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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xin Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonje Moco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lonje Moco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xin Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonje Moco!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moco tries to clinch but Wu moves out of range.
Wu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wu rushes Moco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wu misses with an elbow over the top.
Wu throws an elbow but it misses.
Wu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wu misses with an elbow strike.
Wu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moco blocks an elbow strike from Wu.
Moco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moco blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Moco throws a combination. Wu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moco clinches up with Wu and pushes him back against the cage.
Moco drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moco darts in and clinches Wu up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Xin Wu has been cut.
Wu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moco avoids the elbow strike from Wu, against the cage.
Wu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moco blocks an elbow strike from Wu.
Wu throws an elbow but it misses.
Moco blocks an elbow strike from Wu.
Wu misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Moco.
Moco lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moco avoids a wild elbow strike from Wu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moco's brow.
Moco wants to take the fight to the mat but Wu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Xin Wu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lonje Moco.
Moco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wu misses with an elbow over the top.
Wu throws an elbow but it misses.
Moco is stalling here.
Moco lands with a short shot to the head.
Wu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moco is looking to take this one to the mat.
Moco dodges an elbow strike from Wu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moco avoids the elbow strike from Wu, against the cage.
Moco blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wu throws an elbow but misses.
Moco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wu misses with an elbow over the top.
Moco dodges an elbow strike from Wu.
Wu is pressed up against the cage. Moco has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wu down to the mat. Wu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xin Wu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xin Wu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moco has time to react.
Xin Wu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wu counters with a straight right hand.
Moco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wu circles away quickly and effectively.
Moco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wu connects with a nice looking jab.
Moco slips a jab from Wu.
Moco throws a series of punches but Wu moves out of range.
Wu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wus head.
Wu misses with an elbow over the top.
Moco avoids a wild elbow strike from Wu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moco blocks an elbow strike.
Moco avoids a wild elbow strike from Wu.
Moco takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Lonje Moco has been cut.
Wu throws an elbow that misses.
Moco blocks the elbow strike.
Moco dodges an elbow strike from Wu.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wu throws an elbow but misses.
Wu lands an elbow inside.
Moco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moco avoids the elbow strike from Wu, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu throws an elbow that misses.
Wu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moco lands with a short shot to the head.
Moco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wus head.
Wu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wu misses with an elbow over the top.
Moco takes an elbow to the temple.
Moco swings wildly with an uppercut but Wu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wu misses with an elbow strike.
Moco tries to pull guard but Wu holds him up against the cage and eventually Moco drops back down to his feet.
Moco dodges an elbow strike from Wu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moco blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Moco.
Wu throws an elbow that misses.
Moco lands a body punch.
Wu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moco misses with a punch to the body.
Wu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wu throws an elbow but it misses.
Moco tries to score a body lock takedown but Wu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wu lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Lonje Moco's cut even more.
Wu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moco dodges an elbow strike from Wu.
Wu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wu misses with an elbow over the top.
Wu misses with an elbow strike.
Wu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Xin Wu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moco can't get the takedown.
Xin Wu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lonje Moco.
Moco blocks the elbow strike.
Wu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wu's elbow.
Moco jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Moco keeping moving, preventing Wu from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xin Wu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Moco shoots in for a takedown but Wu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wu throws the left hand but Moco avoids the punch easily.
Wu throws a body punch but Moco moves out of range.
Moco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wu misses with a looping right.
Wu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moco tries to keep at a distance but Wu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moco has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moco blocks the elbow strike.
Wu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moco tries to land knees in the clinch but Wu avoids the damage to the body.
Wu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Xin Wu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lonje Moco.
Moco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xin Wu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moco misses with a wild combination.
Wu has closed the distance and engaged Moco in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moco tries to pull guard but Wu won't allow it.
Moco blocks an elbow strike.
Wu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moco is struggling to control the position.
Wu misses with an elbow strike.
Moco wants a takedown.
Wu throws an elbow that misses.
Moco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lonje Moco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wu throws a lazy right hand but Moco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu instigates a clinch.
Moco blocks the elbow strike.
Wu throws an elbow but it misses.
Xin Wu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wu throws an elbow but it misses.
Moco tries to pull guard but Wu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wu pushes off an throws an elbow but Moco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu stops a takedown attempt from Moco.
Moco works on Wu's body with a couple of short punches.
Moco wants to take the fight to the mat but Wu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Moco tries to score a body lock takedown but Wu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lonje Moco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moco can't find room to land a body shot as Wu controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xin Wu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xin Wu!
Our winner, Xin Wu, 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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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaspar Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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165 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaspar Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Hewitt!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewitt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gomez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hewitt tries to advance to mount but Gomez denies him.
Gomez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hewitt moves into full mount!
Hewitt goes for an armbar but Gomez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gomez.
Hewitt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomez is one step ahead there.
Gomez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hewitt's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hewitt wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomez looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hewitt is trying to keep Gomez in close.
Hewitt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Martin Hewitt.
Gomez tries to bum rush Hewitt with a series of wild strikes but Hewitt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been informed that Hewitt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hewitt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hewitt gets slowly back to his feet.
Hewitt fails with the takedown.
Hewitt throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez is pushing Hewitt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hewitt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Hewitt has him pressed against the cage.
Hewitt blocks an uppercut.
Hewitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt misses with some punches.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Hewitt wants a takedown.
Gaspar Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Hewitt.
Hewitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hewitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Hewitt fails to land.
Hewitt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Hewitt avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage.
Hewitt has Gomez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gomez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hewitt has had enough of the clinch but Gomez keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gomez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gomez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to stall but Hewitt improves his position.
Hewitt presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hewitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hewitt tries for a takedown but Gomez manages to get underhooks.
Hewitt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gomez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hewitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hewitt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gomez after a bit of a struggle.
Hewitt misses with a body punch.
A short left from Gomez.
Gomez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hewitt uses from the top position.
Hewitt prevents Gomez from getting back to his feet.
Hewitt looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hewitt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hewitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Hewitt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hewitt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hewitt showed some decent athleticism there.
Gomez is trying to stand.
Gomez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hewitt.
Hewitt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gomez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hewitt is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Gomez as he works his way to full guard.
Hewitt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt stands and throws Gomez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hewitt tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hewitt is trying to get an arm triangle but Gomez is defending well.
Hewitt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gomez is avoiding damage well.
Hewitt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hewitt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hewitt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gomez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hewitt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomez keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to buck Hewitt off.
Martin Hewitt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hewitt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gomez, who protects the arm well.
Hewitt swings around for an armbar but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hewitt's guard.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Hewitt keeps moving.
Hewitt is pulling down on Gomez's head. It's preventing any offense from Gomez, at least for the moment.
Gomez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt working a defensive guard here.
Gomez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hewitt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hewitt keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Hewitt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gomez drives through and clinches with Hewitt against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hewitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hewitt misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomez tries to break the clinch but Hewitt is controlling the position.
Hewitt is working for takedown but Gomez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hewitt has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez gets a clinch.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hewitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hewitt wants the takedown. Gomez is fighting it off but Hewitt persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gomez's guard against the cage.
Hewitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hewitt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomez has wrist control.
Hewitt looking to pass the guard.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Hewitt from controlling successfully.
Gomez wants to stand up but Hewitt is controlling him.
Hewitt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hewitt stops Gomez from standing up.
Gaspar Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hewitt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hewitt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Hewitt from controlling successfully.
Hewitt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gomez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gomez has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hewitt is trying to hold Gomez in close to prevent damage but Gomez has managed to pass into half guard.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but Hewitt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomez to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomez is just content to waste time from the top position. Hewitt takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gomez wants to stand but Hewitt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hewitt keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martin Hewitt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gomez tries to stand but Hewitt is controlling from the bottom.
Hewitt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gomez trying to control but Hewitt is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hewitt closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gomez quickly recovers to half guard.
Gomez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hewitt pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Hewitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hewitt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Hewitt!
A relieved looking Martin Hewitt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Pereira has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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159 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Junior!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pereira.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
A jab from Pereira misses.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Junior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Pereira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pereira connects with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Pereira.
Pereira tries to clinch but Junior moves out of range.
Pereira misses with a straight right.
Pereira swings widly with a right hand
and Junior counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pereira's knee momentarily.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira tries to clinch
and Junior counters with a good low kick that Pereira was not able to check.
Pereira wants to clinch but Junior slips to the side
and Junior counters with an outside leg kick.
Junior staying out of range there.
Pereira dips to his left and cracks Junior with an uppercut!
Pereira misses with a hook. Junior ducked under it nicely.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira rushes Junior and presses him up against the cage.
Junior has Pereira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pereira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pereira slows down the pace here.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Junior lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pereira or not.
Pereira lands a left hand.
Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Pereira misses.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Pereira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Junior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pereira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Junior counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira thinking.
Pereira tries to clinch there but Junior circles away.
Pereira tries to clinch but Junior moves out of range.
Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira.
Lucas Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira has Junior up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pereira gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Pereira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pereira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Junior can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Pereira dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pereira tries to clinch there but Junior circles away.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Junior takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pereira tries to clinch
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Pereira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pereira throws a poor cross that misses
and Junior counters with a right hand to the body.
Pereira tries to clinch up.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.
Pereira gets a clinch.
Pereira pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira scores with a shot to the side of Junior's head.
Pereira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Junior's efforts to push away.
Pereira working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pereira lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Junior.
Junior has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pereira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pereira is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pereira.
Pereira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Junior wants to break free but Pereira has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira leaning against his opponent.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Junior.
Junior breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a lazy right hand but Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Pereira looks to clinch
and Junior counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pereira tries to clinch but Junior moves out of range.
Pereira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Junior is avoiding it.
Pereira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pereira lands with an overhand left.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pereira darts in and clinches Junior up against the cage.
Pereira wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Junior.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Pereira pushes Junior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira misses with a straight right.
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!
Pereira lands with an uppercut that bounces Junior off the cage and back into range.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Pereira dominated that second 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!
Pereira is looking to clinch.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira throws out a loose jab but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira moves into range and clinches up with Junior.
Lucas Pereira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Junior can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Junior as Pereira tries to tie him up.
Junior breaks from the clinch.
Pereira swings for the body but Junior moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pereira misses with a straight left.
Junior slips a straight right by Pereira.
Pereira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Junior has Pereira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pereira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Junior counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A swing and a miss from Pereira.
Lucas Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira wants to clinch.
Pereira wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pereira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pereira moves to clinch but Junior breaks away
and Junior makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pereira really felt that one!
Pereira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pereira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucas Pereira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Pereira closes the distance and pushes Junior back into the cage.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.
Lucas Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Junior.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira has Junior pressed against the cage, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Junior blocking some punches.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pereira is defending well.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Junior.
Junior can't break the clinch.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rich Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pereira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Pereira!
Lucas Pereira decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph has chosen TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Van Kelly has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Van Kelly seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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168 lbs
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169 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Van Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
William Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Joseph fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kelly avoids it really well and circles away.
Joseph misses with a few strikes there.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kelly sprawls well. Kelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Joseph gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Joseph.
Kelly darts in and clinches Joseph up against the cage.
Kelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joseph is trying to drag Kelly to the mat but Kelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Joseph has Kelly pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Joseph pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kelly tumbling to the mat - Joseph dives into Kelly's guard.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph throwing strikes but missing.
Kelly will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
Joseph looking to sit in guard and control but Kelly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joseph wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Joseph looking for a sweep. Not yet Joseph, not yet.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Joseph is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joseph is proving hard to escape from.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard.
Kelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joseph is proving hard to escape from.
Kelly stopping the sweep attempt from Joseph.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Joseph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Van Kelly just wasn't active enough.
Kelly throws the kick towards the body but Joseph avoids it.
Kelly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Joseph defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Joseph fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelly, pushing him back against the cage.
Kelly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kelly as Joseph tries to tie him up.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Joseph keeps him there for the moment.
Joseph blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph has Kelly pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Joseph pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kelly tumbling to the mat - Joseph dives into Kelly's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kelly dives on top into guard.
Joseph wants to control but Kelly passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Joseph trying to control here.
Well, if Kelly is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joseph regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Joseph will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joseph has a takedown stuffed.
Joseph tries for a takedown but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joseph looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kelly is fending him off so far but Joseph persists. Nope, Kelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Joseph.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Joseph's head.
Joseph tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Joseph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Joseph was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Joseph throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kelly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Joseph trying to control here.
Joseph is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly prevents Joseph from improving his position.
Joseph trying to control from the bottom.
Kelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joseph tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
Joseph trying to hold on to Kelly's head to control him but Kelly postures up.
Kelly tries to stand and escape but Joseph is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from Joseph.
Joseph gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kelly is looking to stand up but Joseph won't let him.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Joseph is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Joseph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Joseph controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joseph sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joseph scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Joseph dives in and grabs Kelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes down on Joseph's head and hops out.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joseph swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
Joseph shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed Joseph's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Kelly throws the kick towards the body but Joseph avoids it.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Joseph moves into the clinch.
Kelly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Joseph fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joseph's waist but Joseph gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kelly off to one side.
Joseph tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kelly defends well and Joseph ends up having to push Kelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Joseph has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kelly regains guard immediately.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joseph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly punching from the bottom - just letting Joseph know he's still in a fight.
Kelly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joseph manages to get himself to full guard.
Joseph looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Joseph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt - Joseph sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joseph with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Joseph.
Joseph has closed the distance and engaged Kelly in a clinch.
Kelly slows down the pace here.
Kelly tries to score a body lock takedown but Joseph shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kelly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Joseph pushes off an throws an elbow but Kelly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joseph throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Kelly tries to bum rush Joseph with a series of wild strikes but Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly gets a double leg takedown into Joseph's guard.
Joseph is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kelly preventing the sweep.
Joseph trying to control the position here.
Kelly preventing the sweep.
Joseph is pulling down on Kelly's head. It's preventing any offense from Kelly, at least for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Joseph fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joseph closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Joseph lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking for a guillotine here but Joseph defends easily.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph postures up.
Joseph is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelly has wrist control.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joseph.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joseph.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Joseph tries to pass.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Joseph 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.
Joseph postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelly controls Joseph momentarily but Joseph frees himself.
Joseph looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Joseph keeps it at a distance.
Joseph drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
William Joseph is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kelly gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Joseph is looking to pass Kelly's guard but actually Kelly recovers to full guard.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph stops Kelly from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly trying to keep a closed guard but Joseph is proving a slippery customer.
Joseph has gone for a leg lock! Kelly slips out almost immediately though and dives into Joseph's guard.
Van Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph has his hands on Kelly's head, controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Joseph 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Joseph!
Our winner, William Joseph, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Yackey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yackey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ante Up. Fontaine has chosen P.S. Phuk You Too as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Yackey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yackey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fontaine. That did some damage!
Fontaine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yackey.
Yackey lunges at Fontaine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fontaine's hand.
Yackey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fontaine moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yackey. Fontaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Yackey misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yackey.
Yackey throws a shot to the body.
Yackey misses with a head kick.
Yackey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yackey. Fontaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yackey's corner calls for a 1-2. Yackey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yackey throws out a leg kick but Fontaine moves out of range and Yackey only half commits.
Yackey connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yackey tries to score with a low kick but Fontaine moves his leg out of the way.
Yackey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fontaine moves out of range as Yackey strikes.
Fontaine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fontaine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yackey scoring well with a low kick there.
Jimmy Yackey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fontaine ducks under a wild hook from Yackey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yackey scores with a leg kick.
Fontaine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yackey doesn't manage to clinch there - Fontaine circles away.
Yackey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fontaine manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yackey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yackey feints and then cracks Fontaine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fontaine down.
A low kick from Yackey misses
and Fontaine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fontaine needs to keep his hands up - Yackey had a free shot at his head there.
Jimmy Yackey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yackey throws a head kick but Fontaine moves out of range.
Fontaine staying out of range there.
Yackey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fontaine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yackey.
Yackey misses with a double jab
and Fontaine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fontaine keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yackey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yackey tries to land a front kick but Fontaine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yackey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yackey missing with a left hand there. Fontaine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yackey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fontaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yackey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fontaine's calf.
Yackey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yackey throws a series of punches but Fontaine moves out of range.
Yackey misses with a low kick as Fontaine jumps back.
Yackey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fontaine counters with a two punch combo.
Yackey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fontaine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yackey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yackey misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Yackey is predictable there
and Fontaine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yackey thinking.
Yackey is breathing heavily.
Yackey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fontaine.
A low kick from Yackey misses
and Fontaine counters with a nice body shot.
Fontaine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yackey is looking to chop away at Fontaine's legs.
Yackey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yackey with a hook.
Yackey misses with a leg kick
and Fontaine counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yackey throws a poor cross that misses
and Fontaine counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Yackey is predictable there
and Fontaine counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Yackey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yackey looks to score with a jab to the body but Fontaine is just out of range.
Jimmy Yackey is winning the standup battle so far.
Yackey throws a leg kick which misses Fontaine's front leg but catches the back leg as Fontaine tries to avoid it.
Yackey throws a leg kick
and Fontaine counters with a one-two to the body.
Yackey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yackey throws a front kick aimed at Fontaine's knee but Fontaine avoids it well.
Fontaine slips under a jab from Yackey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Yackey.
Ricky Fontaine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fontaine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yackey throws a combination that misses
and Fontaine counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yackey. Fontaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yackey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fontaine checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yackey!
Yackey looks to land a combination but Fontaine avoids it well.
Yackey tries to land a leg kick but Fontaine saw it coming and moves away.
Yackey throws a leg kick
and Fontaine finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Yackey misses
and Fontaine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yackey's knee momentarily.
Yackey throws a body punch but Fontaine moves out of range.
Yackey throws a leg kick
and Fontaine counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yackey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yackey gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fontaine counters with a head kick that drops Yackey!
Yackey is rocked!
Fontaine arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Yackey's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Fontaine!
Ricky Fontaine took some time post fight to say the following; 'WATCH ME GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Storm has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vernon Cook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Storm!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Cook's shoulder, as Cook tries to avoid the shot.
Cook clinches up against the cage.
Cook lands with a left to the head.
Storm looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Storm is trying to break the clinch but Cook is controlling him.
Cook lands a left hand.
I was talking to Cook's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Storm lands with a short shot to the head.
Cook lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm.
Cook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm breaks from the clinch.
Cook with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook lands a left and a right that send Storm crashing to the mat, dazed. Cook thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Storm is rocked!
It looks like Fred Storm has been cut.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but Cook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Storm is still on wobbly legs! Can Cook finish him?
Storm looks to land a right hand but Cook moved out of range.
Storm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Storm.
Storm seems to have recovered his senses.
Storm misses with a double jab.
Storm scores with a body shot.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Cook saw that one coming.
Cook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Cook throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Storm on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cook lands a jab-cross combination.
Cook fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cook darts in and clinches Storm up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Cook.
Cook lands a left hand.
Cook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm has had enough of the clinch but Cook keeps him there for the moment.
Storm wants to break free but Cook has control.
Cook digs a right hand into Storm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Storm's gas tank.
Storm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cook lands a nice shot to the body.
Cook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Cook scores with a shot to the side of Storm's head.
Storm takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cook putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Storm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Storm looks winded!
Storm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cook.
Cook drops Storm onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Storm is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Cook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Storm out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Vernon Cook!
Vernon Cook retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Vernon Cook, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Caeser Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper has chosen s.mouse - slap my elbow as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Caeser Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper has Augustus up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Augustus stalling in the clinch but Cooper improves position.
Augustus digs a right hand into Cooper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooper's gas tank.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Augustus takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Caeser Augustus has been cut.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Augustus is looking for a takedown.
Augustus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Augustus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Augustus dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper tries to stall but Augustus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Augustus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Augustus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cooper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Augustus blocks an elbow strike.
Augustus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Augustus looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Augustus in his tracks for a moment.
Caeser Augustus's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Augustus 's eye.
Augustus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Caeser Augustus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Augustus 's eye.
Cooper has Augustus pressed against the cage.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Augustus.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Caeser Augustus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Caeser Augustus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Cooper!
Charles Cooper spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Calvancante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalani Kapena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauricio Calvancante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalani Kapena!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calvancante looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Calvancante doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Calvancante misses with a body shot.
Kapena defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Calvancante.
Kapena looks to throw the jab but Calvancante is out of range.
Kapena misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kapena. Calvancante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kapena moves out of range as Calvancante throws a body kick.
Calvancante takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A right-left combo lands from Kapena.
Calvancante takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kapena scores with a jab. Calvancante acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kapena has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Kapena coming out on top.
Calvancante on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab by Kapena.
Kapena cracks a nice hook into Calvancante's ribs.
Kapena bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calvancante's head.
Kapena smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Calvancante walks into a stiff left hand from Kapena.
Kapena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapena's jab looks to have found its range, popping Calvancante under the eye.
Kapena scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calvancante doesn't seem bothered though.
Kapena with a hook.
Calvancante walks into a straight right hand from Kapena.
Kapena scores with a jab. Calvancante acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Calvancante is rocked!
Calvancante tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kapena swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Calvancante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kapena connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oh Calvancante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kapena thuds a left hand into Calvancante's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calvancante leaves his chin hanging out and Kapena seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Calvancante crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalani Kapena!
After winning the bout, Kalani Kapena thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Mauricio Calvancante had this to say: 'I WANT KALANI KAPENA!!!!!!!! GIVE HIM TO ME! THAT MOTHERFUCKER DESERVES AN ASS BEATING! I WILL AVENGE MY TEAM MATE MIKE HOWARD. MAKE IT HAPPEN CAUSE IM NOT FIGHTING ANYONE ELSE TILL I WHOOP HIS ASS TOO. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maria comes to the cage accompanied by Kronos - Bloodtower. Razor Maya will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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224 lbs
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joaquim Maria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Razor Maya!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maya wants to control from the top but Maria keeps moving.
Maya might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maria haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Maya's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maya trying to control but Maria is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Razor Maya wasn't active enough on the ground.
Maya 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.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Maya has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Maya 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.
Maya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maya wants to clinch but Maria slips to the side
and Maria counters with a nice leg kick.
Maria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maya tries a low kick but Maria avoids it.
Maya just misses with a punch to the body.
Maria gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maya to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Maya wants to control from the top but Maria keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya tries to free his leg and advance position but Maria is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maya preventing the sweep.
Maya is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maya looking to sit in guard and control but Maria gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria won't allow Maya to sweep him here.
Maria postures up.
Maria not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maya tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maria counters with a straight right hand.
Maya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maya throws a solid leg kick but Maria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maya.
Maya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya scores with a push kick.
Maya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maya looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maria keeping full guard, as Maya tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maria wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Maya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maya throws a sloppy head kick and Maria moves out of range easily.
Maya misses with a lunging right hand
and Maria counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Maya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maya.
Maya goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Maria has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Maya but great work by Maria.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Maya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya is trying to improve his position.
Maya can't do much from the bottom here.
Razor Maya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maya is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maria off and has taken his back!
Maria defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Maria is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Maya gets his way!
Maria defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Maya's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maya goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Maria escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Maya looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maya looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maya wants to control but Maria is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Maya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Maya throws a leg kick which misses Maria's front leg but catches the back leg as Maria tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maria crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maya - the referee stops the clock and Maria gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maya. Maria manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maya throws a leg kick but Maria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maya tries to land a body kick
and Maria counters with a body kick.
Maya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maya feints and then cracks Maria's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maria down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maria's calf.
Maya throws a sloppy head kick
and Maria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maya.
Maya just misses with a punch to the body.
Maya throws a head kick but Maria moves out of range.
Maya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maya swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maria counters with a nice body kick.
Razor Maya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria stuffs the takedown attempt from Maya. Maya gets slowly back to his feet.
Maria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Maya is predictable there
and Maria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Razor Maya has been cut.
Joaquim Maria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maya bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maya looks to land a left hand but Maria moved out of range nicely.
Maya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya throws a head kick that misses.
Maria avoids a kick to the body.
Maya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maria was well out of range. Poor timing from Maya.
Razor Maya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maria moves out of range of the strikes.
Maya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maria was well out of range. Poor timing from Maya.
The fighters circling - Maya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria slaps away a takedown attempt from Maya, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joaquim Maria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razor Maya.
Maya misses with a low kick as Maria jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maya lands a nice shot that snaps Maria's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Razor Maya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razor Maya!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
40% |
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