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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Killington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzz Killington could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marco Polo's chin.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buzz Killington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killington takes a swing at Polo's ribcage but misses.
Killington stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Killington wants it to stay on the feet.
Killington doesn't manage to clinch there - Polo circles away.
Polo fails with a takedown attempt.
Killington lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Polo.
Polo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Killington connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Polo scrambles back to his feet.
Polo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Killington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Polo loads up on a big right hand but Killington slips the punch.
Polo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Killington dodges the punch combination from Polo.
Polo misses with a hook
and Polo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Polo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Killington.
Killington throws a head kick but Polo moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Polo.
Killington swings for the body but Polo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killington throws a series of punches but Polo avoids them all with ease.
Polo throws a leg kick but Killington checks it.
Polo throws a body punch but Killington moves out of range.
Killington has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Facebreaker Academy - Striking in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Polo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Killington slips a jab from Polo.
Killington shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Polo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Killington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Killington drops back looking for a leg! Polo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Polo manages to kick Killington off! Killington jumps back into Polo's guard.
Polo pushes a forearm under Killington's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Killington is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Polo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marco Polo 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rolad Kjeldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finnick Odair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjeldsson comes to the cage accompanied by Resolve To Fight. Rolad Kjeldsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolad Kjeldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finnick Odair!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjeldsson has his takedown stuffed
and Odair counters with a good, hard body kick but Kjeldsson shrugs it off.
Odair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kjeldsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Odair swivels and escapes.
Kjeldsson shoots and misses
and Odair counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolad Kjeldsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kjeldsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kjeldsson is breathing heavily.
Odair lands a big head kick that sends Kjeldsson tumbling to the mat! Odair takes a step backwards and waves Kjeldsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kjeldsson is rocked!
It looks like Rolad Kjeldsson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Kjeldsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kjeldsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Odair connects with a body shot that sends Kjeldsson's belly button to the back.
Odair scores with a shot to the body.
Rolad Kjeldsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odair scores with a body shot.
Kjeldsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Odair darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Kjeldsson's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Odair before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finnick Odair!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jebidiah Tayber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tayber kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Terravita - Adult Robot Kung Fu. 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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156 lbs
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jebidiah Tayber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Luiz !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tayber misses with a straight right.
Tayber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luiz . Luiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Luiz .
Luiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tayber.
Luiz ducks under a wild hook from Tayber.
Luiz takes one to the chin there.
Luiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tayber.
Luiz tries to work over Tayber's front leg with a kick but Tayber checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tayber throws a jab but it's blocked by Luiz .
Luiz lands with a nice body punch.
Luiz staying out of range there.
Luiz walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz scoring well with a low kick there.
Luiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tayber shoots for a takedown but Luiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luiz throws out a loose jab but Tayber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tayber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luiz ducks under a wild hook from Tayber.
Luiz looks to throw the jab but Tayber is out of range.
Luiz misses the jab.
Tayber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Luiz keeping moving, preventing Tayber from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayber postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tayber cracks Luiz with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tayber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tayber tries to free his leg and advance position but Luiz is retaining full guard.
Luiz controlling Tayber's posture.
Tayber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz lands with a nice body kick.
Tayber misses with an uppercut.
Luiz tests Tayber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Luiz misses.
Luiz throws a lazy uppercut
and Tayber counters with a nice uppercut.
Luiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tayber slips a jab from Luiz .
Luiz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Tayber.
Luiz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tayber throws a head kick but Luiz moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tayber goes for a double leg but Luiz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Luiz continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebidiah Tayber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tayber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tayber working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tayber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tayber.
Luiz blocks a body shot from Tayber.
A head punch on the inside from Luiz fails to land.
Tayber lands a shot to the body.
Tayber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luiz misses with an uppercut. Tayber saw that one coming.
Tayber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luiz blocks a head kick by Tayber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebidiah Tayber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luiz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Tayber misses the body punch
and Luiz counters with a straight right hand.
Tayber goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luiz throws out a leg kick but Tayber moves out of range and Luiz only half commits.
Tayber throws a good cross that connects.
Tayber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Luiz misses with a right hand
and Tayber counters with a nice uppercut.
Tayber looks to land a right hand but Luiz moved out of range.
Tayber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tayber throws a head kick but Luiz moves out of range.
Tayber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luiz .
Luiz throws a leg kick but Tayber sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tayber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tayber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luiz can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a head kick.
Tayber throws out a loose jab but Luiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tayber misses with a left hand
and Luiz counters with a left and a right that stings Tayber.
Luiz slips a jab from Tayber.
Luiz throws a lazy right hand but Tayber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tayber throws a head kick but Luiz moves out of range.
A low kick from Luiz is predictable there
and Tayber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Tayber.
Jebidiah Tayber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tayber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luiz takes a swing at Tayber's ribcage but misses.
Bruno Luiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tayber manages to avoid it.
Tayber throws a sloppy head kick and Luiz moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz blocks a leg kick.
Luiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tayber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luiz .
Tayber scores with a sloppy right hand. Luiz should have avoided that one.
A lazy body kick from Luiz
and Tayber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luiz misses with a looping right.
Luiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tayber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tayber throws a jab but it's blocked by Luiz .
Tayber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Luiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tayber lands a nice hook to Luiz 's body. Luiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tayber misses with an uppercut. Luiz saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tayber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tayber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tayber slips a straight right by Luiz .
Luiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tayber scores with a jab. Luiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A left and a right from Luiz both land. Nice combination.
Tayber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luiz has time to react.
A jab from Tayber misses.
Tayber connects with a jab.
Luiz lands with a nice combination. Tayber backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Tayber.
Luiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tayber changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Luiz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz is looking to reverse the position.
Tayber working the ground and pound but Luiz is defending the strikes.
Tayber trying to control the position but Luiz is working away.
Tayber just content to control the position.
Tayber trying to control the action but Luiz is working from the bottom.
Tayber looking to control but instead Luiz has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebidiah Tayber dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Luiz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tayber looks to land a right hand but Luiz moved out of range.
Luiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses
and Tayber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Tayber.
A head kick by Tayber misses
and Luiz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tayber really felt that one!
Luiz throws a low kick, looking for Tayber's leg but Tayber calmly moves out of range.
A lazy left from Tayber finds it's target.
Luiz walks into a straight right hand from Tayber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Luiz misses.
Luiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tayber.
Tayber throws an overhand right that lands on Luiz 's shoulder, as Luiz tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tayber's calf.
Tayber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luiz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tayber throws a lazy right hand but Luiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luiz throws the left hand but Tayber avoids the punch easily.
Luiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tayber was well out of range. Poor timing from Luiz .
Tayber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tayber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tayber defending well as Luiz loads up on a big left hand.
Luiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luiz slips under a jab from Tayber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luiz lands the left hand.
Tayber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tayber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tayber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tayber shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Luiz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tayber tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tayber trying to control the action but Luiz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayber content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
An elbow from Tayber crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luiz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tayber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Luiz .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayber is looking for a sweep. Luiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jebidiah Tayber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tayber works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tayber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Luiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruno Luiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tayber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jebidiah Tayber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tayber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jebidiah Tayber!
A relieved looking Jebidiah Tayber thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman Jr (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman Jr misses with a hook. Armstrong ducked under it nicely.
Coleman Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Armstrong manages to get to full guard.
Armstrong 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.
Coleman Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Armstrong striking from his own guard.
Armstrong trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman Jr distracts Armstrong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman Jr won't allow Armstrong to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong keeping full guard, as Coleman Jr tries to pass.
Coleman Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Armstrong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coleman Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Armstrong's legs - danger averted.
Armstrong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Armstrong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coleman Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coleman Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Armstrong.
Armstrong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Armstrong winds up and cracks Coleman Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coleman Jr actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coleman Jr taking some punishment here, with Armstrong in his half guard.
Armstrong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Armstrong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coleman Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Armstrong scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coleman Jr defending well though.
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.
Coleman Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Coleman Jr looking for a kimura from the bottom but Armstrong passes into side control!
Armstrong has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Coleman Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Coleman Jr tries to roll over but Armstrong keeps him under control.
Coleman Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Armstrong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong wants to work for an arm triangle but Coleman Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Coleman Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coleman Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coleman Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong scoring with some ground and pound.
Armstrong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Armstrong throwing strikes from guard but Coleman Jr blocks nicely.
Armstrong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coleman Jr has momentary wrist control but Armstrong slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman Jr keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Armstrong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coleman Jr is on top in guard.
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.
Coleman Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Armstrong.
Coleman Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armstrong is keeping the position for now.
Coleman Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman Jr wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Armstrong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman Jr throws his legs up looking for a submission but Armstrong uses it to pass to side control.
Armstrong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Armstrong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Coleman Jr throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong is looking to chop away at Coleman Jr's legs.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
A big left from Armstrong misses.
Coleman Jr misses with a low kick.
Armstrong is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong moves away from the strike by Coleman Jr.
Armstrong misses with a straight right.
Coleman Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr lands a head shot.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Coleman Jr saw that one coming.
Armstrong misses with a two punch combination.
Armstrong misses with a low kick.
Coleman Jr stuffs the takedown.
Armstrong is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Armstrong.
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.
Armstrong working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bruce Armstrong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Armstrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coleman Jr keeps working.
Coleman Jr prevents Armstrong from improving position.
Armstrong lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman Jr has hold of Armstrong's hands but Armstrong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coleman Jr wants to improve his position but Armstrong is controlling well.
Armstrong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman Jr tries to roll over but Armstrong keeps him under control.
Armstrong working the head and body with strikes.
Coleman Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Armstrong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Coleman Jr wants to improve his position but Armstrong is controlling well.
Coleman Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Armstrong is nestled in close to Coleman Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Coleman Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Armstrong pulls his head out easily.
Armstrong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Coleman Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
Coleman Jr is staying active underneath Armstrong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coleman Jr looking for a kimura from the bottom but Armstrong passes into side control!
Armstrong lands a few punches from side control.
Armstrong tries for a kimura but Coleman Jr is defending well.
Coleman Jr is looking for a sweep.
Coleman Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
Coleman Jr gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands with a punch from half guard.
Armstrong is pressing down on Coleman Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Coleman Jr is holding on for now.
Armstrong is working hard here to advance position.
Armstrong is keen to just control but Coleman Jr is a slippery customer.
Armstrong thows a huge punch but Coleman Jr dodges it nicely.
Armstrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coleman Jr can do to turn this around?
Coleman Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Armstrong takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Armstrong.
Coleman Jr is looking to improve his position.
Coleman Jr actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Armstrong dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Armstrong tried to score with a low kick but Coleman Jr checks it.
Armstrong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coleman Jr swivels and escapes.
Coleman Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Coleman Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Coleman Jr.
Armstrong throws a jab when Coleman Jr was well out of range.
Armstrong 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.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Armstrong.
Coleman Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong throws a shot from downtown. Coleman Jr moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coleman Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Armstrong is able to avoid easily.
Armstrong throws a leg kick but Coleman Jr moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Armstrong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Coleman Jr misses.
A combination from Armstrong does no damage.
An inside leg kick from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Armstrong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr throws a looping overhand right but Armstrong ducks down to avoid it.
Coleman Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Armstrong was covering up waiting for the punch and Coleman Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Armstrong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Coleman Jr from controlling successfully.
Armstrong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coleman Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coleman Jr's guard.
Coleman Jr keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Armstrong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bruce Armstrong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 works over Coleman Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Coleman Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Armstrong controls the pace.
Armstrong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr has momentary wrist control but Armstrong slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Armstrong defends it easily.
Armstrong working some strikes from top position.
Coleman Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Armstrong defends well.
Coleman Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Coleman Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coleman Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Armstrong is aware though and is defending well.
Armstrong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Coleman Jr tries to buck Armstrong off but Armstrong is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armstrong working the ground and pound.
Mark Coleman Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Coleman Jr is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Armstrong!
Bruce Armstrong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin comes to the cage accompanied by yes. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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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
37 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Lager Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Dettman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin fails with a takedown attempt.
Dettman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Assassin moves out of range of the body kick from Dettman.
Assassin darts in and clinches Dettman up against the cage.
Assassin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Assassin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dettman lands an elbow that stopped Assassin in his tracks for a moment.
Dettman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assassin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dettman digs a right hand underneath Assassin's ribcage. Assassin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dettman up against the cage.
Dettman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Assassin as Dettman tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assassin or not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assassin is defending well for now.
Assassin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assassin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dettman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Assassin or perhaps it was just good defense by Dettman, which made it look bad.
Assassin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assassin moves out of range of the body kick from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assassin.
Dettman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assassin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Assassin showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Assassin lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin trying to control the action but Dettman is working from the bottom.
Dettman is pressing down on Assassin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dettman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dettman keeps trying to improve his position.
Assassin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Assassin stopping the sweep attempt from Dettman.
Assassin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Assassin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Assassin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dettman dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is looking for a triangle but Dettman pushes his legs off easily.
Dettman wants to get up but he can't break Assassin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dettman throws a strike but Assassin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Assassin stopping the sweep attempt from Dettman.
Dettman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Assassin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Assassin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dettman's head.
Assassin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin stopping the sweep attempt from Dettman.
Assassin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Assassin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dettman's head.
Dettman looking to control but Assassin passes into half guard.
Dettman wants to control but Assassin is keeping busy.
Assassin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dettman is looking to improve his position.
Assassin 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.
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 Lager Assassin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Assassin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assassin, as that shot connected.
Assassin tries to clinch but Dettman is having none of it.
Assassin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Assassin is looking to take a break and control but Dettman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dettman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Assassin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dettman is looking for a sweep. Assassin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dettman is refusing to be controlled, as Assassin sits in half guard.
Dettman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Assassin.
Dettman tries to roll over but Assassin keeps him under control.
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.
Assassin wants to free his trapped foot but Dettman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Assassin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dettman is not content to let Assassin control the position.
Assassin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dettman trying to control here.
Dettman is looking for a sweep. Assassin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dettman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dettman trying to control but Assassin postures up.
Assassin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Dettman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Assassin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dettman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Assassin.
Dettman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Assassin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dettman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Assassin landing with the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dettman holds on and takes a little breather.
Assassin tries to free his leg and advance position but Dettman is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lager Assassin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assassin works over Dettman with some ground and pound from guard.
Dettman trying to control the position.
Dettman pulls Assassin in to control the position.
Assassin looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Assassin throws a jab when Dettman was well out of range.
Assassin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dettman can do to turn this around?
Dettman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Assassin momentarily.
Dettman misses with a wild body shot.
Dettman dips to his left and cracks Assassin with an uppercut!
Assassin is looking to clinch.
Dettman swings for the body but Assassin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman doesn't manage to clinch there - Assassin circles away.
Dettman jabs at Assassin's body.
Bobby Dettman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dettman as he jumps to the side.
Dettman tries to sprawl but Assassin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Assassin wants to pass the guard but Dettman is defending well.
Dettman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Assassin working Dettman over with strikes.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dettman has hold of Assassin's hands but Assassin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Assassin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dettman is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lager Assassin dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Assassin lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Bobby Dettman has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a body shot.
Dettman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Assassin rather than just go for the knockout.
Assassin wants to clinch up but Dettman keeps it at a distance.
Dettman tries to clinch up.
Assassin throws a lazy right hand but Dettman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assassin avoids the head kick by Dettman.
Dettman takes a swing at Assassin's ribcage but misses.
Assassin throws an overhand right that lands on Dettman's shoulder, as Dettman tries to avoid the shot.
Dettman misses the shot to the body.
Assassin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dettman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dettman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Assassin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dettman defends it nicely.
Assassin wants to clinch up but Dettman keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin closes the distance and clinches.
Dettman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Assassin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dettman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Assassin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dettman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dettman misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Dettman.
Dettman slowing the pace effectively.
Dettman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assassin wants to get back to striking at distance but Dettman won't allow it.
Dettman is looking to control Assassin's arms but Assassin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dettman has his back to the cage.
Assassin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dettman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bobby Dettman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assassin breaks from the clinch.
Dettman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assassin keeps the fight on the outside.
Assassin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dettman can pounce on him.
Dettman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dettman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assassin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dettman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assassin.
Dettman misses with a head kick.
Assassin rushes Dettman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dettman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Assassin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dettman stalling in the clinch.
Dettman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dettman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Dettman fails to land.
Dettman can't find room to land a body shot as Assassin controls the action.
Assassin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assassin wants a takedown.
Dettman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assassin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dettman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Assassin as the two fighters clinch.
Assassin managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Dettman.
Lager Assassin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Assassin breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Assassin.
Dettman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dettman stuns Assassin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assassin sizes up Dettman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dettman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Assassin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dettman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Assassin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice combination there by Assassin.
Dettman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assassin misses with an uppercut. Dettman saw that one coming.
Bobby Dettman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assassin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dettman.
Dettman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assassin.
Assassin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Dettman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Assassin 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lager Assassin!
Lager Assassin very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Foles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Foles has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
302 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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282 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Foles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Steel!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Foles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Foles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foles moves away.
Steel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Foles moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Freddy Steel has been cut.
Steel moves in looking to clinch but Foles pushes him off.
Steel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Foles throws a leg kick which misses Steel's front leg but catches the back leg as Steel tries to avoid it.
Steel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foles circles away quickly and effectively.
Foles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steel if he has to take too many more of those.
Foles throws a head kick that Steel semi-blocks.
Steel throws a head kick that misses
and Foles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steel looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel looks for the body kick but Foles saw that one coming.
Foles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That has opened up Freddy Steel's cut even more.
Foles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel closes the distance and clinches.
Steel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel tries to clinch but Foles moves out of range.
Foles swats away the attempt to clinch by Steel.
Foles lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel tries to land a leg kick but Foles saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foles gets tackled into the cage by Steel. Steel maintains the clinch.
Foles lands a left hand.
The cut above Freddy Steel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steel wants to break free but Foles has control.
Steel wants to break free but Foles has control.
Foles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Steel blocks the elbow strike.
Steel is trying to push Foles away but Foles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Foles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Steel misses with some punches.
Foles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foles misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Foles.
Foles tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Foles back against the cage.
Foles misses with a knee to the head.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foles scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel blocking some punches.
Foles scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
Foles prevents Steel from breaking the clinch.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Foles has him pressed against the cage.
Foles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foles gets through Steel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Freddy Steel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Foles looking to throw knees to the head but Steel is blocking nicely.
Foles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steel is defending well for now.
Steel avoids a wild elbow strike from Foles.
Foles crunches a lovely knee into Steel's ribcage.
Foles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Foles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Steel'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.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Foles's ribs.
Steel lands a head kick!
Foles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Both fighters circling a little - Foles finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Freddy Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foles scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel should have avoided that one.
A head kick by Steel misses
and Foles counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel takes one on the button.
Steel tries to move into range but Foles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Freddy Steel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Foles!
Nick Foles decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo has chosen Damian Marley - Confrontation as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Degen Gambler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo blocks a low kick nicely.
Bravo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gambler is looking to control Bravo 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gambler avoid being mounted?
Bravo not doing much here.
Gambler is looking to improve his position.
Gambler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gambler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo trying to control but Gambler is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gambler is retaining full guard.
Bravo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gambler's guard.
Bravo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gambler keeps working.
Bravo trying to advance position but Gambler counters by regaining guard.
Bravo pushing down on Gambler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bravo is trying to work for a kimura but Gambler is defending well.
Bravo is stalling here. Gambler is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bravo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gambler has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bravo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bravo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gambler is working Bravo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bravo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gambler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to get back to full guard.
Bravo gets full guard.
Gambler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gambler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gambler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bravo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bravo working for a triangle but Gambler defends it easily.
Bravo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gambler is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bravo .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo struggling a bit here.
Gambler wants to stand but Bravo has his arm trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bravo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Rodinerio Bravo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bravo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bravo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gambler is keeping the position for now.
Bravo is still trying to improve position.
Gambler is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bravo looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo preventing the sweep.
Gambler is pulling down on Bravo 's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambler has his foot on Bravo 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bravo works his way back into a safe position though.
Gambler trying to keep a closed guard but Bravo is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Degen Gambler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bravo jumps guard but Gambler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gambler misses with a knee strike.
Bravo takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Joey Rodinerio Bravo has been cut.
Bravo gets control of Gambler's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bravo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gambler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bravo is on top in guard.
Gambler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joey Rodinerio Bravo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler is looking for a triangle but Bravo pushes his legs off easily.
Bravo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bravo looking to pass the guard.
Gambler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Gambler keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gambler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bravo manages to get himself to full guard.
Bravo working a defensive guard here.
Bravo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gambler is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gambler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bravo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bravo regains half guard.
Bravo is trying to get back to full guard.
Bravo trying to control but Gambler postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Gambler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gambler seems to be working for a kimura but Bravo defends the submission attempt.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Rodinerio Bravo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Rodinerio Bravo 's cut.
That's time! Gambler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bravo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bravo rushes Gambler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gambler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bravo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bravo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bravo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Gambler from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gambler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bravo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gambler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gambler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gambler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bravo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bravo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gambler gets to his feet. Bravo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bravo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Gambler.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Gambler won't allow it.
A short right from Gambler on the inside.
Bravo jumps guard but Gambler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bravo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Degen Gambler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Rodinerio Bravo .
Gambler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gambler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bravo 's defenses.
Gambler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gambler lands an elbow just above Bravo 's eye.
Bravo is rocked!
Gambler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can Gambler finish him?
Bravo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gambler smiles and moves away.
Bravo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gambler lands an uppercut, right on the button! Bravo tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Degen Gambler!
A relieved looking Degen Gambler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Joey Rodinerio Bravo was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm sure he applied WD-40 to his body, so i couldn't get a hold of him!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin has chosen AC/DC - T.N.T as his entrance music. 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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36
212 lbs
31 - 17 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Conteh moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Irwin!
Nice jab there from Irwin.
Irwin throws a hook but Conteh avoids it easily.
Irwin clinches.
Irwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh taking a breather.
Irwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
Irwin misses with some punches.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irwin has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Irwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Irwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Irwin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Conteh throws a head punch that misses.
Conteh pushes Irwin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin prevents a body shot from Conteh.
Conteh stalling the fight.
Irwin scores with a shot to the side of Conteh's head.
Conteh misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Irwin breaks the clinch.
Irwin cracks Conteh with an open hand slap.
Conteh 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.
Conteh blocks a low kick nicely.
Irwin throws the left hand but Conteh avoids the punch easily.
Irwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Irwin looks to land a combination but Conteh avoids it well.
Irwin throws a right hand that Conteh ducks under and follows up with a left that Conteh also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Irwin misses.
Irwin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conteh misses the shot to the body.
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
Conteh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conteh throws a hook to the side of Irwin's head but Irwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irwin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Irwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conteh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conteh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irwin lands with a nice body punch.
Paul Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conteh ducks right into an uppercut from Irwin.
Irwin tries to land a leg kick but Conteh saw it coming and moves away.
Conteh darts in and clinches Irwin up against the cage.
Irwin lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Conteh.
Irwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Irwin.
Conteh lands a right hand.
Irwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Irwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conteh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irwin connects with a single shot there.
Conteh throws a looping overhand right but Irwin ducks down to avoid it.
Irwin throws a right and a left that Conteh avoids nicely.
Conteh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Conteh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conteh dips to his left and cracks Irwin with an uppercut!
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conteh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Irwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Conteh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irwin misses with a combination
and Irwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conteh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Irwin throws a right and a left that Conteh avoids nicely.
Irwin throws a hook to the side of Conteh's head but Conteh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conteh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conteh. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Conteh misses.
Irwin walks into a straight right hand from Conteh.
Irwin throws the left hand but Conteh avoids the punch easily.
Irwin tries to clinch there but Conteh circles away.
Conteh has closed the distance and engaged Irwin in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conteh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Irwin takes a shot to the head.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irwin misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irwin lands an uppercut.
Conteh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Irwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conteh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Irwin gets through Conteh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Irwin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Irwin scores with a jab to the body.
Irwin wants to slow Conteh down by chopping away at his legs.
A shot to the liver by Conteh. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Irwin.
Conteh connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irwin. Conteh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Conteh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin throws a shot to the body.
Conteh is looking to wear down Irwin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin lands the left hand.
Conteh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conteh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conteh punishes Irwin's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conteh moves away.
Irwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Conteh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conteh throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin scores with a hook.
Conteh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Irwin.
Irwin's corner calls for a 1-2. Irwin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Irwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Irwin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Irwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conteh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conteh closes the distance and pushes Irwin back into the cage.
Irwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irwin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irwin as Conteh tries to tie him up.
Conteh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Irwin misses with the head strike.
Conteh throws a punch but it's blocked by Irwin.
Irwin misses with some punches.
Irwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Conteh.
Conteh lands with a light punch inside.
Irwin misses with the head strike.
Irwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Irwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin tries to break free but Conteh pushes him back against the cage.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conteh misses with some punches.
Irwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin cracks Conteh with a good jab.
Irwin throws a big shot that misses.
Conteh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irwin blocks a jab.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conteh.
Irwin throws a hook but Conteh blocks it.
No joy there for Irwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conteh with a jab.
Conteh connects with a body shot that sends Irwin's belly button to the back.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conteh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conteh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin.
Conteh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irwin.
Conteh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Irwin.
Conteh throws the left hand but Irwin avoids the punch easily.
Conteh cracks Irwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irwin dips to his left and cracks Conteh with an uppercut!
Conteh closes the distance and pushes Irwin back into the cage.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Conteh.
Irwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irwins head.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Irwin lands a right hand.
Irwin has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Irwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irwin tries a knee to the head but Conteh blocks it.
Conteh throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conteh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Conteh pushes Irwin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irwin tries a knee to the head but Conteh blocks it.
Irwin is breathing heavily.
Irwin manages to break the clinch.
Irwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conteh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Irwin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Irwin walks into a jab.
Irwin misses with a low kick.
Irwin throws an off balance right hand
letting Conteh counter with a right hand.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Conteh.
Irwin misses with a body shot
and Conteh counters with a left right combination that sends Irwin crashing to the mat - Conteh wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Irwin out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Conteh!
After winning the bout, John Conteh 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hannibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asko Vilenius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Hannibal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asko Vilenius!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Vilenius misses the target.
Vilenius throws out a loose jab but Hannibal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a low kick, right behind Vilenius 's knee.
Vilenius lands a jab to Hannibal's midsection.
Hannibal moves out of range of the body kick from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal counters with a body kick.
Hannibal walks into a jab.
It looks like Jason Hannibal has been cut.
A big right from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a body kick that stops Vilenius in his tracks momentarily.
Vilenius throws a leg kick
and Hannibal counters with an inside leg kick.
Vilenius misses with a hook. Hannibal ducked under it nicely.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Hannibal moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a hook but Hannibal blocks it.
Vilenius tries a head kick but it misses.
Vilenius misses with a hook
and Hannibal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vilenius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hannibal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Vilenius lands with a shot to the body.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a leg kick.
Hannibal dodges the punch combination from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
Hannibal ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal blocks a leg kick.
Vilenius throws a sloppy head kick and Hannibal moves out of range easily.
Vilenius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut.
Vilenius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vilenius missing with a left hand there. Hannibal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Vilenius misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a low kick but Hannibal moves out of range easily.
Hannibal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hannibal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice body shot.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Hannibal saw that one coming.
Hannibal avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
Vilenius tries to work over Hannibal's front leg with a kick but Hannibal checks it.
Vilenius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hannibal's hands.
Hannibal slips under a jab.
Hannibal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilenius. Hannibal does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilenius.
Hannibal staying out of range there.
Vilenius throws a big shot that misses.
Vilenius dips to his left and cracks Hannibal with an uppercut!
Hannibal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilenius.
The fighters circling - Vilenius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vilenius misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice body shot.
Vilenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hannibal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vilenius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hannibal was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a hook
and Hannibal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asko Vilenius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Hannibal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vilenius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hannibal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vilenius throws a looping overhand right but Hannibal ducks down to avoid it.
Vilenius lands with a right hand.
Vilenius loads up on a big right hand but Hannibal slips the punch.
Hannibal slips under a jab.
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Hannibal counters with a body kick.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a body kick.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius misses with a straight right.
Vilenius misses with a hook.
Vilenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a hook but Hannibal avoids it easily.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Hannibal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Hannibal avoids the punch easily.
Vilenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Hannibal counters with a right hand to the body.
Vilenius missing with a left hand there. Hannibal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hannibal is looking to wear down Vilenius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hannibal slips under a jab from Vilenius.
A slow jab from Vilenius misses its intended target.
Vilenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vilenius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hannibal in his tracks.
Asko Vilenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vilenius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius lands a glancing blow to the side of Hannibal's head.
Hannibal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vilenius.
Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice body kick.
Asko Vilenius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hannibal moves out of range as Vilenius strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius misses the jab.
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vilenius is breathing heavily.
Vilenius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hannibal circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from Vilenius misses
and Hannibal counters with a left to the body.
Hannibal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hannibal counters with an inside leg kick.
Vilenius looks to land a right hand but Hannibal moved out of range.
Hannibal ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius lands the left hand.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Hannibal saw that one coming.
Vilenius looks to land a left hand but Hannibal moved out of range nicely.
Vilenius misses with a left hand
and Hannibal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius throws a body kick that misses
and Hannibal counters with a low kick, right behind Vilenius 's knee.
Hannibal moves out of range as Vilenius strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Vilenius is predictable there
and Hannibal counters with a nice body kick.
Vilenius has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hannibal.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut.
Hannibal checks a leg kick.
Hannibal staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
and Hannibal counters with a thumping low kick.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a body kick that stops Vilenius in his tracks momentarily.
Hannibal blocks a head kick by Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a looping left.
Vilenius misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Hannibal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Hannibal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vilenius swings widly with a right hand
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vilenius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hannibal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a hook but Hannibal avoids it easily.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hannibal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vilenius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vilenius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vilenius, as that shot connected.
Vilenius misses with a series of wild punches.
Vilenius throws a sloppy body shot
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vilenius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hannibal counters with a low kick, right behind Vilenius 's knee.
Vilenius throws a body kick that misses.
Vilenius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hannibal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Vilenius.
A big left from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius misses the shot to the body.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
Hannibal slips under a jab from Vilenius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hannibal is out of range.
Vilenius throws a lazy right hand but Hannibal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vilenius throws a combination that misses
and Hannibal counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilenius misses with a looping right.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a nice body kick.
Hannibal slips a straight right by Vilenius.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Hannibal avoids the punch easily.
Vilenius throws a leg kick
and Hannibal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vilenius thows a leg kick but Hannibal checks it
and Hannibal counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hannibal was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilenius.
Hannibal slips a jab and a cross from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a good low kick that Vilenius was not able to check.
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Hannibal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vilenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Hannibal slips a straight right by Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Hannibal moves out of range.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
Vilenius misses with a hook
and Hannibal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vilenius misses with a right hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
Vilenius misses with a body shot
and Hannibal counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hannibal ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Hannibal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a jab to the body
and Hannibal counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Hannibal counters with a leg kick.
Vilenius throws out a loose jab but Hannibal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilenius throws a sloppy head kick
and Hannibal counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vilenius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hannibal momentarily.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Hannibal moves out of range.
A big left from Vilenius misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hannibal clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Hannibal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vilenius misses with an uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a nice body shot.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Hannibal moves out of range.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Hannibal counters with a solid body kick.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
Vilenius misses with a low kick.
Vilenius tests Hannibal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vilenius throws a hook but Hannibal avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilenius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hannibal counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vilenius missing with a left hand there. Hannibal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vilenius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hannibal was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilenius.
Vilenius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hannibal avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a right hand to the body.
Hannibal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Vilenius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a nice body kick.
Vilenius thows a leg kick but Hannibal checks it
and Hannibal counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Vilenius misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius thuds his right hand into Hannibal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hannibal moves out of range of the leg kick from Vilenius.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
Hannibal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vilenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hannibal manages to avoid it.
Vilenius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius throws an overhand right that lands on Hannibal's shoulder, as Hannibal tries to avoid the shot.
Hannibal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vilenius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vilenius 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.
Hannibal defending well as Vilenius loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius scores with a hook to the body. Hannibal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilenius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hannibal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hannibal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hannibal dodges the punch combination from Vilenius.
Vilenius looks to land a body kick but Hannibal moved away.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a thumping low kick.
Vilenius scores with a hook to the body. Hannibal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hannibal.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
Hannibal avoids the body shot from Vilenius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal moves out of range of the strikes.
Hannibal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilenius misses with a shot to the body
and Hannibal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Hannibal counters with a body kick.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a left to the body.
Vilenius is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vilenius throws a leg kick
and Hannibal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilenius swings for the body but Hannibal moves out of range.
Hannibal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Hannibal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vilenius really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asko Vilenius dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jason Hannibal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vilenius misses with a right hand
and Hannibal counters with a nice leg kick.
Vilenius throws a body punch but Hannibal moves out of range.
Vilenius misses the shot to the body.
Vilenius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilenius dips to his left and cracks Hannibal with an uppercut!
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hannibal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Vilenius.
Vilenius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hannibal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilenius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
Vilenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Hannibal saw that one coming.
Hannibal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vilenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilenius tries a head kick but it misses.
Vilenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
Vilenius misses with an uppercut. Hannibal saw that one coming.
Vilenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
Vilenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius missing with a left hand there. Hannibal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vilenius misses with a lunging right hand
and Hannibal counters with a low kick, right behind Vilenius 's knee.
Vilenius takes a swing at Hannibal's ribcage but misses.
Hannibal slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a hook
and Hannibal makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vilenius really felt that one!
Vilenius throws an off balance right hand
and Hannibal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hannibal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vilenius.
Hannibal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a push kick but Hannibal slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vilenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Hannibal counters with a thumping low kick.
Vilenius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilenius thinking.
Vilenius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vilenius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vilenius misses with a right hand
and Hannibal counters with a thumping low kick.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a low kick, right behind Vilenius 's knee.
Vilenius throws the left hand but Hannibal avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Vilenius misses.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius misses with a body shot.
Vilenius misses with a straight right.
Vilenius throws a right hand that misses
and Hannibal counters with a right hand to the body.
Vilenius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Vilenius.
Vilenius looks to land a right hand but Hannibal moved out of range.
Vilenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hannibal counters with an outside leg kick.
Hannibal ducks under a wild hook from Vilenius.
Vilenius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hannibal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vilenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hannibal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asko Vilenius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vilenius 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asko Vilenius!
Asko Vilenius is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Deveraux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastien Deveraux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuilagi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tuilagi throws out a leg kick but Deveraux moves out of range and Tuilagi only half commits.
Deveraux tests Tuilagi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deveraux misses with a shot to the body
and Tuilagi counters with a thumping low kick.
Tuilagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deveraux.
Deveraux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tuilagi counters with a shoot takedown. Deveraux fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuilagi scoring with some ground and pound.
Tuilagi looking to pass the guard.
My spies in Brown House inform me that Tuilagi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tuilagi stopping the sweep attempt from Deveraux.
Deveraux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deveraux has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Tuilagi throws a strike but Deveraux rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Deveraux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tuilagi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tuilagi is looking to work some ground and pound but Deveraux has wrist control.
Tuilagi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tuilagi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tuilagi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tuilagi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux controls Tuilagi momentarily but Tuilagi frees himself.
Tuilagi stopping the sweep attempt from Deveraux.
Tuilagi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tuilagi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tuilagi throws a big right hand that misses.
Tuilagi is looking to work some ground and pound but Deveraux has wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tuilagi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tuilagi staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Deveraux throws an overhand right that lands on Tuilagi's shoulder, as Tuilagi tries to avoid the shot.
Tuilagi fails with the takedown
enabling Deveraux to counter with a crisp jab.
Tuilagi lands a right hook to the body.
Deveraux throws a poor cross that misses
and Tuilagi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Deveraux won't be happy with that.
Tuilagi works to advance to full mount. Deveraux defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tuilagi lands a couple of good shots and Deveraux has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuilagi throwing strikes and Deveraux squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Tuilagi misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Tuilagi.
Tuilagi throwing strikes here but Deveraux is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tuilagi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Deveraux avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tuilagi.
Deveraux takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tuilagi controlling the pace for now.
Tuilagi throwing strikes but Deveraux uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Deveraux tries to get to full guard but Tuilagi has control of the leg.
Tuilagi is thwarting Deveraux's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Tuilagi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tuilagi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Deveraux checks it well.
Deveraux misses with a wild combination.
Tuilagi checks a low kick from Deveraux.
Tuilagi staying out of range there.
Tuilagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Deveraux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi avoids the body shot from Deveraux.
Tuilagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deveraux throws out the jab.
Tuilagi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tuilagi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tuilagi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Deveraux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuilagi.
Sebastien Deveraux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuilagi slips a straight right by Deveraux.
Sebastien Deveraux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuilagi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deveraux is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Deveraux misses with an uppercut. Tuilagi saw that one coming.
Deveraux throws an off balance right hand
and Tuilagi counters with a takedown into side control.
Deveraux is not content to let Tuilagi control the position.
Tuilagi throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Deveraux works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tuilagi throws a strike but Deveraux avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tuilagi tries to free his leg and advance position but Deveraux is retaining full guard.
Tuilagi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tuilagi looking to sit in guard and control but Deveraux gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuilagi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tuilagi is trying to hold Deveraux in close to prevent damage but Deveraux has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tuilagi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi trying to control here.
Tuilagi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tuilagi tries to get to full guard but Deveraux has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Deveraux there.
Deveraux wants to control but Tuilagi is keeping him busy.
Tuilagi trying to hold on to Deveraux's head to control him but Deveraux postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tuilagi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tuilagi wants to sweep here but Deveraux controlling him for the moment.
Tuilagi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Deveraux trying to control but Tuilagi is working from the bottom.
Deveraux is in close to Tuilagi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Deveraux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tuilagi is looking for a triangle but Deveraux pushes his legs off easily.
Tuilagi controls Deveraux momentarily but Deveraux frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deveraux is working Tuilagi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tuilagi throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Deveraux 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.
Deveraux looks to land a left hand but Tuilagi moved out of range nicely.
Deveraux misses with an uppercut
and Tuilagi counters with a big head kick but Deveraux shrugs it off.
Tuilagi moves forwards but Deveraux connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Deveraux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tuilagi momentarily.
Deveraux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deveraux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tuilagi or perhaps it was just good defense by Deveraux, which made it look bad.
Deveraux misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Deveraux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tuilagi doesn't seem phased though.
Tuilagi slips a jab and a cross from Deveraux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deveraux misses with a lunging right hand
and Tuilagi counters with a single leg into guard. Deveraux didn't expect that.
Tuilagi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tuilagi in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Deveraux's face as Tuilagi controls the position.
Deveraux avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tuilagi.
Tuilagi lands some shots froms side control.
Deveraux tries to bench press Tuilagi off him but Tuilagi keeps the position.
Tuilagi trying to control the position but Deveraux is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tuilagi trying to control the action but Deveraux is working from the bottom.
Tuilagi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tuilagi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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.
Tuilagi cracks Deveraux with a big right hand but Deveraux just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tuilagi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tuilagi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Deveraux is trying to control Tuilagi's posture but Tuilagi avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Deveraux swings widly with a right hand
letting Tuilagi counter with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deveraux throws a sloppy head kick and Tuilagi moves out of range easily.
Tuilagi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tuilagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deveraux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Tuilagi really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tuilagi throws a low kick, looking for Deveraux's leg but Deveraux calmly moves out of range.
Deveraux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Deveraux misses with a hook. Tuilagi ducked under it nicely.
Deveraux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Deveraux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuilagi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Deveraux won't be happy with that.
Tuilagi cracks Deveraux with a big right hand but Deveraux just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tuilagi is working Deveraux over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tuilagi wants to control but Deveraux is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Tuilagi.
Deveraux is trying to control Tuilagi's posture but Tuilagi avoids it.
A control attempt from Deveraux but he's now mounted!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deveraux holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tuilagi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tuilagi landing strikes from the mount.
Deveraux blocking the ground and pound.
Tuilagi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tuilagi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tuilagi wants to control the pace but Deveraux is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux taking shots to the head.
Deveraux is trying desperately to improve position.
Tuilagi with a couple of short strikes.
Tuilagi landing punches.
Tuilagi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuilagi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tuilagi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Deveraux is rocked!
Tuilagi breaks from Deveraux's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Deveraux is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuilagi postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Deveraux bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tuilagi and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manu Tuilagi!
Manu Tuilagi very nearly forgot to thank Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] 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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