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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kahli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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255 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Kahli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Rock!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Rock does no damage.
Rock has Kahli up against the cage in a clinch.
Rock is looking to control Kahli's arms but Kahli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rock has his back to the cage.
Rock manages to break the clinch.
Kahli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ken Kahli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kahli dodges the punch combination from Rock.
Kahli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rock pinned against the cage. Rock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kahli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kahli is breathing heavily.
Rock lands a big head kick that sends Kahli tumbling to the mat! Rock takes a step backwards and waves Kahli back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ken Kahli has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kahli circles away quickly and effectively.
Rock is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Kahli hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). The Rock!
Ken Kahli spoke after the fight, saying 'It was a tough match. My opponent had a great fight and i take my hat off to him. lets do it again. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbob Dunkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarkis Zakoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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289 lbs
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269 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbob Dunkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sarkis Zakoyan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakoyan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dunkle sends Zakoyan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dunkle is motioning to the referee to let Zakoyan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dunkle slaps away a takedown attempt from Zakoyan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dunkle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Zakoyan misses its intended target.
Zakoyan gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zakoyan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dunkle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jimbob Dunkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sarkis Zakoyan.
Zakoyan keeps control of Dunkle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zakoyan has picked Dunkle up - he's going for a ride! Zakoyan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Zakoyan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zakoyan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dunkle defending well though.
Zakoyan trying to control the pace.
Dunkle regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zakoyan.
Zakoyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakoyan advances to half guard.
Zakoyan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zakoyan trying to control the action but Dunkle is working from the bottom.
Dunkle is looking for a sweep. Zakoyan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zakoyan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dunkle controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two 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.
Dunkle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zakoyan.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zakoyan wants to control but Dunkle is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zakoyan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dunkle's head.
It looks like Jimbob Dunkle has been cut.
A jab from Dunkle misses.
Zakoyan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zakoyan. That's going to slow Dunkle down.
Zakoyan tries to clinch up but Dunkle circles away and keeps his distance.
Dunkle connects with the punch.
Zakoyan slips under a jab.
Jimbob Dunkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakoyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zakoyan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dunkle throws a body punch but Zakoyan moves out of range.
Dunkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Dunkle.
Zakoyan is rocked!
Dunkle lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Zakoyan head around and knocks him out cold! Dunkle hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimbob Dunkle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al Drake!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drake prevents the takedown attempt.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Armstrong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Armstrong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drake.
Armstrong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Armstrong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Armstrong pushes down on Drake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Armstrong decides to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Armstrong moves out of range easily.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with the combination.
Drake throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Drake throws a hook but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong scores with a takedown into Drake's guard.
Armstrong advances position into side control!
Armstrong has an Americana. Drake didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Armstrong is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Armstrong hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nathaniel Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pol Cuaresma Vi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike The Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuaresma Vi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Keys to the Kingdom. On his way into the cage it seems that Pol Cuaresma Vi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pol Cuaresma Vi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pol Cuaresma Vi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike The Boss !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuaresma Vi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
The Boss clinches with his opponent.
Cuaresma Vi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Boss s head.
Good body shot from Cuaresma Vi.
The Boss tries a body shot but Cuaresma Vi blocks it.
Cuaresma Vi lands a nice shot to the body.
Cuaresma Vi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cuaresma Vi pushes The Boss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Boss looks winded!
Cuaresma Vi lands a shot to the body.
Cuaresma Vi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Boss s head.
Cuaresma Vi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuaresma Vi.
Cuaresma Vi lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Cuaresma Vi.
Cuaresma Vi lands with a left to the head.
Cuaresma Vi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Boss .
Cuaresma Vi cracks The Boss with a nice body shot.
Cuaresma Vi cracks The Boss with a nice body shot.
Cuaresma Vi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cuaresma Vi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma Vi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cuaresma Vi presses The Boss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cuaresma Vi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Cuaresma Vi.
The Boss wants to get back to striking at distance but Cuaresma Vi won't allow it.
The Boss misses with the head strike.
Cuaresma Vi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Vi.
Cuaresma Vi lands with a light punch inside.
Cuaresma Vi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cuaresma Vi lands with a left to the head.
Cuaresma Vi lands a body shot.
Cuaresma Vi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuaresma Vi scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuaresma Vi.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Vi.
Cuaresma Vi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Vi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Vi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Cuaresma Vi.
Cuaresma Vi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cuaresma Vi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cuaresma Vi lands a shot to the body.
Cuaresma Vi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Cuaresma Vi.
A right hook to the body lands for Cuaresma Vi.
Cuaresma Vi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cuaresma Vi's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Cuaresma Vi.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma Vi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuaresma Vi.
Cuaresma Vi lands a nice shot to the body.
Cuaresma Vi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Boss backwards.
Cuaresma Vi lands an uppercut.
Cuaresma Vi lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cuaresma Vi.
The Boss is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cuaresma Vi.
The Boss is still on wobbly legs! Can Cuaresma Vi finish him?
Cuaresma Vi lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuaresma Vi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cuaresma Vi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Boss s head.
Cuaresma Vi cracks The Boss with a nice body shot.
Cuaresma Vi lands with a short shot to the head.
Cuaresma Vi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Boss backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Cuaresma Vi.
A right hand to the body from Cuaresma Vi.
A left hand lands to the body for Cuaresma Vi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuaresma Vi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuaresma Vi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks The Boss with a big uppercut! The Boss tries to clinch up but Cuaresma Vi pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples The Boss to the mat! The Boss covers up and Cuaresma Vi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pol Cuaresma Vi!
An out of breath Pol Cuaresma Vi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Keelock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Hugsley (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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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Keelock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Hugsley!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keelock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hugsley.
Hugsley slips a jab from Keelock.
Keelock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hugsley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keelock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hugsley eats them both and turns towards Keelock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Keelock misses with a low kick.
Hugsley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keelock's head.
It looks like Matt Keelock has been cut.
Keelock tries to move into range but Hugsley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keelock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hugsley misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Keelock.
Keelock throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keelock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Keelock lands with a nice combination. Hugsley backs away looking to recover.
Keelock misses with a body punch
letting Hugsley counter with a right hand.
Hugsley moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugsley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hugsley is rocked!
Keelock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hugsley circles away quickly and effectively.
Hugsley is still on wobbly legs! Can Keelock finish him?
Keelock throws a right hand that Hugsley ducks under and follows up with a left that Hugsley also avoids with ease.
Hugsley leaves his chin hanging out and Keelock seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Hugsley crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Keelock!
Our winner, Matt Keelock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Yeung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeung comes to the cage accompanied by Fluffy. Derrick Yeung has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Yeung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yeung seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yeung motions for Kim to come forward. Yeung throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Yeung down.
Yeung swinging wildly here.
Yeung misses with a body shot.
Yeung sizes up Kim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Yeung.
Yeung throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Kim throws a push kick but Yeung slaps the foot to one side.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeung dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Yeung misses with a double jab.
Yeung has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kim.
Jong Un Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeung lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Yeung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yeung.
Yeung throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Yeung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Yeung avoids it.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Yeung.
Kim avoids the body shot from Yeung.
Yeung stalks Kim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kim's face. Kim staggers backwards, shaken.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yeung has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yeung throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeung throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Kim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Derrick Yeung has been cut.
Yeung on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Yeung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kim lands a jab to the head.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Yeung.
Yeung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeung takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim throws a body punch but Yeung moves out of range.
Kim throws a jab when Yeung was well out of range.
Yeung works Kim's body with a nice hook.
Yeung drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yeung's guard.
Kim passes into half guard.
Kim is just content to waste time from the top position. Yeung takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yeung pulls Kim in close to his closed guard and prevents Kim from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yeung is keeping the position for now.
Yeung will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kim wants to control from the top but Yeung keeps moving.
Yeung pulls Kim in close to his closed guard and prevents Kim from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kim wants to control from the top but Yeung keeps moving.
Yeung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kim is stalling in the full guard.
Yeung keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derrick Yeung will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derrick Yeung's cut.
That's time! Yeung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yeung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Yeung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yeung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Kim checks a low kick from Yeung.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yeung's calf.
Yeung 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yeung is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Yeung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yeung throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeung walks into a left hand.
Kim throws a push kick but Yeung slaps the foot to one side.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yeung.
Kim cracks the inside of Yeung's front leg.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jong Un Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yeung throws a combination. Kim tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kim slaps away a takedown attempt from Yeung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yeung shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kim is trying to defend but Yeung finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeung prevents Kim from improving his position.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is controlling Yeung's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Yeung throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kim to regain full guard.
Kim wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yeung throws a big right hand that misses.
Yeung postures up.
Yeung working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yeung defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kim holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeung wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Yeung has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yeung can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Derrick Yeung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kim 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.
Kim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yeung is aware though and is defending well.
Kim is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yeung trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yeung is looking to wear down Kim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four 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.
Kim keeps Yeung at a distance using the push kick.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yeung manages to avoid it.
Yeung will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kim thuds a left hand into Yeung's body.
Derrick Yeung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Yeung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jong Un Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yeung throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Yeung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yeung has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Yeung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jong Un Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derrick Yeung's cut.
That's time! 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.
Yeung takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yeung lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yeung.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kim.
Yeung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kim counters by clinching up.
Yeung being controlled against the cage.
Yeung wants to get back to striking at distance but Kim won't allow it.
Kim stalling in the clinch but Yeung improves position.
Yeung is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim has Yeung pressed against the cage, preventing Yeung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yeung takes a shot to the head.
Yeung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim digs a right hand underneath Yeung's ribcage. Yeung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yeung is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeung being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yeung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
Yeung is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Kim.
Yeung tries to circle away but Kim has him pinned against the cage.
Yeung swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Kim.
Kim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yeung working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Yeung avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kim.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Kim.
A right handed body shot lands from Kim.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeung is trying to force a seperation but Kim has the dominant position.
Yeung breaks from the clinch.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim tries to clinch there but Yeung circles away.
A punch combination from Yeung misses.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeung misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yeung misses with a double jab.
Kim swings for the body but Yeung moves out of range.
Yeung shoots for a double leg takedown but Kim sprawls well. He's pushed Yeung's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Yeung.
Yeung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yeung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kim tries to avoid it but Yeung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kim to the ground. Kim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yeung looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Yeung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a nice looking body kick.
Kim lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeung shoots in looking for a takedown. Kim tries to sprawl out of it but Yeung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yeung misses with a wild body shot.
Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yeung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kim just leaning against Yeung, taking a breather.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Kim.
A short right from Kim.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jong Un Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jong Un Kim!
A determined Jong Un Kim didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wi Tu Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jony Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wi Tu Lo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wi Tu Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jony Mann!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mann manages to avoid it.
Lo throws a body punch but Mann moves out of range.
Lo cracks Mann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mann.
Mann shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lo sprawls well. Lo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mann gets slowly back to his feet.
Lo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mann sprawling to the canvas! Mann rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lo finish him?!
Mann is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lo lands with a good body shot.
Lo lands with a nice body punch.
Mann looks winded!
Mann tries to get into range but Lo steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Mann! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Lo scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wi Tu Lo!
A very excited looking Wi Tu Lo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuteru Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ho Lee Fuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho Lee Fuk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kazuteru Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ho Lee Fuk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida shoots in for a takedown but Fuk shows good takedown defense.
Machida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fuk counters with a left and a right that stings Machida.
Fuk lands a big head kick that sends Machida tumbling to the mat! Fuk takes a step backwards and waves Machida back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kazuteru Machida has been cut.
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!
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuk throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
Fuk throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fuk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fuk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Machida goes for a takedown attempt but Fuk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fuk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machida goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fuk prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuteru Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuk stops a takedown attempt from Machida.
Fuk scores with a hook to the body.
Machida takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Fuk.
Fuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fuk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Machida.
Fuk gets underhooks to prevent Machida's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fuk scores with a shot to the side of Machida's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida blocks a body shot from Fuk.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fuk.
Fuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Fuk.
Fuk lands a body punch.
Fuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuk with a knee to the head.
Fuk pushes Machida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida has Fuk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fuk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fuk lands a shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Machida is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Fuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fuk's coach down at Cylon Training Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fuk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fuk lands with a short shot to the head.
Kazuteru Machida's cut is getting worse.
Fuk slowing the pace effectively.
Fuk lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Fuk prevents the takedown attempt.
Fuk tries a knee to the head but Machida blocks it.
Fuk misses with a knee strike.
Fuk lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida has Fuk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fuk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fuk has Machida pressed against the cage.
Fuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machidas head.
Machida is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fuk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fuk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machida.
Fuk scores with a shot to the side of Machida's head.
Fuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machidas head.
Machida is rocked!
Fuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machida drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fuk lands a big knee! That's hurt Machida! Oh, he's all over the place! Fuk lands another knee that sends Machida to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ho Lee Fuk!
During a confident post fight interview, Ho Lee Fuk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Kazuteru Machida had this to say: 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Project Ascension'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Luatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasputin Erasmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erasmus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rasputin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Luatua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rasputin Erasmus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Luatua misses.
Erasmus forces Luatua back against the cage and clinches.
Luatua lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rasputin Erasmus has been cut.
Luatua tries to work over Erasmus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luatua.
Luatua can't find room to land a body shot as Erasmus controls the action.
Erasmus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luatua has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Luatua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Luatua lands an uppercut.
Erasmus has a couple of punches blocked by Luatua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erasmus struggles to land a body shot inside as Luatua controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luatua throws an elbow but misses.
Luatua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luatua blocking some punches.
Luatua prevents a body shot from Erasmus.
A short left from Luatua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Luatua.
Luatua lands with a light punch inside.
Luatua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luatua lands with a short shot to the head.
Luatua blocks an uppercut.
Erasmus can't find room to land a body shot as Luatua controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Erasmus fails to land.
A body shot lands from Luatua.
Erasmus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luatua lands a nice elbow.
Erasmus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luatua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luatua drops Erasmus onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Erasmus is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Erasmus is rocked!
That has opened up Rasputin Erasmus's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luatua blocks an uppercut.
Erasmus is still on wobbly legs! Can Luatua finish him?
Erasmus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erasmus seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erasmus tries to throw a body punch but Luatua avoids it by throwing Erasmus back against the cage.
Luatua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erasmus avoids a wild elbow strike from Luatua.
Erasmus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luatua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luatua can't find room to land a body shot as Erasmus controls the action.
Erasmus misses with the head strike.
Erasmus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luatua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Erasmus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luatua lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Erasmus fails to land.
Luatua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Luatua - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Luatua - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Erasmus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luatua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erasmus takes a shot to the head.
The cut above Rasputin Erasmus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Luatua digs a right hand into Erasmus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Erasmus's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erasmus.
Luatua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luatua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luatua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Erasmus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luatua lands with a left to the head.
Luatua misses with a punch to the body.
Luatua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erasmus tries a body shot but Luatua blocks it.
Erasmus misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luatua.
Luatua tries to throw a body punch but Erasmus avoids it by throwing Luatua back against the cage.
Luatua tries to throw a body punch but Erasmus avoids it by throwing Luatua back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Luatua.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luatua.
Luatua misses with a punch to the body.
Luatua tries to land knees in the clinch but Erasmus avoids the damage to the body.
Luatua cracks Erasmus with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Luatua misses with a body punch.
Luatua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luatua stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Erasmus misses with a punch on the inside.
Erasmus taking a breather.
Erasmus has a couple of punches blocked by Luatua.
Erasmus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luatua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Erasmus fails to land.
Erasmus tries to stall but Luatua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Luatua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasputin Erasmus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luatua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erasmus moves away.
Erasmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luatua moves away.
Nice jab there from Luatua.
Erasmus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Erasmus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erasmus throws a hook but Luatua blocks it.
Luatua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luatua misses the shot to the body.
Erasmus moves into range and clinches up with Luatua.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luatua.
Erasmus blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luatua blocks a body shot from Erasmus.
Erasmus stalling.
Luatua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luatua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Erasmus is defending well for now.
Erasmus blocks a body shot from Luatua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luatua struggles to land a body shot inside as Erasmus controls his hands.
Luatua can't find room to land a body shot as Erasmus controls the action.
Erasmus is looking to control Luatua's arms but Luatua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Erasmus has his back to the cage.
Luatua struggles to land a body shot inside as Erasmus controls his hands.
Erasmus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luatua keeps control of Erasmus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luatua trying to land knees to the body.
Erasmus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luatua working aggressively here.
Luatua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luatua misses with a punch to the body.
Luatua scores with a shoulder strike.
Luatua has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Luatua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robbie Luatua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luatua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rasputin Erasmus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Luatua has Erasmus pressed against the cage, preventing Erasmus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erasmus is trying to break the clinch but Luatua is controlling him.
Luatua blocks an uppercut.
Erasmus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luatua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luatua blocks a body shot from Erasmus.
Luatua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luatua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erasmus throws a head punch that misses.
Luatua blocks a body shot from Erasmus.
Erasmus throws a punch but it's blocked by Luatua.
Luatua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erasmus can do to turn this around?
Luatua gets through Erasmus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erasmus struggles to land a body shot inside as Luatua controls his hands.
Luatua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Erasmus tries to break the clinch but Luatua is controlling the position.
Erasmus can't find room to land a body shot as Luatua controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erasmus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luatua backwards.
Erasmus can't find room to land a body shot as Luatua controls the action.
Luatua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luatua.
Luatua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luatua lands with a right to the head.
Luatua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erasmus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luatua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luatua.
Erasmus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Luatua.
Erasmus misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luatua.
Luatua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erasmus's elbow.
Luatua blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luatua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luatua struggles to land a body shot inside as Erasmus controls his hands.
Erasmus struggles to land a body shot inside as Luatua controls his hands.
Luatua presses Erasmus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luatua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erasmus's elbow.
Luatua is leaning against Erasmus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Erasmus is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Luatua.
A head punch on the inside from Erasmus fails to land.
Luatua can't find room to land a body shot as Erasmus controls the action.
Erasmus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erasmus tries a body shot but Luatua blocks it.
A short uppercut from Luatua.
Luatua stalling in the clinch.
Luatua presses Erasmus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luatua prevents a body shot from Erasmus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Luatua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rasputin Erasmus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Luatua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luatua just misses with a punch to the body.
Erasmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luatua was well out of range. Poor timing from Erasmus.
Luatua takes a swing at Erasmus's ribcage but misses.
Luatua scores with a three punch combo!
Luatua looks to throw the jab but Erasmus is out of range.
Luatua looks to land a left hand but Erasmus moved out of range nicely.
Erasmus throws an off balance right hand
and Luatua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luatua.
Erasmus looking to slow down the pace here.
Erasmus blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erasmus lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luatua.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erasmus.
Luatua scores with a shot to the side of Erasmus's head.
Luatua misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luatua scores with a shoulder strike.
Erasmus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erasmus trying to stall but Luatua improves his position.
Erasmus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luatua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Erasmus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luatua.
Erasmus can't find room to land a body shot as Luatua controls the action.
Erasmus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luatua can't find room to land a body shot as Erasmus controls the action.
Luatua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Erasmus.
Luatua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luatua pushes Erasmus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Luatua.
Luatua lands with a right to the head.
Rasputin Erasmus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Luatua.
Luatua lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rasputin Erasmus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robbie Luatua!
After winning the bout, Robbie Luatua 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kabal Labak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taishi Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mori has chosen The House That Snow Built as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kabal Labak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taishi Mori!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mori shoots in and bounces Labak off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Labak wants to sweep here but Mori controlling him for the moment.
Labak is working hard here to advance position.
Labak is trying to control the position but Mori postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mori trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Labak manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mori looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labak wants to control from the top but Mori keeps moving.
Mori is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mori keeping full guard, as Labak tries to pass.
Labak has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori looking for a guillotine here but Labak defends easily.
Mori can't keep his opponent in guard - Labak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Labak is thwarting Mori's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Labak is pressing down on Mori's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mori is holding on for now.
Mori manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Labak stands and throws Mori's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Labak remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Mori's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Labak taking a break here but Mori is having none of it and regains half guard.
Mori is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori pushes Labak off looking to stand but Labak dives back in and keeps control.
Mori is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Labak pulls his head out easily.
Labak is looking to take a break and control but Mori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Labak content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Labak moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mori.
Mori is not content to let Labak control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Labak is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Labak is trying to get an arm triangle but Mori is defending well.
Mori tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mori is being controlled here.
Mori is looking to reverse the position.
Labak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Labak advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabal Labak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mori throws a sloppy head kick and Labak moves out of range easily.
Labak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mori has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick misses from Mori.
Mori scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Labak wants to control but Mori postures up.
Mori goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Labak has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mori but great work by Labak.
Kabal Labak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Labak tries to advance position but instead Mori slips a leg back in to half guard.
Mori wants to control but Labak is keeping busy.
Mori is refusing to be controlled, as Labak sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori is pressing down on Labak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mori is trying to keep Labak in close.
Mori is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Labak is aware though and is defending well.
Mori 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.
Mori controls Labak momentarily but Labak frees himself.
Mori looking for a sweep. Not yet Mori, not yet.
Labak content to stall in guard here.
Mori is looking for a triangle here but Labak uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori is looking for a sweep.
Labak trying to control the action but Mori is working from the bottom.
Mori sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Labak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mori keeps working.
Mori is trying to maintain the position but Labak is very close to passing his half guard.
Labak trying to pass the guard but Mori defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Labak pulls his head out easily.
Labak wants to take a breather but Mori is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Labak clinches up against the cage.
Labak lands a left hand.
Labak throws a punch but it's blocked by Mori.
Mori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mori throws a head kick but Labak moves out of range.
Labak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mori was well out of range. Poor timing from Labak.
Mori wants to land a leg kick but Labak is out of range.
Labak avoids the head kick by Mori.
Labak misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labak moves out of range of the body kick.
Mori misses with a body kick.
Mori with a poor takedown
and Labak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Labak.
Mori tries for a takedown. No joy.
Labak tries to throw a body punch but Mori avoids it by throwing Labak back against the cage.
Mori is looking to break free of the clinch but Labak has double underhooks.
Labak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Taishi Mori has been cut.
Mori taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mori throws an elbow but misses.
Labak tries to throw a body punch but Mori avoids it by throwing Labak back against the cage.
Mori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Labak avoids it.
Mori is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kabal Labak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taishi Mori.
Labak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moris head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mori is working for takedown but Labak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Labak.
Mori is breathing heavily.
Mori blocking some punches.
Mori has had enough of the clinch but Labak keeps him there for the moment.
Mori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Labak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabal Labak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taishi Mori's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mori with a poor takedown
and Labak counters by clinching up.
Labak swings wildly with an uppercut but Mori uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Labak.
A head punch on the inside from Labak fails to land.
Labak tries to throw a body punch but Mori avoids it by throwing Labak back against the cage.
Labak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Labak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Labak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mori.
Mori missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labak avoiding damage as Mori throws knees to the body.
Labak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Labak pushes Mori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mori fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Labak can't find room to land a body shot as Mori controls the action.
Mori blocks a body shot from Labak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Labak scores with the left hand. Mori knows he should have avoided that one.
Mori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Labak moves in looking to clinch but Mori pushes him off.
Mori shoots in and gets a takedown into Labak's guard.
Labak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mori's guard.
Labak content to stall in guard here.
Labak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Labak looking to pass the guard.
Mori is looking to cinch up a triangle. Labak throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mori's body to avoid the submission. Mori has instead reached around Labak's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mori arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Taishi Mori!
Taishi Mori really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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