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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DonT Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DonT Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Weston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bill has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Weston is working away from the top position though.
Weston trying to control from half guard but Bill is working away.
Weston is looking for a kimura here.
Bill looking for submissions off his back.
Weston is trying to control the action in half guard but Bill is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill is trying to maintain the position but Weston is very close to passing his half guard.
Bill is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bill defending well though.
Weston escapes and gets back to his feet.
Weston throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bill was covering up waiting for the punch and Weston finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Weston looking to pass the guard.
Bill wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bill working a defensive guard here.
Weston stands and throws Bill's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bill might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Weston landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Weston throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bill manages to get back to half guard.
Bill trying to control but Weston postures up.
Bill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Weston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bill seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Weston throwing strikes but missing.
Weston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Weston is aware though and is defending well.
Bill throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Weston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Weston looking to pass the guard.
Weston is pushing down on Bill's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bill is fighting to maintain full guard but Weston has managed to sneak the leg through.
Weston is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Weston.
Weston is keen to just control but Bill is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Weston.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston passes Bill's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Weston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bill's head.
Bill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Weston pulls his head out easily.
Weston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bill trying to control here.
Weston thows a huge punch but Bill dodges it nicely.
Bill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weston.
Weston wants to work for an arm triangle but Bill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weston works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weston working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Weston cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Weston dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weston lands a left and a right that send Bill crashing to the mat, dazed. Weston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like DonT Bill has been cut.
Bill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Weston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bill.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bill.
Weston lands a left and a right that send Bill crashing to the mat, dazed. Weston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bill is rocked!
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!
Weston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DonT Bill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weston shoots in and gets a takedown into Bill's guard.
Weston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bill keeping moving, preventing Weston from controlling successfully.
Weston with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Weston forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bill trying to hold on to Weston's head to control him but Weston postures up.
Bill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Weston pulls his head out easily.
Weston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bill is trying to control but can't.
Bill is not content to let Weston control the position.
Weston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Weston is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Bill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weston.
Weston is controlling the pace.
Bill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Weston pulls his head out easily.
Dakota Weston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Weston seems to be working for a kimura but Bill defends the submission attempt.
Weston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bill's head.
Weston is pressing down on Bill's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bill is holding on for now.
Bill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Weston pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston wants to stand up but Bill is controlling the position.
Bill is trying to get back to full guard.
Bill taking some punishment here, with Weston in his half guard.
Weston thows a huge punch but Bill dodges it nicely.
Weston tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bill is refusing to be controlled, as Weston sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dakota Weston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Weston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bill shoots in for a double leg but Weston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Weston tries to avoid it but Bill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Weston to the ground. Weston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bill tries to land a leg kick but Weston saw it coming and moves away.
Weston fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bill to the ground. Weston is now in Bill's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weston looking to pass the guard.
Weston trying to control but Bill is working from the bottom.
Weston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bill working for submissions but it's allowed Weston to get to half guard.
Bill is not content to let Weston control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Weston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DonT Bill's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Weston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bill gets caught flat footed, as Weston shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Weston throwing strikes from guard but Bill blocks nicely.
Bill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Weston defends it easily.
Weston wants to control from the top but Bill keeps moving.
Bill controls Weston momentarily but Weston frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Weston wants to pass the guard but Bill is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston postures up in Bill's guard and throws a big left but Bill blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Weston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Weston is in close to Bill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Weston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Weston throwing strikes from guard but Bill blocks nicely.
Weston passes into half guard.
Weston slips a nice elbow through Bill's hands, connecting with Bill's forehead.
Bill is trying to control but can't.
Weston seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Weston wants to work for an arm triangle but Bill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bill wants to control but Weston is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill is not content to let Weston control the position.
Weston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Weston trying to control the action but Bill is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Weston gets a takedown into half guard.
Bill keeping control of the position.
Bill actively working from the bottom here.
Bill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill manages to get to full guard.
Bill wants to sweep here but Weston controlling him for the moment.
Weston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weston trying to control but Bill is working from the bottom.
Weston lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Weston is looking to work some ground and pound but Bill has wrist control.
Bill looking to control.
Bill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Weston is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bill is looking for a triangle but Weston pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Weston is aware though and is defending well.
Weston looking to pass the guard.
Weston wants to control from the top but Bill keeps moving.
Dakota Weston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
DonT Bill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Weston trying to control the position from guard on top but Bill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bill misses with a hook
and Weston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Weston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bill throws a shot from downtown. Weston moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Weston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Weston 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Weston!
After winning the bout, Dakota Weston thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus McLoughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigg Moe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McLoughlin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cadence to Arms. Moe has chosen polly cover my son justin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
253 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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251 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Angus McLoughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bigg Moe!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moe throws a leg kick that is checked
and McLoughlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moe drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Moe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McLoughlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McLoughlin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McLoughlin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLoughlin is looking to stand up but Moe isn't so interested in that idea.
Moe throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLoughlin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McLoughlin counters with a straight right hand.
Moe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McLoughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Moe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McLoughlin did well to prevent Moe getting side control.
Moe thows a huge punch but McLoughlin dodges it nicely.
Moe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McLoughlin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moe.
McLoughlin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moe.
McLoughlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moe seems to be looking for submissions.
Moe seems to be working for a kimura but McLoughlin defends the submission attempt.
Moe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McLoughlin defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McLoughlin defending well though.
Moe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McLoughlin is just riding it out for now. Moe eventually gives up the hold.
Moe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Moe there.
Moe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moe thows a huge punch but McLoughlin dodges it nicely.
Moe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McLoughlin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Moe misses with a head shot. McLoughlin uses the momentum to regain guard.
McLoughlin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McLoughlin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McLoughlin!
Moe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bigg Moe 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.
Moe throws an off balance right hand
and McLoughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moe throws a leg kick
and McLoughlin counters with a three punch combo that has Moe backing up. Moe nods at McLoughlin to acknowledge the strikes.
Moe drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moe throws an elbow that misses. McLoughlin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moe's guard. Nice move by McLoughlin!
Moe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McLoughlin is aware though and is defending well.
McLoughlin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Moe throws a lazy uppercut
and McLoughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bigg Moe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
McLoughlin kicks off Moe and gets to his feet.
Angus McLoughlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moe thows a leg kick but McLoughlin checks it
and McLoughlin counters with a three punch combo that has Moe backing up. Moe nods at McLoughlin to acknowledge the strikes.
Moe misses with a left hand
and McLoughlin counters with a left and a right that stings Moe.
Moe misses with a two punch combination.
Moe misses with a leg kick
and McLoughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McLoughlin counters with a three punch combo that has Moe backing up. Moe nods at McLoughlin to acknowledge the strikes.
Moe throws a poor cross that misses
and McLoughlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moe misses with a leg kick
letting McLoughlin counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLoughlin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bigg Moe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moe postures up and lands a big shot to McLoughlin's brow.
Moe throws an elbow that misses. McLoughlin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moe's guard. Nice move by McLoughlin!
Moe has his foot on McLoughlin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McLoughlin works his way back into a safe position though.
McLoughlin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McLoughlin passes into side control.
Moe is breathing heavily.
Moe is looking for a sweep.
Moe looks to move to half guard but instead McLoughlin has passed into mount! Damn!
McLoughlin prevents Moe from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Moe throws a right hand that misses
and McLoughlin counters with a series of strikes. Moe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McLoughlin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Moe has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with McLoughlin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Moe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McLoughlin regains guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus McLoughlin 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Moe throws a right hand that misses
and McLoughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moe gets a double leg takedown into McLoughlin's guard.
McLoughlin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Moe has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Moe drags the fight down to the ground.
Moe is looking for a triangle here but McLoughlin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
McLoughlin decides to stand back up.
Moe misses with a left hand
and McLoughlin counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moe swings widly with a right hand
and McLoughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Moe.
Moe goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McLoughlin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Moe's guard! Nice work there by McLoughlin!
Moe throws his legs up looking for a submission but McLoughlin uses it to pass to side control.
Moe tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but McLoughlin presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
McLoughlin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moe misses with a hook
and McLoughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McLoughlin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McLoughlin parries the strikes from Moe easily there. Moe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McLoughlin to escape.
Moe is trying to ground and pound but McLoughlin uses the momentary lack of control by Moe to regain half guard.
McLoughlin pushes Moe off looking to stand but Moe dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Moe is on him like a limpet, forcing McLoughlin back against the cage.
Moe lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McLoughlin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moe.
Moe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McLoughlin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Moe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McLoughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Moe misses with an uppercut
and McLoughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moe misses with a leg kick
and McLoughlin counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moe misses with a right hand
and McLoughlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McLoughlin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McLoughlin is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Moe presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
McLoughlin is pushing Moe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moe has McLoughlin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Moe pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McLoughlin tumbling to the mat - Moe dives into McLoughlin's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angus McLoughlin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McLoughlin 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus McLoughlin!
After winning the bout, Angus McLoughlin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Bigg Moe had this to say: 'sorry to fans'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Coleman (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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265 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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245 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asko Vilenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Black Coleman !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Vilenius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coleman 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Coleman misses with a looping right.
Coleman tries to clinch but Vilenius moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Vilenius there.
Vilenius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coleman throws a hook to the side of Vilenius's head but Vilenius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vilenius connects with a nice looking jab.
Coleman lands a lovely overhand right.
Vilenius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vilenius throws a jab when Coleman was well out of range.
Vilenius is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Coleman tries to clinch but Vilenius is having none of it.
Vilenius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vilenius slips a straight right by Coleman .
Vilenius staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilenius throws out the jab.
Vilenius defending well as Coleman loads up on a big left hand.
Vilenius throws a lazy right hand but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilenius misses the target.
Coleman misses with a low kick.
Vilenius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vilenius to score with a decent uppercut.
Coleman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Coleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Coleman misses.
Asko Vilenius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman throws the left hand but Vilenius avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilenius misses the target.
Vilenius misses with a hook.
Vilenius is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Coleman throws a looping overhand right but Vilenius ducks down to avoid it.
Vilenius misses with a low kick.
Vilenius misses with a looping right.
Asko Vilenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilenius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coleman to score with a decent uppercut.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vilenius scores with a punch to the head.
Vilenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coleman .
Vilenius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vilenius scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilenius throws out a powerful jab.
Coleman blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman missing with a left hand there. Vilenius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vilenius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coleman to score with a decent uppercut.
Coleman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vilenius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman . Vilenius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coleman moves away from the strike by Vilenius.
Coleman forces Vilenius back against the cage and clinches.
Coleman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vilenius gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vilenius blocks an uppercut.
Vilenius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vilenius misses with some punches.
Vilenius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Vilenius.
Coleman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coleman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vilenius prevents it.
Asko Vilenius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Coleman .
Coleman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a head punch that misses.
Coleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Vilenius lands a left hand.
Vilenius gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vilenius drops an elbow to the side of Coleman 's head.
Vilenius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vilenius will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coleman is looking for a sweep. Vilenius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vilenius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coleman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vilenius wants to control but Coleman is keeping him busy.
Vilenius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coleman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Coleman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vilenius trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Vilenius is looking to stand up but Coleman won't let him.
Coleman being controlled here, momentarily.
Vilenius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vilenius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vilenius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vilenius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asko Vilenius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Coleman throws an off balance right hand
and Vilenius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asko Vilenius is winning the standup battle so far.
Coleman misses the jab.
A big right from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius looks to land a right hand but Coleman moved out of range.
Vilenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vilenius missing with a left hand there. Coleman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vilenius lands a slapping body shot.
Vilenius lands with a hook. Coleman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vilenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vilenius lands with a nice body punch.
Vilenius looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
Vilenius lands a lovely overhand right.
Vilenius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman misses with a straight left.
Coleman looks to land a right hand but Vilenius moved out of range.
Vilenius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coleman .
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coleman .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Coleman throws a body punch but Vilenius moves out of range.
Coleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away.
Coleman avoids the head kick by Vilenius.
Vilenius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilenius misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Vilenius.
Coleman lands a right hook to the body.
Coleman throws a big shot that misses.
Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coleman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vilenius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coleman .
Coleman misses the jab.
Coleman tries to clinch but Vilenius is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius scores with a shot to the body.
Vilenius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman throws a right hand that misses
and Vilenius counters with a right hand to the body.
Vilenius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vilenius, as that shot connected.
Vilenius moves away from the strike by Coleman .
Coleman throws a shot from downtown. Vilenius moves away and avoids it.
Coleman tries to clinch up.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut.
Vilenius moves away from the strike by Coleman .
Vilenius loads up on a big right hand but Coleman slips the punch.
Vilenius throws a leg kick but Coleman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coleman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vilenius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coleman can do to turn this around?
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vilenius was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman .
Vilenius throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilenius works Coleman 's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vilenius scores with a jab. Coleman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilenius manages to avoid it.
Coleman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilenius moves away.
Vilenius looks to throw the jab but Coleman is out of range.
Vilenius throws a hook but Coleman blocks it.
Coleman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vilenius tries a low kick but Coleman avoids it.
Coleman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Coleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coleman misses with a hook. Vilenius ducked under it nicely.
Vilenius staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with a jab to the body
and Coleman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coleman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
Coleman dives in for a single leg takedown but Vilenius sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman .
Coleman is pressed up against the cage. Vilenius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coleman down to the mat. Coleman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vilenius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coleman .
Vilenius motions for Coleman to come forward. Vilenius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vilenius stuns Coleman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Coleman misses.
Coleman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab by Vilenius.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Vilenius. That snapped Coleman 's head back.
Vilenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asko Vilenius dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vilenius scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Coleman .
Vilenius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Coleman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Coleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Vilenius with a jab.
Coleman wants to clinch.
Coleman slips under a jab from Vilenius.
Coleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vilenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Vilenius.
A big left from Coleman misses.
Vilenius misses with a straight right.
Coleman misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Coleman saw that one coming.
Vilenius leaves Coleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vilenius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coleman slips under a jab from Vilenius.
Coleman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vilenius is trying to keep Coleman in close.
Vilenius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Coleman actively working from the bottom here.
Vilenius controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coleman defending well though.
Vilenius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vilenius thows a huge punch but Coleman dodges it nicely.
Coleman is trying to get back to full guard.
Asko Vilenius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vilenius not doing much here.
Vilenius trying to control the action but Coleman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to improve his position.
Vilenius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Coleman is pressing down on Vilenius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Coleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vilenius is one step ahead there.
Vilenius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Vilenius from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coleman looks to throw the jab but Vilenius is out of range.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman ducks right into an uppercut from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a shot from downtown. Coleman moves away and avoids it.
Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Coleman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Coleman throws a hook to the side of Vilenius's head but Vilenius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asko Vilenius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilenius. Coleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coleman slips a jab from Vilenius.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vilenius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Black Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coleman avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asko Vilenius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vilenius 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asko Vilenius!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Armstrong has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman Jr!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armstrong has his takedown stuffed
and Coleman Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coleman Jr checks a low kick from Armstrong.
Coleman Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Armstrong is able to avoid easily.
Coleman Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armstrong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A leg kick checked by Coleman Jr.
Armstrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armstrong tries for a takedown but Coleman Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Armstrong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Coleman Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Armstrong somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coleman Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coleman Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Coleman Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Armstrong passes Coleman Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Coleman Jr tries to roll over but Armstrong keeps him under control.
Coleman Jr is pressing down on Armstrong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Coleman Jr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Armstrong has picked Coleman Jr up and slammed him! Coleman Jr can't keep hold of the triangle and Armstrong manages to pass to side control!
Armstrong trying to control the action but Coleman Jr is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Armstrong scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Armstrong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Coleman Jr sneaks back into half guard.
Coleman Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Armstrong pulls his head out easily.
Armstrong throwing shots but Coleman Jr is blocking nicely.
Coleman Jr is pressing down on Armstrong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Armstrong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Armstrong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coleman Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Armstrong has managed to get both his arms back between Coleman Jr's legs - danger averted.
Armstrong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coleman Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Armstrong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Armstrong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coleman Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Armstrong has managed to get both his arms back between Coleman Jr's legs - danger averted.
Armstrong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong connects with a couple of short punches.
Coleman Jr has his foot on Armstrong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Armstrong works his way back into a safe position though.
Armstrong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Armstrong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coleman Jr throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Armstrong escapes and throws Coleman Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Armstrong scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Coleman Jr to see if he's OK.
Coleman Jr is looking for a sweep.
Armstrong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Coleman Jr some visible discomfort.
Armstrong is putting a hurting on Coleman Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Armstrong looks up at the clock and then as Coleman Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Armstrong smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Armstrong landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Coleman Jr is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to control the action but Coleman Jr is working from the bottom.
Armstrong landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Coleman Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Coleman Jr's shoulder. That is not cool.
Armstrong wants to control but Coleman Jr is keeping him busy.
Coleman Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Coleman Jr is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Armstrong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coleman Jr.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Coleman Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coleman Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Armstrong's hands.
Coleman Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Armstrong is looking for a sweep. Coleman Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Armstrong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Coleman Jr wants to control but Armstrong is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Armstrong defends the submission attempt.
Coleman Jr trying to control the action but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Coleman Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armstrong's head.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman Jr pulls his head out easily.
Armstrong is in trouble now - Coleman Jr has advanced to mount!
Armstrong defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Coleman Jr.
Armstrong is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr wants to control the pace but Armstrong is squirming around nicely.
Coleman Jr prevents Armstrong from getting the reversal.
Armstrong is working hard here to advance position.
Armstrong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Armstrong tries to hold on but Coleman Jr pushes him away.
Armstrong is in a horrible position here. Coleman Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Armstrong is looking to get to half guard.
Armstrong gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr is looking to take a break and control but Armstrong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Armstrong landing a few short strikes.
Coleman Jr trying to control from half guard but Armstrong is working away.
Coleman Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Coleman Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Armstrong sees it coming and defends easily.
Mark Coleman Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Armstrong wants to control but Coleman Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Armstrong looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Armstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Coleman Jr.
Armstrong wants to get back to full guard.
Armstrong gets back to full guard.
Coleman Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman Jr advances position into side control!
Armstrong tries to bench press Coleman Jr off him but Coleman Jr keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Armstrong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Coleman Jr tries to buck Armstrong off but Armstrong is having none of it.
Coleman Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Armstrong's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Coleman Jr gets full guard.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing.
Armstrong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Coleman Jr's head.
Coleman Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman Jr looking for a guillotine here but Armstrong defends easily.
Armstrong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Armstrong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coleman Jr keeping full guard, as Armstrong tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coleman Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Coleman Jr keeps moving.
Coleman Jr looking for a guillotine here but Armstrong defends easily.
Coleman Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Armstrong trying to control but Coleman Jr is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coleman Jr working for a triangle but Armstrong defends it easily.
Coleman Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Armstrong defends well.
Coleman Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Armstrong is aware though and is defending well.
Armstrong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Coleman Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Armstrong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Armstrong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coleman Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Armstrong pushing down on Coleman Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Coleman Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Coleman Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coleman Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Armstrong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Armstrong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Coleman Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Coleman Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Armstrong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Armstrong postures up and lands a big shot to Coleman Jr's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Armstrong works over Coleman Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Armstrong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Coleman Jr's head.
Armstrong chips away with some ground and pound.
Armstrong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Coleman Jr's head.
Coleman Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coleman Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Armstrong drops back looking for a leg! Coleman Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Coleman Jr manages to kick Armstrong off! Armstrong jumps back into Coleman Jr's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Armstrong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Armstrong 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Armstrong!
Bruce Armstrong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sun Poison and Skin Cancer. Ash Campbell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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24
160 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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38
156 lbs
31 - 21 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Luiz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ash Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Luiz .
Luiz throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Luiz is just out of range.
Campbell blocks a head kick by Luiz .
Luiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell connects with a crisp jab.
Luiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Campbell needs to keep his hands up - Luiz had a free shot at his head there.
Luiz throws an off balance right hand
and Campbell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Luiz has wrist control.
Campbell content to stall in guard here.
Campbell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luiz 's head.
Luiz controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Campbell tries to free his leg and advance position but Luiz is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Luiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Campbell forces his way into half guard.
Luiz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Campbell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Luiz trying to control from the bottom.
Campbell thows a huge punch but Luiz dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Campbell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Luiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campbell on the ground.
Luiz is not content to let Campbell control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Campbell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Campbell drops an elbow to the side of Luiz 's head.
Luiz is rocked!
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Luiz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Campbell lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Luiz ! More strikes land and this one is all over! Campbell jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ash Campbell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hannibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and High Voltage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). High Voltage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
275 lbs
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245 lbs
36 - 19 - 5 |
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World class MT
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Hannibal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 5, fighting out of London, High Voltage!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannibal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hannibal closes the distance and pushes Voltage back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Voltage fails to land.
Hannibal swings wildly with an uppercut but Voltage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hannibal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hannibal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voltage backwards.
Hannibal struggles to land a body shot inside as Voltage controls his hands.
Hannibal blocking some punches.
Voltage dodges an elbow strike from Hannibal.
Voltage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hannibal cracks Voltage with a nice body shot.
Hannibal misses with the head strike.
Hannibal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voltage's elbow.
Voltage swings wildly with an uppercut but Hannibal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hannibal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Voltage fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hannibal fails to land.
A short left from Hannibal.
A hook to the body from Voltage.
A head punch on the inside from Voltage fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hannibal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voltage.
Voltage lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voltage managing to block the knees to the body from Hannibal.
Voltage throws a punch but it's blocked by Hannibal.
Hannibal throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voltage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hannibal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voltage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hannibal backwards.
Voltage has a couple of punches blocked by Hannibal.
Hannibal lands with a right to the head.
Hannibal throws an elbow that misses.
Hannibal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voltage backwards.
Hannibal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Voltage.
Voltage scores with a shoulder strike.
Hannibal blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voltage blocks an elbow strike from Hannibal.
Voltage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voltage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Voltage lands with a short shot to the head.
Hannibal throws a punch but it's blocked by Voltage.
Voltage tries to work over Hannibal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voltage.
It looks like Jason Hannibal has been cut.
Voltage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hannibal backwards.
Voltage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voltage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voltage lands a nice knee to the body.
Hannibal is breathing heavily.
Hannibal tries to circle away but Voltage has him pinned against the cage.
Voltage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voltage tries a knee to the head but Hannibal blocks it.
Voltage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Voltage blocks an uppercut.
Voltage works on Hannibal's body with a couple of short punches.
Voltage is leaning against Hannibal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Voltage lands with a short shot to the head.
Voltage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hannibal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voltage struggles to land a body shot inside as Hannibal controls his hands.
A short left from Voltage.
Voltage misses with the head strike.
Voltage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hannibals head.
Hannibal is rocked!
Voltage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Hannibal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voltage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Voltage creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hannibal with a big uppercut! Hannibal tries to clinch up but Voltage pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hannibal to the mat! Hannibal covers up and Voltage unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). High Voltage!
During a confident post fight interview, High Voltage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prodigy Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen United Booty Foundation as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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21
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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28
217 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Prodigy Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darby Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon catches Steel Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gordon scores with the left hand. Steel Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Gordon 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.
It looks like Prodigy Steel Penn has been cut.
A jab from Gordon finds it's way through Steel Penn's defenses.
Steel Penn needs to keep his hands up - Gordon had a free shot at his head there.
Darby Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon lands with a shot to the body.
Steel Penn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gordon, as that shot connected.
Steel Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gordon avoids it really well and circles away.
Steel Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gordon lunges at Steel Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel Penn's hand.
Gordon lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Gordon - just one landing.
Gordon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steel Penn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gordon lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Steel Penn goes down and covers up as Gordon starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darby Gordon!
During a confident post fight interview, Darby Gordon 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Levin (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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34
141 lbs
23 - 2 - 0 |
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44
145 lbs
25 - 16 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enrique Molito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Ariel Levin!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Levin doesn't seem bothered though.
Molito misses with a looping right.
Levin tests Molito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Molito throws a big shot that misses.
Levin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Molito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Molito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levin moves away.
Levin throws a head kick that misses.
Levin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Levin looks for the body kick but Molito saw that one coming.
Molito throws a lazy uppercut
and Levin counters with a series of strikes. Molito will be more careful next time no doubt.
Molito takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Molito lands a right hook to the body.
Molito throws an overhand right that lands on Levin's shoulder, as Levin tries to avoid the shot.
Levin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Molito.
Levin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Levin throws a right hand that Molito ducks under and follows up with a left that Molito also avoids with ease.
Molito staying out of range there.
Levin throws a sloppy head kick and Molito moves out of range easily.
Molito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Levin was well out of range. Poor timing from Molito.
Jab by Levin.
Levin throws a head kick that misses.
Levin throws a head kick but Molito moves out of range.
Ariel Levin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molito throws a hook to the side of Levin's head but Levin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Molito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Levin at a distance.
Levin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Molito circles away quickly and effectively.
Molito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Levin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Levin slips under a jab from Molito.
Levin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Levin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Levin misses.
Molito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Levin circles away quickly and effectively.
Molito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Molito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levin moves away.
Levin's coach down at Tycoon Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Levin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Levin looks for the body kick but Molito saw that one coming.
Levin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Molito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Molito slips a jab and a cross from Levin.
Molito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Levin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Levin throws a head kick that misses.
Levin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Levin staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molito throws a low kick but Levin moves out of range easily.
Molito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Molito lands with a shot to the body.
Levin misses with a hook
and Molito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Levin misses with a body kick.
Levin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Levin misses with a two punch combination.
Levin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Molito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A chopping leg kick lands by Molito.
Levin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Molito throws a shot to the body.
Levin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Molito there.
Molito blocks a head kick by Levin.
Levin misses with a wild combination.
Levin looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Levin doesn't seem bothered though.
Levin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Molito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Levin drops his hands momentarily and Molito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Levin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Levin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Levin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Levin throws the left hand but Molito avoids the punch easily.
Levin throws a sloppy head kick and Molito moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to the liver by Molito. Beautiful body shot.
Molito lands with an uppercut that bounces Levin off the cage and back into range.
Levin moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Molito dominated that round.
That's time! Molito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Molito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levin.
Molito moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Molito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Enrique Molito is winning the standup battle so far.
Molito misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Molito finds it's target.
Nice jab there from Levin.
Levin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Molito blocks a low kick nicely.
Levin ducks under a wild hook from Molito.
Molito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Levin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levin misses with a few strikes there.
Molito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Levin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Levin misses with a two punch combination.
Molito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Levin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Molito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Levin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Levin misses with a head kick.
Molito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Levin misses with a few strikes there.
Levin is breathing heavily.
Molito lands a jab to the head.
Levin avoids the head kick by Molito.
Levin avoids the head kick by Molito.
A head kick misses from Levin.
Levin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Molito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Levin's head backwards.
Levin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Levin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Molito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molito scores with a nice head shot.
Levin throws a sloppy head kick and Molito moves out of range easily.
Levin throws out a loose jab but Molito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Levin blocks a head kick by Molito.
Ariel Levin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick from Molito lands but Levin takes it in his stride.
Levin tries to land a front kick but Molito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Levin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Levin is rocked!
Levin just misses with a punch to the body.
Levin is still on wobbly legs! Can Molito finish him?
Molito connects with a right hand. Levin shakes it off.
Levin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Levin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Molito lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Levin up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Molito from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Levin's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enrique Molito!
Enrique Molito very nearly forgot to thank VIRAL COMBAT amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Deveraux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton's entrance music is Shed Seven - Bully Boy. A fine choice. Sebastien Deveraux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
181 lbs
27 - 18 - 0 |
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36
176 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
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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
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glenn Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastien Deveraux!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deveraux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Glenn Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Benton misses with a body punch
and Deveraux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Deveraux misses.
Deveraux misses with an uppercut.
Benton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benton slips a jab from Deveraux.
Benton throws a leg kick
and Deveraux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from Deveraux.
Benton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deveraux.
Benton throws a solid leg kick but Deveraux takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benton.
Deveraux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benton takes a swing at Deveraux's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deveraux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benton is looking to wear down Deveraux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benton misses with a body kick.
A jab from Benton misses.
Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
Deveraux works the jab nicely.
Deveraux cracks Benton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton throws a sloppy head kick
and Deveraux counters with a stiff right hand.
Deveraux moves out of range of the leg kick from Benton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Deveraux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benton misses with a leg kick
and Deveraux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deveraux's coach down at Gracie Barra Hilo (Sauna + Bang for your Buck) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Deveraux's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Benton. That snapped Deveraux's head back.
It looks like Sebastien Deveraux has been cut.
Deveraux slips a jab from Benton.
Benton throws a body shot but no joy.
Benton avoids the head kick by Deveraux.
Deveraux throws a head kick but Benton moves out of range.
Deveraux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benton avoids the head kick by Deveraux.
Benton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benton thuds a left hand into Deveraux's body.
Benton throws a jab but it's blocked by Deveraux.
Deveraux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deveraux lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deveraux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deveraux moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Deveraux coming out on top.
Deveraux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deveraux.
Benton misses the shot to the body.
Benton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deveraux throws out the jab.
Benton throws a nice looking combination but Deveraux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benton cracks Deveraux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deveraux might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Deveraux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benton.
A low kick from Benton is predictable there
and Deveraux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deveraux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benton connects with a body shot that sends Deveraux's belly button to the back.
Benton misses with a kick to the body
and Benton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benton misses with a shot to the body
and Deveraux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deveraux misses the shot to the body.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Benton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Deveraux ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Benton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deveraux misses with a looping left.
Deveraux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benton in his tracks.
Benton blocks a jab.
Benton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deveraux was well out of range. Poor timing from Benton.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Deveraux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from Deveraux.
Benton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Deveraux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benton scores with a jab to the head.
Deveraux checks a leg kick.
Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deveraux is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Deveraux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton throws a combination that misses
and Deveraux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benton is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Deveraux takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Deveraux misses with a head kick.
Benton looks to land a right hand but Deveraux moved out of range.
Benton throws a series of punches but Deveraux avoids them all with ease.
Deveraux moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Deveraux lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deveraux.
Deveraux scores with a jab.
Deveraux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Deveraux's head.
Deveraux connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Deveraux misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Deveraux. Those never looked like landing.
Deveraux connects with a right hand. Benton shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sebastien Deveraux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sebastien Deveraux's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deveraux moves away.
Benton throws a body shot but no joy.
Deveraux moves out of range as Benton strikes.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick by Benton misses
and Deveraux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deveraux thuds his right hand into Benton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Deveraux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benton's head.
Nice defenses there by Benton.
Benton throws a right hand that Deveraux ducks under and follows up with a left that Deveraux also avoids with ease.
Benton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Deveraux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Deveraux blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deveraux.
A bone on bone clash there as Deveraux blocks the leg kick.
Deveraux scores with a hook.
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!
Deveraux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Deveraux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Deveraux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benton misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton throws a series of punches but Deveraux avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Deveraux finds it's target.
Deveraux throws a sloppy head kick and Benton moves out of range easily.
Deveraux tests Benton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Benton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Deveraux.
Deveraux misses with a few strikes there.
Benton seems to have got his legs back now.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deveraux.
Deveraux misses with a looping right.
Benton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Deveraux eats them both and turns towards Benton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A shot to the liver by Deveraux. Beautiful body shot.
Benton throws a lazy body kick
and Deveraux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deveraux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deveraux defending well as Benton loads up on a big left hand.
Deveraux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a right hand that Deveraux ducks under and follows up with a left that Deveraux also avoids with ease.
Deveraux defending well as Benton loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deveraux moves out of range as Benton throws a body kick.
Benton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deveraux.
Benton slips a straight right by Deveraux.
Benton drops his hands momentarily and Deveraux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Deveraux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Benton misses with the combination.
Benton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sebastien Deveraux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Deveraux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benton misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Benton does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux clobbers Benton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Deveraux slips a straight right by Benton.
Deveraux lands with a hook. Benton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deveraux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deveraux takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Deveraux.
Deveraux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deveraux.
Deveraux lands with a straight right. Benton didn't see that one coming.
Benton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Deveraux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deveraux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benton. Benton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Deveraux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deveraux counters with a straight that turns Benton's legs to rubber! Deveraux pushes forward with more strikes and Benton goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastien Deveraux!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sebastien Deveraux made sure he mentioned Soul Supremacy Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrick Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrick Skiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skiter misses the jab.
Skiter looks to land a combination but Conteh avoids it well.
Skiter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Conteh.
Skiter misses with a straight right.
A big right from Conteh misses.
Skiter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skiter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skiter moves away from the strike by Conteh.
Skiter misses with a straight right.
Skiter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conteh.
Skiter takes one to the chin there.
Conteh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conteh tries to clinch but Skiter is having none of it.
Skiter ducks under a wild hook from Conteh.
Conteh takes one to the chin there.
It looks like John Conteh has been cut.
Conteh throws a big shot that misses.
Skiter misses with a hook.
John Conteh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh stuns Skiter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skiter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conteh.
Conteh has managed to clinch.
Conteh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skiter as Conteh tries to tie him up.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Conteh avoiding damage.
Skiter working aggressively here.
Conteh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skiter is keeping busy.
Skiter has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Skiter working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Conteh - that landed with a thud.
Skiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conteh lands with a right to the head.
Conteh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conteh lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conteh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skiter's elbow.
Skiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Skiter struggles to land a body shot inside as Conteh controls his hands.
The referee calls for Conteh to work.
Skiter can't find room to land a body shot as Conteh controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh prevents a body shot from Skiter.
A head punch on the inside from Skiter fails to land.
Skiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conteh stalling against the cage.
Conteh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skiter is keeping busy.
Skiter lands an uppercut.
Skiter tries to work over Conteh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conteh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh tries to work over Skiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Conteh works on Skiter's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Conteh.
Skiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skiter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conteh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skiter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conteh has Skiter pushed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Conteh.
Conteh lands with a light punch inside.
Conteh tries to work over Skiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skiter being controlled against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skiter.
Skiter working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Conteh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Skiter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skiter fails to land with a series of punches.
Skiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Conteh 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.
Skiter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conteh throws a right hand that misses
and Skiter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Skiter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skiter drops his hands momentarily and Conteh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Conteh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Skiter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conteh slips under a jab from Skiter.
Conteh throws a lazy right hand but Skiter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conteh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Skiter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skiter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conteh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skiter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skiter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conteh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skiter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Conteh is out of range and Skiter settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Conteh misses the target.
Conteh ducks under a wild hook from Skiter.
Skiter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conteh cracks Skiter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Conteh lands a nice looking body shot.
Skiter misses with an uppercut.
Conteh scores with a body shot.
Conteh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skiter misses with a hook
and Conteh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conteh looks to throw the jab but Skiter is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conteh.
Good standup being displayed there by Skiter as he connects with a hook.
Skiter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Conteh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skiter.
Conteh misses with a hook.
Conteh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Conteh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Conteh continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Skiter as the two fighters clinch.
Conteh can't find room to land a body shot as Skiter controls the action.
Conteh slowing the pace effectively.
Skiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skiter blocks a body shot from Conteh.
Skiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Conteh blocks a body shot from Skiter.
Conteh misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Conteh controlling the action here for a moment.
Conteh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skiter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John Conteh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Conteh.
A head punch on the inside from Skiter fails to land.
Skiter gets through Conteh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skiter tries to throw a body punch but Conteh avoids it by throwing Skiter back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Skiter.
Conteh misses with a body punch.
Conteh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrick Skiter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Skiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
Conteh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Skiter missing with a left hand there. Conteh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skiter lands a nice looking body kick.
Conteh looks to land a left hand but Skiter moved out of range nicely.
Skiter throws a jab when Conteh was well out of range.
A left and a right from Skiter both land. Nice combination.
Conteh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conteh misses the shot to the body.
Skiter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conteh misses with a straight left.
Conteh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skiter at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skiter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conteh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skiter counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Skiter.
Conteh looks to land a left hand but Skiter moved out of range nicely.
Skiter lands a glancing blow to the side of Conteh's head.
Rodrick Skiter is winning the standup battle so far.
Conteh tries to move into range but Skiter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Conteh.
Skiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conteh was well out of range. Poor timing from Skiter.
Skiter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skiter throws a right hand that misses
and Conteh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skiter throws a body shot but no joy.
Conteh cracks Skiter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Skiter misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Conteh.
The fighters circling - Conteh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conteh blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skiter throws a right hand that Conteh ducks under and follows up with a left that Conteh also avoids with ease.
Conteh throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Conteh.
Conteh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skiter counters with a head kick. That will keep Conteh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice cross by Skiter.
Skiter misses with a lunging right hand
and Conteh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conteh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skiter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conteh.
Skiter is looking to chop away at Conteh's legs.
Skiter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Conteh connects with a single shot there.
Skiter with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Skiter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skiter jabs Conteh right on the nose. Conteh blinks but takes it well.
Skiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conteh.
Conteh connects with the punch.
Skiter throws an off balance right hand
and Conteh counters with a straight right hand.
Skiter misses with a combination
and Conteh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conteh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skiter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skiter throws a nice looking combination but Conteh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conteh scores with a jab to the body.
Skiter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Conteh scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skiter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Conteh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conteh throws a body punch but Skiter moves out of range.
Skiter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skiter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Conteh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Skiter misses.
Skiter misses with a double jab.
Conteh misses with an uppercut.
Skiter misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conteh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Conteh.
Conteh misses with an uppercut.
Conteh misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but John Conteh just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Conteh ducks right into an uppercut from Skiter.
Conteh blocks a jab.
Conteh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skiter.
Conteh moves out of range of the strikes.
Skiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conteh.
Conteh throws the left hand but Skiter avoids the punch easily.
Skiter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conteh throws out the jab.
Conteh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skiter.
Conteh throws a jab but it's blocked by Skiter.
Skiter throws a shot from downtown. Conteh moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conteh clinches up against the cage.
Conteh works on Skiter's body with a couple of short punches.
Skiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Conteh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conteh.
Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh digs a right hand into Skiter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skiter's gas tank.
Skiter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skiter's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
Conteh lands with a left to the head.
Conteh is pushing Skiter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Skiter misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter tries to work over Conteh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conteh lands a nice shot to the body.
Skiter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Conteh tries to work over Skiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skiter misses with a punch to the body.
Conteh misses with a body punch.
Conteh stalling against the cage.
Conteh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conteh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Skiter misses.
Skiter throws out a loose jab but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skiter.
Conteh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skiter misses with a lunging right hand
and Conteh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skiter thinking.
Skiter misses with a hook. Conteh ducked under it nicely.
Conteh keeps the fight on the outside.
Conteh lands a jab to the nose.
Conteh moves away from the strike by Skiter.
Conteh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conteh looks to score with a jab to the body but Skiter is just out of range.
Skiter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conteh staying out of range there.
Conteh moves to clinch but Skiter breaks away
and Skiter counters with an inside leg kick.
Conteh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skiter counters with a three punch combo that has Conteh backing up. Conteh nods at Skiter to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skiter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skiter works over Conteh's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skiter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conteh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Conteh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Skiter misses.
Skiter keeps the fight on the outside.
Skiter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
Skiter misses with a hook. Conteh ducked under it nicely.
Conteh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skiter.
Skiter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Conteh needs to keep his hands up - Skiter had a free shot at his head there.
Skiter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rodrick Skiter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice shot lands for Conteh.
Conteh fails to land with a series of punches.
Conteh throws a jab but it's blocked by Skiter.
Skiter walks into a left hand.
Conteh cracks Skiter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Conteh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Skiter under the eye.
Skiter swats away the attempt to clinch by Conteh.
Conteh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skiter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skiter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Conteh misses with a hook.
Conteh cracks a nice hook into Skiter's ribs.
The fighters circling - Conteh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conteh connects with a body shot that sends Skiter's belly button to the back.
Skiter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Conteh throws an overhand right that lands on Skiter's shoulder, as Skiter tries to avoid the shot.
Skiter ducks under a wild hook from Conteh.
Skiter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conteh throws out the jab.
Skiter looks to throw the jab but Conteh is out of range.
Skiter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skiter tries to keep at a distance but Conteh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conteh lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conteh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Conteh.
Conteh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conteh pushes Skiter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Conteh stalls.
Skiter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skiter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conteh cracks Skiter with a nice body shot.
Conteh misses with a punch to the body.
Skiter struggles to land a body shot inside as Conteh controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh struggles to land a body shot inside as Skiter controls his hands.
Skiter misses with a punch on the inside.
Conteh prevents a body shot from Skiter.
Conteh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Skiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conteh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conteh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conteh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skiter backwards.
Conteh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh is looking to break free of the clinch but Skiter has double underhooks.
Skiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh prevents a body shot from Skiter.
Conteh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conteh stalling the fight.
Conteh misses with a punch to the body.
Conteh blocks a body shot from Skiter.
Conteh stalling in the clinch but Skiter improves position.
Conteh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Conteh tries to work over Skiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skiter misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Skiter fails to land.
Conteh misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Conteh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conteh 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:49
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:49
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Conteh!
John Conteh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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