lands with a nice body kick.
Hardacre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brock throws out the jab.
Brock instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Brock.
Brock tries to throw a body punch but Hardacre avoids it by throwing Brock back against the cage.
Brock tries to work over Hardacre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Brock.
Hardacre manages to break the clinch.
Brock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardacre.
Brock throws a head punch that misses.
Hardacre tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Hardacre back against the cage.
Brock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock tries to work over Hardacre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Brock fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardacre.
Brock misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brock fails to land.
Hardacre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brock struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardacre controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardacre lands with a light punch inside.
Brock misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardacre.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hardacre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Brock will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hardacre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brock clinches up against the cage.
Hardacre misses with the head strike.
Brock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardacre manages to break the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Brock
and Hardacre counters with a solid body kick.
Hardacre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brock misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Brock.
Hardacre keeps the fight on the outside.
Brock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardacre.
Damian Hardacre is winning the standup battle so far.
Brock throws a jab when Hardacre was well out of range.
Hardacre scores with a kick to the body.
Brock is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardacre moves away from the strike by Brock.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hardacre! Brock is out on his feet! Hardacre rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Brock is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Brock is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Hardacre!
Damian Hardacre retains his heavyweight title!
Damian Hardacre bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Kullervo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kullervo throws an overhand right that lands on Dominatrix's shoulder, as Dominatrix tries to avoid the shot.
Kullervo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Rastaphan Dominatrix has been cut.
Kullervo motions for Dominatrix to come forward. Kullervo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Dominatrix misses
and Kullervo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy left from Kullervo finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominatrix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kullervo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominatrix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kullervo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dominatrix is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kullervo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dominatrix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kullervo staying out of range there.
Dominatrix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kullervo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominatrix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kullervo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominatrix tries to close the distance and clinch but Kullervo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kullervo thumps Dominatrix with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Kullervo.
Dominatrix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dominatrix lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Evil Kullervo has been cut.
Kullervo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dominatrix takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kullervo throws a leg kick but Dominatrix sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kullervo feints and then cracks Dominatrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dominatrix down.
Dominatrix throws a shot from downtown. Kullervo moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix misses with an uppercut.
Dominatrix missing with a left hand there. Kullervo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kullervo misses with a hook.
Dominatrix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dominatrix fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kullervo avoids it really well and circles away.
Dominatrix is looking to clinch.
Kullervo lands with a nice body kick.
Dominatrix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominatrix looks to land a right hand but Kullervo moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Dominatrix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kullervo lands with an overhand left.
Rastaphan Dominatrix's cut is getting worse.
Kullervo scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Kullervo tenderised Dominatrix's leg. Dominatrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dominatrix is breathing heavily.
Kullervo with a jab.
Dominatrix moves out of range of the leg kick from Kullervo.
Kullervo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Dominatrix misses.
Dominatrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kullervo manages to avoid it.
Dominatrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kullervo lands an overhand right.
Kullervo throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo throws a sloppy head kick and Dominatrix moves out of range easily.
Kullervo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dominatrix is out of range.
Kullervo throws a front kick that sends Dominatrix stumbling back into the cage.
Kullervo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dominatrix's calf.
Kullervo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dominatrix's calf.
Dominatrix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kullervo.
Kullervo connects with a crisp jab.
Kullervo pushes Dominatrix away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kullervo with a nice cross.
Kullervo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dominatrix on the side of the head.
Rastaphan Dominatrix's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kullervo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Kullervo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dominatrix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kullervo.
Dominatrix scores with the left hand. Kullervo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kullervo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dominatrix misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Kullervo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kullervo motions for Dominatrix to come forward. Kullervo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominatrix misses the target.
Kullervo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dominatrix counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominatrix throwing shots but Kullervo is blocking nicely.
Kullervo is looking to control Dominatrix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kullervo avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kullervo gets back to full guard.
Dominatrix avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix distracts Kullervo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dominatrix avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dominatrix advances position into side control!
Dominatrix creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kullervo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kullervo sneaks back into half guard.
Dominatrix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kullervo defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo actively working from the bottom here.
Kullervo looking for submissions off his back.
Dominatrix missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dominatrix lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dominatrix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kullervo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Kullervo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dominatrix trying to control the position from guard on top but Kullervo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kullervo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kullervo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dominatrix throwing strikes but missing.
Kullervo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dominatrix is defending well. Kullervo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dominatrix has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kullervo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evil Kullervo!
Evil Kullervo is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Evil Kullervo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Rastaphan Dominatrix stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh well, my camp thought I would get beat, I don't learn too fast since I get punched so often. Congrats to the new champ.'.
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