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Hilo Fight Night 18 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geeves Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Bergogolio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes to the cage accompanied by Kickstart My Heart. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bergogolio's choice of entrance music: Adoramus Te. This should be a great matchup!
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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
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Geeves Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Bergogolio!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong connects with a high kick.
Bergogolio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Armstrong. That one must have hurt.
Jorge Bergogolio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong lands a lovely overhand right.
Bergogolio is rocked!
Armstrong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bergogolio misses with a lunging right hand
and Armstrong counters with a nice leg kick.
Bergogolio is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
Bergogolio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bergogolio seems to have recovered his senses.
Armstrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bergogolio takes one to the side of the head.
Bergogolio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bergogolio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armstrong.
Bergogolio throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergogolio misses with a body shot.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick. Bergogolio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Armstrong closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bergogolio! Armstrong dives in looking to finish! Bergogolio is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geeves Armstrong!
A victorious Geeves Armstrong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korgan Bloodaxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crack Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Korgan Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crack Hack!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch up but Hack keeps it at a distance.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Bloodaxe pushes him off.
Hack tries to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice leg kick.
Hack moves to clinch but Bloodaxe breaks away
and Bloodaxe counters by moving into the clinch.
Hack takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hack.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Hack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bloodaxe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloodaxe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloodaxe lands a knee to the body.
Hack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bloodaxe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Bloodaxe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe pushes Hack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hack has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe stalls.
Hack throws a head punch that misses.
Hack will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bloodaxe up against the cage.
Hack blocking some punches.
Bloodaxe trying to stall but Hack improves his position.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hack as Bloodaxe tries to tie him up.
Hack landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hack.
Hack misses with an elbow over the top.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hack avoids it.
Hack throws an elbow but it misses.
Our sources have told us that Bloodaxe has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe avoids a wild elbow strike from Hack.
Hack blocks an uppercut.
Bloodaxe pushes Hack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Hack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe tries to stall but Hack uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bloodaxe fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hack throws an elbow but misses.
Hack misses with some punches.
Bloodaxe working aggressively here.
Hack has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe blocks an elbow strike from Hack.
Hack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloodaxe blocks an elbow strike from Hack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe looking to throw knees to the head but Hack is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Hack.
Bloodaxe is struggling to control the position.
Bloodaxe lands with a right to the head.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Bloodaxe has Hack pressed against the cage.
Hack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hack trying to land knees to the body.
Hack lands a knee to the body.
Hack misses with the head strike.
Hack lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Hack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bloodaxe swings wildly with an uppercut but Hack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Hack trying to land knees to the body.
Hack is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloodaxe gets an underhook and turns Hack into the cage.
Bloodaxe misses with a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Bloodaxe scores with a shoulder strike.
Bloodaxe is looking to control Hack's arms but Hack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloodaxe has his back to the cage.
Bloodaxe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bloodaxe trying to land knees to the body.
Bloodaxe scores with a shot to the side of Hack's head.
Bloodaxe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a nice uppercut.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Bloodaxe avoids the damage to the body.
Hack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bloodaxe lands a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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 Korgan Bloodaxe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch but Bloodaxe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crack Hack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hack closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a thumping low kick.
Bloodaxe closes the distance but Hack moves to the side
and Hack counters by clinching up.
Bloodaxe trying to control the position but instead, Hack has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bloodaxe into the cage.
Hack managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Hack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe is trying to stall.
Bloodaxe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe lands a good knee to the midsection. Hack won't want to take too many of those.
Hack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hack.
Hack throws an elbow that misses.
Hack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hack up against the cage.
Bloodaxe misses with a punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hack in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bloodaxe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bloodaxe blocks an elbow strike.
Hack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hack has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bloodaxe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hack can turn it around.
Bloodaxe working Hack over with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe misses with a body punch.
Hack misses with the head strike.
Hack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bloodaxe taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloodaxe avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Hack throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Bloodaxe avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Bloodaxe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hack blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hack.
Still in the clinch, Hack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloodaxe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bloodaxe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hack.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Korgan Bloodaxe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hack misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloodaxe lands an uppercut.
Hack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bloodaxe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloodaxe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hack is keeping busy.
Bloodaxe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hack lands with a light punch inside.
Hack avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
A short right from Bloodaxe on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bloodaxe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloodaxe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bloodaxe blocks a body shot from Hack.
Hack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Bloodaxe avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodaxe lands with a short shot to the head.
Hack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Hack lands a damaging elbow.
Bloodaxe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloodaxe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Hack misses with a body punch.
Bloodaxe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hack lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Bloodaxe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand.
Bloodaxe scores with a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korgan Bloodaxe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bloodaxe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hack checks a leg kick nicely.
Hack darts in trying to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hack thinking.
Hack tries to clinch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch but Bloodaxe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch but Bloodaxe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack tries to clinch there but Bloodaxe circles away.
Hack swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hack wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Bloodaxe.
Hack misses with the head strike.
Hack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bloodaxe's defenses.
Bloodaxe looking to slow down the pace here.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Bloodaxe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bloodaxe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Bloodaxe.
Hack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bloodaxe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Bloodaxe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodaxe with a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe trying to stall but Hack improves his position.
Bloodaxe seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Hack is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Hack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a knee to the head.
Hack has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Hack is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloodaxe gets an underhook and turns Hack into the cage.
Bloodaxe avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Bloodaxe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hack can do to turn this around?
Bloodaxe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Bloodaxe is pushing Hack up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bloodaxe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bloodaxe blocks an elbow strike.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe has a couple of punches blocked by Hack.
A head punch on the inside from Bloodaxe fails to land.
Bloodaxe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crack Hack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hack lands with a short shot to the head.
Bloodaxe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hack up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloodaxe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hack has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Bloodaxe avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodaxe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bloodaxe.
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!
Hack lands an elbow inside.
Hack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hack is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloodaxe gets an underhook and turns Hack into the cage.
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bloodaxe avoids it.
Bloodaxe looking to throw knees to the head but Hack is blocking nicely.
Bloodaxe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Bloodaxe avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodaxe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bloodaxe as Hack tries to tie him up.
Hack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Korgan Bloodaxe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bloodaxe 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korgan Bloodaxe!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele's entrance music is Cinderella Man. A fine choice. Youngblood is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Linkin Park - Numb. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Youngblood misses with a double jab.
Youngblood looks to land a combination but Steele avoids it well.
Steele takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Youngblood lands a big head kick that sends Steele tumbling to the mat! Youngblood takes a step backwards and waves Steele back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Steele is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele shoots and misses
and Youngblood counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Steele has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matt Youngblood!
Matt Youngblood gave a mention to Sparta Fightware in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sahak Torosian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylma Jaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sahak Torosian 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sahak Torosian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kylma Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torosian lands a jab to Jaak's midsection.
Torosian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaak looks to score with a jab to the body but Torosian is just out of range.
Torosian throws a big shot that misses.
Jaak 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.
Jaak looks to land a left hand but Torosian moved out of range nicely.
Torosian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaak misses with a looping right.
Torosian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been informed that Jaak 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.
Torosian lands a head shot.
Jaak throws a sloppy head kick and Torosian moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torosian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jaak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jaak throws an off balance right hand
and Torosian counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaak throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak throws a nice looking combination but Torosian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaak tries to keep at a distance but Torosian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torosian trying to stall but Jaak improves his position.
Torosian is trying to break the clinch but Jaak has him pressed against the cage.
Jaak tries to work over Torosian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torosian trying to stall but Jaak improves his position.
Jaak landing knees to the body.
Torosian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaak is keeping busy.
Torosian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaak misses with a punch to the body.
Jaak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torosian wants to stall.
Jaak tries a body shot but Torosian blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torosian prevents a body shot from Jaak.
Jaak misses with a body punch.
Torosian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jaak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torosian backwards.
Torosian prevents a body shot from Jaak.
Torosian jumps guard but Jaak stands there with Torosian around his waist. Torosian gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jaak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jaak is pressed up against the cage. Torosian has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jaak down to the mat. Jaak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jaak works the jab nicely.
Jaak throws a series of punches but Torosian moves out of range.
Torosian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak takes a swing at Torosian's ribcage but misses.
Jaak wants to clinch up but Torosian keeps it at a distance.
Torosian clinches with his opponent.
Jaak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torosian can't break the clinch.
Jaak prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sahak Torosian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaak blocks a body shot from Torosian.
Jaak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torosian avoids it.
Jaak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torosian avoids it.
Jaak lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jaak has Torosian pushed against the cage.
Torosian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaak lands with a left to the head.
Jaak trying to land knees to the body.
Jaak trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaak.
Jaak struggles to land a body shot inside as Torosian controls his hands.
Jaak taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jaak lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Jaak.
Torosian can't find room to land a body shot as Jaak controls the action.
Jaak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaak tries to work over Torosian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torosian blocks a body shot from Jaak.
Jaak is pushing Torosian up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylma Jaak dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jaak moves into the clinch.
Torosian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jaak tries a body shot but Torosian blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaak.
Torosian misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaak.
Nice body punch from Jaak - that landed with a thud.
Jaak controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torosian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaak pulls his leg out and moves away.
Torosian fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak drops his hands momentarily and Torosian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Torosian's corner calls for a 1-2. Torosian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jaak tries a head kick but it misses.
Kylma Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaak. That's going to slow Torosian down.
Jaak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sahak Torosian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Torosian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torosian defending well as Jaak loads up on a big left hand.
Torosian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jaak looks to land a left hand but Torosian moved out of range nicely.
Torosian avoids the body shot from Jaak.
Torosian misses with a few strikes there.
Torosian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Jaak misses.
Jaak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torosian on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torosian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaak is out of range and Torosian settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaak feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Torosian collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kylma Jaak!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Fittz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica-Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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40
286 lbs
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223 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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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
36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazaki Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Fittz!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujita lands a jab to the head.
Fittz throws a series of strikes that have Fujita backpedaling.
Fittz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fujita takes the fight into the clinch.
Fittz is trying to force a seperation but Fujita has the dominant position.
Fujita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fujita.
Sloppy strikes from Fujita. Those never looked like landing.
Fittz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fujita uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fittz has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujita throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fittz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fujita is in Fittz's guard.
Fujita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fittz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fujita slips nicely into half guard.
Fujita is looking for a kimura but Fittz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fujita to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fittz sees it coming and defends easily.
Fittz tries to kick Fujita off but Fujita keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fittz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fujita lands strikes from half guard.
Fujita is trying to control the action in half guard but Fittz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fujita wants to pass the guard but Fittz is defending well.
Fittz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fujita.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fittz pushes Fujita off looking to stand but Fujita dives back in and keeps control.
Fujita is trying to control. Fittz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fujita.
Fittz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fittz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fujita.
Fittz is not content to let Fujita control the position.
Fujita stands up and beckons Fittz to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fittz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fujita prevents Fittz from getting back to his feet.
Fittz pulls Fujita in close to prevent any damage.
Fujita connects with a couple of short punches.
Fittz wants to stand but Fujita is controlling the position.
Fittz looking for a sweep. Not yet Fittz, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita gets to his feet. Fittz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Markus Fittz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fittz misses with a two punch combination.
We've been told by Fujita's head coaches at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fittz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fittz blocks a low kick nicely.
Fujita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fittz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fittz wants to get back to full guard.
Fujita is keen to just control but Fittz is a slippery customer.
Fittz has hold of Fujita's hands but Fujita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazaki Fujita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Fittz.
Kazaki Fujita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fittz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fujita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fittz.
Fujita scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fujita clinches up with Fittz and pushes him back against the cage.
Fujita manages to break the clinch.
Fujita throws a right and a left that Fittz avoids nicely.
Fittz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fujita throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fittz.
A combination from Fujita does no damage.
Fittz throws a combination. Fujita tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Kazaki Fujita has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Fujita both land. Nice combination.
Fujita throws a leg kick but Fittz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No joy there for Fittz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fujita's corner calls for a 1-2. Fujita obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fittz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita fails with a takedown attempt.
Fittz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujita connects with the punch.
Fittz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fujita dodges the punch combination from Fittz.
Fujita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fittz scores with a sloppy right hand. Fujita should have avoided that one.
Fujita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fittz.
Fujita throws a body punch but Fittz moves out of range.
Fujita throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fittz was covering up waiting for the punch and Fujita finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fittz wants to stand and escape but Fujita is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fittz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujita controlling Fittz's posture.
Fittz wants to stand but Fujita is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita wants to sweep but no luck.
Fittz is looking to stand up but Fujita won't let him.
Fujita is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fujita dives in and scores a takedown into Fittz's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fittz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fittz keeping moving, preventing Fujita from controlling successfully.
Fujita throws a big right hand that misses.
Fujita wants to control from the top but Fittz keeps moving.
Fujita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fujita 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.
Fittz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fujita manages to get himself to full guard.
Fujita has a closed guard, preventing Fittz from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazaki Fujita dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kazaki Fujita's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fittz moves out of range as Fujita strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Fittz. Those never looked like landing.
A punch lands to the side of Fittz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kazaki Fujita is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujita lands a nice shot to the body.
Fittz swats away the attempt to clinch by Fujita.
Fittz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fujita scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy left from Fujita finds it's target.
Fujita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fujita tries to clinch there but Fittz circles away.
Fittz throws a combination. Fujita tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fittz stuffs the takedown.
Fittz throws a series of punches but Fujita moves out of range.
Fittz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fujita slips a jab and a cross from Fittz.
Fujita slips a jab from Fittz.
Fujita dodges the punch combination from Fittz.
Fittz lands a jab-cross combination.
Fujita misses with a series of wild punches.
Fujita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Fujita.
Fujita misses with a straight left.
Fujita clinches up against the cage.
Fittz wants to stall.
Fittz wants to break free but Fujita has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fittz manages to break the clinch.
Fittz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fujita slips a jab and a cross from Fittz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fujita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fittz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fittz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Fittz.
Fujita throws a right and a left that Fittz avoids nicely.
Fujita throws a right and a left that Fittz avoids nicely.
Fittz gets caught napping as Fujita dives in and scores a takedown. Fittz manages to retain guard.
Fujita seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fujita is looking to work some ground and pound but Fittz has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fittz is pulling down on Fujita's head. It's preventing any offense from Fujita, at least for the moment.
Kazaki Fujita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fujita prevents Fittz from getting back to his feet.
Fujita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fujita is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fujita trying to control the position from guard on top but Fittz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujita decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fittz looks to land a combination but Fujita avoids it well.
Fujita scores with a head kick. Fittz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fittz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fujita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fittz defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazaki Fujita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fittz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fittz throws a series of punches but Fujita avoids them all with ease.
Fittz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fittz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Markus Fittz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazaki Fujita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fujita closes the distance but Fittz moves to the side
and Fittz counters with a three punch combo that has Fujita backing up. Fujita nods at Fittz to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Markus Fittz.
I think Fujita has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazaki Fujita!
During a confident post fight interview, Kazaki Fujita thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hashim Jalilul Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Preston and Hashim Jalilul Hassan. Preston comes to the cage accompanied by Fuckin Problem. Aiden Preston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
145 lbs
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145 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hashim Jalilul Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Preston.
Hassan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hassan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Hassan.
Preston misses with a straight left.
Preston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Preston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hassan.
Hassan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Preston slips a jab and a cross from Hassan.
Some wild striking there from Preston.
Preston misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hassan!
Hassan with a nice cross.
Hassan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hassan slips under a jab.
Hassan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Preston circles away quickly and effectively.
Preston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Preston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassan manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan throws the left hand but Preston avoids the punch easily.
Preston tries to bum rush Hassan with a series of wild strikes but Hassan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hassan swinging wildly here.
Hassan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Hassan misses
and Preston counters with a leg kick.
No joy there for Hassan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Preston doesn't manage to clinch there - Hassan circles away.
Hassan misses with a series of wild punches.
Preston misses with an uppercut
and Hassan counters with a left and a right that stings Preston.
Preston misses with an uppercut. Hassan saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Hassan.
Preston throws a hook but Hassan blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Hassan.
Preston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hassan throws a right hand that Preston ducks under and follows up with a left that Preston also avoids with ease.
Preston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hassan looks to land a combination but Preston avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hassan.
Preston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hassan, pushing him back against the cage.
Preston can't find room to land a body shot as Hassan controls the action.
Preston lands a shoulder strike.
Hassan prevents a body shot from Preston.
Hassan tries to pull guard but Preston forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Preston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Preston.
Preston lands with a short shot to the head.
Preston scores with a shot to the side of Hassan's head.
Preston is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hassan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hassan dodges an elbow strike from Preston.
Hassan wants a takedown but no success here.
Preston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Preston.
Preston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hassan's face.
Hassan is rocked!
It looks like Hashim Jalilul Hassan has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hassan is still on wobbly legs! Can Preston finish him?
Preston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Preston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hassan wants a takedown.
Aiden Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hashim Jalilul Hassan.
Hassan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hassan is looking to break free of the clinch but Preston has double underhooks.
Preston throws a big uppercut that drops Hassan! More strikes from Preston and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hassan lies dazed against the cage as Preston celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiden Preston!
During a confident post fight interview, Aiden Preston thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tycho Brahe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amelie Poulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tycho Brahe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amelie Poulain!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulain throws out a loose jab but Brahe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulain tries to land a front kick but Brahe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brahe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poulain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Amelie Poulain has been cut.
Poulain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Poulain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brahe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brahe.
Brahe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poulain gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brahe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poulain takes a little break here. Brahe wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Poulain landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
It looks like Tycho Brahe has been cut.
Brahe's coaches at Hilo Training Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulain is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Brahe is trying to control Poulain's posture but Poulain avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brahe stops Poulain from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poulain throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brahe is trying to get back to half guard.
Brahe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Poulain off and has taken his back!
Brahe keeps control of the position easily here as Poulain tries to buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulain wants to control his opponent's hands but Brahe gets his hands free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Poulain tries to escape but Brahe has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahe is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Brahe trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Brahe is hanging on to Poulain's back as he tries to escape.
Good control from Brahe.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brahe tries to get the hooks in deep but Poulain pushed the leg off.
Poulain rolls, trying to escape but Brahe keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahe is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Brahe is hanging on to Poulain's back as he tries to escape.
Poulain is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Brahe.
Poulain looking very determined here, making life difficult for Brahe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poulain wants to escape the position.
Brahe tries to keep control of the position but Poulain is staying busy.
Poulain can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Brahe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brahe cracks Poulain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brahe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulain can do to turn this around?
Brahe misses with a leg kick.
Poulain avoids the head kick by Brahe.
Poulain is looking to slow Brahe down with leg kicks.
Poulain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brahe.
The fighters circling - Poulain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brahe misses with a low kick.
Brahe misses with a body kick.
Brahe throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahe throws a leg kick but Poulain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brahe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brahe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Brahe misses
and Poulain counters with a single leg into guard. Brahe didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulain distracts Brahe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brahe wants to improve his position but instead Poulain has moved into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Poulain is looking to advance position but Brahe won't allow it.
Brahe is looking for a sweep. Poulain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Poulain is trying to control. Brahe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brahe controlling the position well.
Poulain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Poulain trying to pass the guard but Brahe defending well.
Poulain working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Poulain there.
Brahe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poulain on the ground.
Poulain is taking a breather. Brahe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brahe wants to get back to full guard but Poulain has passed into side control.
Brahe is letting Poulain control him for a moment.
Poulain is working Brahe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tycho Brahe's cut is getting worse.
Brahe is trying to control Poulain's posture but Poulain avoids it.
Poulain creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tycho Brahe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Poulain throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Poulain scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brahe to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulain creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jeez, Tycho Brahe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tycho Brahe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Amelie Poulain!
Amelie Poulain 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Zombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Vinny Zombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Woods!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woods blocks a head kick by Zombo.
A big left from Zombo misses.
Zombo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Woods misses.
We've been told by Zombo's head coaches at Gracie Barra Hilo (Sauna + Bang for your Buck) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zombo ducks right into an uppercut from Woods.
Woods has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zombo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Zombo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zombo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Zombo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Woods.
It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.
Woods lands a jab to the nose.
Zombo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods misses with a right hand
and Zombo counters with a thumping low kick.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Zombo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zombo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zombo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Woods back to the cage. Zombo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Woods takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Woods blocks a head kick by Zombo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Woods.
Woods swinging wildly here.
Woods takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Woods throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zombo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Woods connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zombo.
Zombo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zombo misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Zombo.
Zombo with a hook.
Woods throws an off balance right hand
and Zombo counters with a nice body kick.
Jab by Zombo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods misses with a right hand
and Zombo counters with a nice uppercut.
Zombo defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Woods misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Zombo counters with a right hand to the body.
Zombo punishes Woods's body with a nice straight punch.
Zombo slips under a jab from Woods.
Zombo digs a good hook to Woods's body.
Zombo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zombo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zombo slips a jab from Woods.
Zombo tries a low kick but Woods avoids it.
Zombo swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Woods misses the jab.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Zombo moved out of range.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Zombo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zombo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That has opened up Carl Woods's cut even more.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zombo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zombo slips under a jab.
Zombo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Woods is rocked!
Zombo is looking to wear down Woods with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zombo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Woods is still on wobbly legs! Can Zombo finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zombo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zombo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woods.
Woods seems to have recovered his senses.
Zombo connects with a crisp jab.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zombo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Nice shot by Zombo.
Woods moves out of range of the leg kick from Zombo.
A telegraphed right hand from Woods misses the target.
Zombo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods misses with a looping right.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Woods is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zombo is looking to clinch.
Woods works the jab nicely.
Zombo tries to clinch but Woods is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zombo moves out of range of the strikes.
Woods tests Zombo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woods bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zombo misses the shot to the body.
Woods misses with a straight right.
Woods moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The cut above Carl Woods's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zombo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zombo takes one on the button.
Zombo staying out of range there.
Woods lands a two punch combo.
Zombo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Woods gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zombo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zombo scores with a jab.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zombo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Zombo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Woods's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zombo throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Zombo is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Vinny Zombo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vinny Zombo is winning the standup battle so far.
Zombo lands a big head kick that sends Woods tumbling to the mat! Zombo takes a step backwards and waves Woods back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zombo drops Woods with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Woods! Zombo dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Zombo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vinny Zombo thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitakaka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, my dick. Sithole is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Miss The Misery. Elijah Pitakaka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moses Sithole's chin.
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sithole avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a lazy body kick
letting Sithole counter with a right hand.
Sithole 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.
Sithole throws a body kick that misses.
Sithole lands the left hand.
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sithole throws an overhand right that lands on Pitakaka's shoulder, as Pitakaka tries to avoid the shot.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka throws a big shot that misses.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Sithole moves out of range.
Sithole lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pitakaka will feel that in the morning.
Pitakaka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pitakaka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sithole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Sithole moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Sloppy strikes from Sithole. Those never looked like landing.
Sithole lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole looks for the body kick but Pitakaka saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pitakaka 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 Sithole has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sithole and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pitakaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sithole.
Sithole scores with a push kick.
Sithole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitakaka moves away.
Pitakaka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sithole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pitakaka's hands.
Pitakaka misses with a kick to the body.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick but Sithole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Sithole checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitakaka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sithole. Sithole obviously looking to wear him down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pitakaka.
Sithole blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pitakaka avoids a kick to the body.
No joy there for Sithole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sithole misses with a kick to the body.
Pitakaka slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Pitakaka.
A punch combination from Sithole misses.
Sithole throws a low kick, looking for Pitakaka's leg but Pitakaka calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pitakaka.
Pitakaka defending well as Sithole loads up on a big left hand.
Pitakaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sithole.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws out a loose jab but Sithole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitakaka swings for the body but Sithole moves out of range.
Pitakaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sithole.
Sithole blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka scores with a head kick. Sithole tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sithole. That did some damage!
Pitakaka misses with a low kick.
Elijah Pitakaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sithole throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sithole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Sithole moves out of range.
Pitakaka throws a shot to the body.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick
and Sithole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitakaka is breathing heavily.
A jab from Sithole misses.
Sithole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pitakaka is looking to slow Sithole down with leg kicks.
Pitakaka lands a head kick!
A clash of legs there as Sithole blocks the low kick.
Pitakaka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sithole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sithole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sithole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pitakaka's head backwards.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Sithole moves out of range easily.
Sithole moves out of range of the body kick.
Pitakaka misses with a leg kick
and Sithole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sithole avoids a kick to the body.
Pitakaka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pitakaka throws a wild body kick that Sithole sees coming a mile off.
Sithole misses with a series of wild punches.
Pitakaka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Sithole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pitakaka looks to land a body kick but Sithole moved away.
A head kick misses from Sithole.
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 Elijah Pitakaka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elijah Pitakaka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pitakaka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sithole. Sithole obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Sithole.
Pitakaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sithole.
Sithole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sithole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Sithole moves out of range easily.
Pitakaka throws a body kick that misses.
Sithole blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Sithole catches Pitakaka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick but Sithole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pitakaka throws a nice head kick!
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses
and Sithole counters with a nice body shot.
Sithole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole wants to slow Pitakaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Pitakaka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pitakaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sithole.
Sithole avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Pitakaka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sithole jabs at Pitakaka's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Sithole moves out of range.
Sithole misses with a body shot.
Pitakaka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sithole misses with a body kick.
Sithole takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Sithole throws a leg kick but Pitakaka moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sithole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pitakaka. That did some damage!
Pitakaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sithole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitakaka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pitakaka throws a nice head kick!
Pitakaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sithole.
Sithole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Sithole moves out of range.
Pitakaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pitakaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sithole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitakaka wants to slow Sithole down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sithole. Pitakaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole lands an overhand right.
Sithole avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Sithole misses with a wild body shot.
Sithole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sithole moves out of range of the body kick.
Sithole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Sithole takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sithole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pitakakas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sithole shoots in for a double leg but Pitakaka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that Sithole semi-blocks.
Elijah Pitakaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Pitakaka blocks a head kick by Sithole.
Sithole throws the kick towards the body but Pitakaka avoids it.
Pitakaka lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitakaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sithole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka scores with a head kick.
Sithole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sithole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Sithole moves out of range.
Sithole digs a good body shot into Pitakaka's ribs.
Pitakaka is looking to chop away at Sithole's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Sithole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sithole scores with a punch to the head.
Sithole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sithole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sithole feints a jab promting Pitakaka to slip. Sithole then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pitakaka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sithole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 Elijah Pitakaka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elijah Pitakaka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pitakaka lands a head kick. Sithole smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pitakaka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sithole has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pitakaka.
Sithole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sithole throws a body punch but Pitakaka moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pitakaka.
Sithole just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitakaka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pitakaka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pitakaka misses with a two punch combination.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick
and Pitakaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pitakaka is rocked!
Sithole throws a quick head kick that knocks Pitakaka silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Sithole is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Moses Sithole!
Moses Sithole 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 Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez has chosen Kryptonite as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
14 - 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardacre, right into the meat.
Velasquez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardacre circles away.
Hardacre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Velasquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardacre lands a nice shot that snaps Velasquez's head back.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Hardacre.
Nice defenses there by Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardacre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardacre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Hardacre's head coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Velasquez.
Damian Hardacre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Velasquez.
Velasquez with a poor takedown
and Hardacre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardacre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardacre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Velasquez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardacre counters with a nice uppercut.
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardacre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Velasquez looks winded!
Jab, jab by Hardacre - just one landing.
Velasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardacre as he jumps to the side.
Hardacre lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardacre.
Hardacre looks to score with a jab to the body but Velasquez is just out of range.
Velasquez scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardacre.
Velasquez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Velasquez avoids the body shot from Hardacre.
Hardacre lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardacre. Velasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardacre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Velasquez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Velasquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardacre tries to sprawl out of it but Velasquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardacre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardacre is looking to wear down Velasquez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre cracks the inside of Velasquez's front leg.
Damian Hardacre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardacre lands a left and a right that send Velasquez crashing to the mat, dazed. Hardacre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
Hardacre throws an uppercut from hell that sends Velasquez clean off his feet! He's out cold! Hardacre stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Hardacre!
Damian Hardacre retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Damian Hardacre was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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