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Hilo Fight 165 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ironfist. Mir has chosen Amazing- Kanye West as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Magnus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir shoots in and gets a takedown into Scott's guard.
Scott looking for a sweep. Not yet Scott, not yet.
Mir trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott trying to control the position here.
My spies in Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground inform me that Mir has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mir passes Scott's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir uses his free foot to push down on Scott's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Scott.
Scott is squirming around, avoiding Mir's attempts to control the action.
Scott has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Mir's lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir trying to control the action but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Scott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mir controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
Mir wants to control the action but instead Scott gets a body lock and reverses into Mir's guard! Nice work!
Mir looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Scott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Scott controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir pulls Scott in close to prevent any damage.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mir trying to control the position.
Mir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scott trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Scott will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scott defends it easily.
Scott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mir has control of Scott's left arm, preventing Scott from doing any damage.
Scott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir dominated that 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.
Mir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Scott to the mat! Scott manages to get full guard.
Scott has his hands on Mir's head, controlling the position.
Mir trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Mir trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Scott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scott has managed to get both his arms back between Mir's legs - danger averted.
Frank Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Scott is working Mir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Scott is pushing down on Mir's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mir is fighting to maintain full guard but Scott has managed to sneak the leg through.
Scott looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mir tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Scott is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Scott wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.
Mir trying to control from the bottom.
Scott seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Mir has recovered full guard.
Scott trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott works over Mir with some ground and pound from guard.
Mir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scott closes the distance and clinches.
Scott just leaning against Mir, taking a breather.
Scott is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mir can't fight it off and eventually Scott manages to take the fight to the floor. Mir looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Scott is pushing down on Mir's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mir is fighting to maintain full guard but Scott has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Scott dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Scott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mir to the mat! Mir manages to get full guard.
Mir working a defensive guard here.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Mir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Scott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scott has managed to get both his arms back between Mir's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Scott scoring with some ground and pound.
Scott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Scott defends well.
Scott trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott clinches with his opponent.
Scott tightens his grip and picks Mir up, before dumping him to the ground. Mir manages to land in guard.
Mir seems keen to control Scott's posture.
Mir can't keep his opponent in guard - Scott advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Scott scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mir is not content to let Scott control the position.
Scott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mir trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott seems to be working for a kimura but Mir defends the submission attempt.
Mir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scott is working away from the top position though.
Scott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mir knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Scott is keen to just control but Mir is a slippery customer.
Scott is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mir doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Scott.
Mir controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scott lands a nice short elbow.
Mir actively working from the bottom here.
Mir trying to control from the bottom.
Scott is looking for a kimura here.
Mir trying to control but Scott postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scott 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Scott!
A very excited looking Magnus Scott made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Frank Mir stepped up to the mic, saying 'I love you guys. Keep supporting me and I promise to be the guy you want.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korgan Bloodaxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krum comes to the cage accompanied by Viktor Krum will rock you. 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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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Krum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Korgan Bloodaxe!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Krum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Krum looks for the body kick but Bloodaxe saw that one coming.
Krum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bloodaxe moves into the clinch.
Krum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloodaxe trying to stall but Krum improves his position.
Bloodaxe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodaxe.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bloodaxe blocking some punches.
Bloodaxe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krum.
Bloodaxe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krum up against the cage.
Krum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe prevents a body shot from Krum.
Krum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krum.
Bloodaxe tries a knee to the head but Krum blocks it.
Krum scores with a hook to the body.
Krum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe prevents a body shot from Krum.
Krum swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe blocks an uppercut.
Krum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krum throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Krum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Krum scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Krum on the inside.
A short left from Krum.
Bloodaxe looking to throw knees to the head but Krum is blocking nicely.
Bloodaxe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krum blocks it with crossed arms.
Krum swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krum can't find room to land a body shot as Bloodaxe controls the action.
A short left from Krum.
Bloodaxe stalling in the clinch but Krum improves position.
Bloodaxe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloodaxe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krum.
Krum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bloodaxe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Krum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krum swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodaxe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Krum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloodaxe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bloodaxe blocking some punches.
Bloodaxe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bloodaxe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krum.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krum.
Bloodaxe misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe tries to throw a body punch but Krum avoids it by throwing Bloodaxe back against the cage.
Bloodaxe misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Krum.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krum.
Krum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krum swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krum lands a left hand.
Krum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bloodaxe's elbow.
Krum lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krum is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Krum fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krum.
Krum misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe is leaning against Krum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krum lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloodaxe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloodaxe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krum avoids it.
Krum swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krum lands with a light punch inside.
Bloodaxe misses with a knee to the head.
Krum struggles to land a body shot inside as Bloodaxe controls his hands.
Bloodaxe stalling in the clinch but Krum improves position.
Krum scores with a shoulder strike.
Krum has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe looking to throw knees to the head but Krum is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Krum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krum misses with a punch on the inside.
Krum throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe is looking to control Krum's arms but Krum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloodaxe has his back to the cage.
Krum misses with the head strike.
Krum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Krum dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bloodaxe slips under a jab.
Krum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bloodaxe can do to turn this around?
Bloodaxe clinches up with Krum and pushes him back against the cage.
Krum misses with a body punch.
Krum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krum lands with a left to the head.
Bloodaxe is rocked!
Krum lands a hook that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Bloodaxe is still on wobbly legs! Can Krum finish him?
Krum dips a shoulder and cracks Bloodaxe with a mighty uppercut! Bloodaxe falls back against the cage and Krum unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bloodaxe is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Krum screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Krum!
Viktor Krum took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica-Enter Sandman. Leo Vieira told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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194 lbs
18 - 26 - 1 |
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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
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazaki Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Leo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujita scores with a punch to the head.
Fujita has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Irish Collar-and-Elbow Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Fujita has Vieira up against the cage in a clinch.
Vieira wants a takedown.
Vieira is working for takedown but Fujita is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vieira is looking for a takedown.
Kazaki Fujita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vieira.
Vieira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fujita avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vieira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fujita pushes Vieira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fujita manages to break the clinch.
Fujita misses with a low kick.
Fujita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vieira!
An elbow from Fujita crashes against the mat.
Fujita goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vieira has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fujita but great work by Vieira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fujita rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vieira's guard! Nice work there by Fujita!
Fujita content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fujita is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fujita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vieira is keeping the position for now.
That's two 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.
Fujita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vieira keeping full guard, as Fujita tries to pass.
Vieira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vieira is trying to control the position but Fujita postures up.
Vieira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fujita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fujita with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita stands and throws Vieira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fujita will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vieira is trying to escape the position but Fujita is controlling the position.
Vieira struggling a bit here.
Fujita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fujita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fujita working the body and head with strikes.
Vieira is rocked!
Fujita scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Vieira is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Fujita can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazaki Fujita!
Our winner, Kazaki Fujita, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Marchand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Manny Machado was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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164 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Marchand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Machado!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchand shoots in looking for a takedown but Machado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marchand's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brad Marchand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marchand throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marchand connects with a single shot there.
Marchand throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Machado to counter with a crisp jab.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
Machado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marchand manages to avoid it.
Marchand takes a swing at Machado's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchand tries to clinch up but Machado circles away and keeps his distance.
Marchand tries to clinch but Machado is having none of it.
Marchand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Machado misses.
Marchand drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Machado wants to get back to his feet but Marchand is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marchand passes Machado's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marchand is pressing down on Machado's thigh, looking to free his foot. Machado is holding on for now.
Marchand is working for a submission of some sort.
Marchand prevents Machado from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado is not content to let Marchand control the position.
Marchand sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machado defending well though.
Machado is staying active underneath Marchand, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marchand is looking for a kimura but Machado is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marchand to get the leverage.
Marchand wants to work for an arm triangle but Machado is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Machado wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Machado moves out of range as Marchand strikes.
Marchand misses with a two punch combination.
Marchand gets a double leg takedown into Machado's guard.
Marchand working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Machado wants to stand but Marchand is controlling the position.
Marchand working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Machado can't keep his opponent in guard - Marchand advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado wants to stand back up but Marchand manages to pass into side control.
Marchand is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Machado is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Machado tries to escape but Marchand is in control.
Marchand is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Machado is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Machado wants to get back to his feet but Marchand drags him back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marchand goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Machado rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marchand's guard! Nice work there by Machado!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Marchand dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marchand misses with a few strikes there.
Machado misses with a lunging right hand
and Marchand counters with a nice body shot.
Machado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marchand takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marchand throws a hook to the side of Machado's head but Machado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchand scores with a nice strike.
Machado misses with a left hand
letting Marchand counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchand closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brad Marchand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marchand goes for a double leg but Machado avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Machado continues to drive forward.
Machado lands with a short shot to the head.
Machado lands with a left to the head.
Machado gets underhooks to prevent Marchand's takedown attempt.
Marchand has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Machado is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Marchand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machado lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marchand is rocked!
Machado is working Marchand over against the cage.
Oh Marchand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machado manages to break the clinch.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Marchand slips under a jab from Machado.
Machado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marchand tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machado rattles Marchand with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Marchand tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Machado dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Marchand stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manny Machado!
Manny Machado spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Linkin Park - Numb. Barbossa has chosen Intergalactic by The Beastie Boys as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
214 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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35
242 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Barbossa!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa misses with a looping right.
Youngblood tries to clinch up but Barbossa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbossa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Youngblood.
It looks like Jake Barbossa has been cut.
Youngblood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbossa.
Youngblood misses with a double jab.
Barbossa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barbossa working away.
Youngblood stops Barbossa from passing to mount.
Barbossa has knee on belly momentarily but Youngblood bucks him off and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbossa trying to control the action but Youngblood is working from the bottom.
Youngblood is trying to stand back up but Barbossa is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Barbossa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Youngblood working to try and regain half guard.
Barbossa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Barbossa tries to control but Youngblood wriggling away.
Barbossa has control of Youngblood's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Youngblood regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa misses with a head shot.
Barbossa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barbossa looking to finish with strikes here!
Barbossa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Youngblood is looking to improve his position but Barbossa isn't that keen on the idea.
Youngblood is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barbossa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Youngblood looks a forlorn figure.
Barbossa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Youngblood is squirming around, avoiding Barbossa's attempts to control the action.
Barbossa thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is looking to improve his position but Barbossa isn't that keen on the idea.
Barbossa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Youngblood taking shots to the head.
Barbossa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Youngblood because Barbossa loaded up on that one.
Barbossa unloads with some shots from mount but Youngblood bucks and avoids them well.
Barbossa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Youngblood taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbossa lands a big shot there that rocks Youngblood but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barbossa looking to control but Youngblood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Barbossa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Barbossa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Youngblood fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Youngblood sprawls well. Youngblood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barbossa gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Youngblood.
Barbossa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Youngblood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matt Youngblood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Barbossa.
Youngblood lands with a nice combination. Barbossa backs away looking to recover.
Youngblood seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Youngblood as he avoids it easily.
Youngblood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barbossa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Youngblood on his heels. He'll look to pass Youngblood's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbossa postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa wants to control from the top but Youngblood keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbossa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barbossa throwing strikes from guard but Youngblood blocks nicely.
Barbossa wants to control from the top but Youngblood keeps moving.
Barbossa being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Youngblood is trying to keep Barbossa in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Youngblood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Youngblood.
Barbossa fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbossa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbossa slips a jab and a cross from Youngblood.
Some wild striking there from Youngblood.
Barbossa blocks a head kick by Youngblood.
Matt Youngblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbossa misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Barbossa misses.
Youngblood feints a jab promting Barbossa to slip. Youngblood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barbossa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barbossa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Youngblood's guard.
Barbossa stands and steps away. Youngblood gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Youngblood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Youngblood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Youngblood slips a jab from Barbossa.
Youngblood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Youngblood throws a head kick but Barbossa moves out of range.
Youngblood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Youngblood misses with a two punch combination.
Barbossa misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbossa with a poor takedown
enabling Youngblood to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Youngblood. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood slaps away a takedown attempt from Barbossa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matt Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Youngblood. No joy for Barbossa on that attempt.
Jab by Youngblood.
Youngblood moves in looking to clinch but Barbossa pushes him off.
Barbossa shoots in but no luck this time.
Youngblood lands a head kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbossa.
Barbossa is breathing heavily.
Youngblood moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbossa is looking for a takedown.
Youngblood is pressed up against the cage. Barbossa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Youngblood down to the mat. Youngblood avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Youngblood misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Youngblood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Barbossa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oooooh!!! Youngblood has knocked Barbossa down with a huge combo! Youngblood steps away and waves a wobbly Barbossa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Barbossa is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Youngblood batters Barbossa with a massive right followed by a huge left! Barbossa is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Youngblood lands a final crushing right hand to drop Barbossa to the mat with a gruesome thud! Youngblood is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matt Youngblood!
Matt Youngblood very nearly forgot to thank Sparta Fightware 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.
Jake Barbossa was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm no stranger to losses. This one is no different than the others. I'll bounce back. Congratulations to my opponent. Great fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matlock comes into the arena with And Justice for All blaring out of the sound system. 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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24
285 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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26
289 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Matlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matlock pushes Moretti up against the cage in a clinch.
Matlock with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Matlock has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Moretti blocks with his arms.
Moretti breaks from the clinch.
Moretti moves into the clinch successfully.
Matlock landing knees to the body.
Moretti manages to break the clinch.
Moretti misses with a hook
and Matlock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Matlock on the inside.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Moretti blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Matlock.
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!
Matlock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Matlock.
Matlock throws a head punch that misses.
Matlock misses with a knee strike.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moretti.
Matlock trying to land knees to the body.
Moretti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matlock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.
Matlock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matlock misses with a knee strike.
Moretti breaks the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Matlock blocks the low kick.
Moretti throws a right hand that Matlock ducks under and follows up with a left that Matlock also avoids with ease.
Matlock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moretti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matlock tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matlock. Moretti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moretti misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti instigates a clinch.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but Moretti blocks it.
Moretti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moretti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moretti looks winded!
Moretti is trying to break the clinch but Matlock is controlling him.
Matlock looking to throw knees to the head but Moretti is blocking nicely.
Moretti avoiding damage as Matlock throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matlock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moretti taking a breather.
Matlock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moretti's efforts to push away.
Matlock can't find room to land a body shot as Moretti controls the action.
Matlock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moretti is trying to break the clinch but Matlock is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matlock.
Matlock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock lands a nice knee to the body.
Matlock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matlock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moretti is defending well for now.
Moretti managing to block the knees to the body from Matlock.
Matlock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moretti blocks it with crossed arms.
Moretti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matlock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Moretti can turn it around.
Moretti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matlock misses with a knee strike.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Moretti blocks with his arms.
Matlock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moretti breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti moves into the clinch.
Matlock missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moretti is trying to stall.
Moretti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moretti blocks it with crossed arms.
Moretti tries to circle away but Matlock has him pinned against the cage.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Moretti blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Moretti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moretti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matlock misses with a knee strike.
Moretti is looking to break free of the clinch but Matlock has double underhooks.
Matlock looking to throw knees to the head but Moretti is blocking nicely.
Matlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Matlock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moretti scores with a jab.
Moretti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matlock manages to avoid it.
Matlock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moretti manages to avoid it.
Moretti misses with a wild combination.
Moretti misses with a wild combination.
Moretti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matlock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moretti takes the fight into the clinch.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moretti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matlock tries to land knees in the clinch but Moretti avoids the damage to the body.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matlock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock misses with some punches.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Matlock.
Moretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matlock.
Moretti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Matlock misses.
Moretti throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Moretti misses
and Matlock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matlock.
Matlock keeps control of Moretti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Moretti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moretti is trying to push Matlock away but Matlock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matlock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moretti can do to turn this around?
Matlock lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti can't break the clinch.
Moretti takes a shot to the head.
Matlock lands with a short shot to the head.
Matlock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moretti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moretti is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matlock connects with a knee to the head.
Moretti is rocked!
Ben Matlock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matlock has Moretti pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Moretti is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Matlock - that's hurt Moretti badly! Oh, another knee lands and Moretti is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Moretti doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ben Matlock!
After winning the bout, Ben Matlock 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blow might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slippin. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tarik Johnson enters the cage!
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25
170 lbs
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25
171 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Blow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tarik Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blow throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Blow is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
Blow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Blow is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blow pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Blow in his half guard.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson is in trouble now - Blow has advanced to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Blow trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Blow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blow is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blow.
Blow scoring with some ground and pound.
Blow landing with the ground and pound.
Blow stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blow lands an elbow.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blow connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blow connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson tries to bench press Blow off him but Blow keeps the position.
Blow scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blow scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Blow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnson tries to buck Blow off but Blow is having none of it.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Blow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson tries to bench press Blow off him but Blow keeps the position.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Blow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blow pulls his head out easily.
Blow is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blow is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blow's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Blow dominated that 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.
Blow tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Blow counter with a right hand.
Blow misses with a straight right.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blow sprawls well. Blow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blow counters with a stiff right hand.
Mike Blow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
Blow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Blow is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blow landing strikes.
Blow trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Blow connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Blow scores with punches from side control.
Blow is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blow off and has taken his back!
Blow tries to escape but Johnson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Blow tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Johnson prevents Blow from getting the reversal.
Johnson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Blow is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blow sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow makes his way to full guard, as Johnson worked for a kimura.
Blow is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Blow is keeping the position.
Johnson is still trying to improve position.
Blow is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Blow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Blow pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson working for submissions but it's allowed Blow to get to half guard.
Blow prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Blow is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Blow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blow is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Blow is controlling well.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blow pulls his head out easily.
Blow trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Blow dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blow connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson tries to bench press Blow off him but Blow keeps the position.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blow's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Blow sits in half guard.
Blow lands with a punch from half guard.
Blow wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blow pulls his head out easily.
Blow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Blow eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Blow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Blow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blow trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Blow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blow trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Blow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blow trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Blow clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Blow shows good takedown defense.
Blow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Blow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Blow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blow's half guard.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Blow is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Blow defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is thwarting Blow's attempts to control the position.
Blow punching from the bottom.
Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blow sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Blow as he works his way to full guard.
Blow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Blow off! Blow jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Blow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blow scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Blow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Blow trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Blow wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Blow lands a few punches from side control.
Blow connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
Blow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Blow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to buck Blow off but Blow is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blow trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Blow is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson is pressing down on Blow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blow escapes and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Blow had his way with Tarik Johnson in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnson shoots and misses
and Blow counters with a takedown into side control.
Blow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Blow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blow controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson tries to bench press Blow off him but Blow keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Blow stalls from top position.
Blow lands an elbow.
Blow is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Blow scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow lands an elbow.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blow scores with punches from side control.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson is staying active underneath Blow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Blow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Blow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Blow 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 Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blow's best efforts.
Blow is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is not content to let Blow control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blow pulls his head out easily.
Blow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Blow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blow 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Blow!
Mike Blow retains his lightweight title!
Mike Blow decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sithole has chosen I Miss The Misery as his entrance music. Rastaphan Dominatrix could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moses Sithole's chin.
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213 lbs
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Excellent 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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Dominatrix as he checks the leg kick.
Sithole misses with a body punch
and Dominatrix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Moses Sithole has been cut.
Dominatrix blocks a head kick by Sithole.
Sithole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominatrix.
Sithole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dominatrix.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sithole. Dominatrix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sithole tried to score with a low kick but Dominatrix checks it.
Dominatrix takes a swing at Sithole's ribcage but misses.
Dominatrix has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sithole finds it's way round the side to connect with Dominatrix's head.
It looks like Rastaphan Dominatrix has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Sithole. That snapped Dominatrix's head back.
Sithole scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dominatrix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sithole. Sithole obviously looking to wear him down.
Sithole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dominatrix.
Sithole scores with a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sithole 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sithole keeps Dominatrix at a distance using the push kick.
Dominatrix takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sithole fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sithole after a bit of a struggle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dominatrix tries to break the clinch but Sithole is controlling the position.
Sithole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dominatrix can't break the clinch.
Dominatrix can't find room to land a body shot as Sithole controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Sithole as the two fighters clinch.
Dominatrix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sithole presses Dominatrix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dominatrix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominatrix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Sithole as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Sithole.
Dominatrix is breathing heavily.
Sithole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sithole throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominatrix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Sithole.
Sithole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sithole lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Sithole.
A short left from Sithole.
Dominatrix is trying to stall.
Sithole misses with a punch to the body.
Sithole pushes Dominatrix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sithole lands with a light punch inside.
Dominatrix misses with a punch to the body.
Sithole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dominatrix misses with a looping right.
Sithole keeps Dominatrix at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sithole.
Sithole scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix throws a head kick that misses.
Dominatrix blocks a head kick by Sithole.
Sithole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sithole looks to land a left hand but Dominatrix moved out of range nicely.
Sithole lands a jab.
Dominatrix moves out of range as Sithole throws a body kick.
Sithole listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dominatrix misses with a hook. Sithole ducked under it nicely.
A solid body kick from Sithole.
Sithole lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rastaphan Dominatrix's cut is getting worse.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sithole.
Sithole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dominatrix momentarily.
A left lands for Sithole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big head kick from Sithole and Dominatrix is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Dominatrix is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dominatrix's head.
Oh Dominatrix is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sithole engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sithole trying to control but Dominatrix is working from the bottom.
Dominatrix seems to have got his legs back now.
Dominatrix looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sithole has picked Dominatrix up and slammed him! Dominatrix can't keep hold of the triangle and Sithole manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Sithole dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sithole throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sithole tries a head kick but it misses.
Sithole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominatrix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sithole counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dominatrix tries to roll over but Sithole keeps him under control.
Sithole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominatrix is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sithole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dominatrix regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sithole trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominatrix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole is stalling in the full guard.
Sithole lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sithole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sithole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dominatrix looking for a guillotine here but Sithole defends easily.
Sithole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sithole landing with the ground and pound.
Sithole chips away with some ground and pound.
Dominatrix had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sithole defends it easily.
Sithole forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Sithole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sithole misses with a head shot. Dominatrix uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sithole preventing the sweep.
Sithole wants to control from the top but Dominatrix keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dominatrix ducks under a wild hook from Sithole.
Nice shot by Sithole.
Rastaphan Dominatrix's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sithole throws a head kick that misses.
Sithole takes one on the button.
Dominatrix takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sithole thumps Dominatrix with a low kick.
Sithole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sithole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sithole closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominatrix blocks a leg kick.
Moses Sithole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sithole checks a leg kick.
Sithole lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sithole scores with the left hand. Dominatrix knows he should have avoided that one.
Sithole throws a head kick but Dominatrix moves out of range.
Dominatrix moves forwards but Sithole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Sithole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sithole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dominatrix.
Sithole throws a sloppy head kick and Dominatrix moves out of range easily.
Sithole throws a shot to the body.
Dominatrix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sithole lands with a hook. Dominatrix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sithole is looking to land body kicks.
Sithole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dominatrix counters by moving into the clinch.
Dominatrix throws a punch but it's blocked by Sithole.
Dominatrix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dominatrix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dominatrix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominatrix misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominatrix.
Sithole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix misses with a lunging right hand
and Sithole counters with a stiff right hand.
Sithole avoids the head kick by Dominatrix.
A cross from Dominatrix lands.
A big right from Dominatrix misses.
Sithole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dominatrix cracks Sithole with an open hand slap.
Sithole tries a head kick but it misses.
Sithole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moses Sithole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominatrix blocks a leg kick.
Sithole lands a head kick!
Jeez, Rastaphan Dominatrix's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sithole throws a leg kick which misses Dominatrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominatrix tries to avoid it.
Sithole thumps Dominatrix with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominatrix lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sithole.
Dominatrix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sithole.
Sithole lands a jab to the nose.
Dominatrix takes a swing at Sithole's ribcage but misses.
No luck for Dominatrix with that takedown attempt.
Sithole throws a looping overhand right but Dominatrix ducks down to avoid it.
Sithole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sithole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dominatrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dominatrix on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sithole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dominatrix stuffs the takedown attempt from Sithole. Sithole gets slowly back to his feet.
Dominatrix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sithole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole misses with a head kick.
Dominatrix takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rastaphan Dominatrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rastaphan Dominatrix's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Moses Sithole!
Moses Sithole decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Rastaphan Dominatrix was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh well, my camp thought I would get beat, I don't learn too fast since I get punched so often. Congrats to the new champ.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hardacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuuya Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda has chosen UnderDog - Test Eagles as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Hardacre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuuya Ueda!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardacre gets tackled into the cage by Ueda. Ueda maintains the clinch.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but Hardacre blocks it.
Hardacre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardacre dodges an elbow strike from Ueda.
Hardacre has Ueda pushed against the cage.
Hardacre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardacre managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Hardacre managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hardacre lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Kuuya Ueda has been cut.
Hardacre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ueda or not.
Ueda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardacre avoids the elbow strike from Ueda, against the cage.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardacre avoids it.
Ueda lands an elbow just above Hardacre 's eye.
Ueda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardacre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardacre pushes Ueda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardacre taking a breather.
Ueda looking to throw knees to the head but Hardacre is blocking nicely.
Hardacre breaks from the clinch.
Hardacre misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hardacre misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ueda.
Ueda's coach down at Hilo Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ueda's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardacre.
Ueda tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ueda looks winded!
Hardacre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardacre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardacre digs a good hook to Ueda's body.
Ueda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardacre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ueda's knee momentarily.
Hardacre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuuya Ueda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardacre.
Hardacre lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda avoids the head kick by Hardacre.
Ueda throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardacre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ueda takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hardacre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hardacre.
Ueda tries to clinch but Hardacre moves away
and Hardacre counters with a good low kick that Ueda was not able to check.
Ueda fails with the takedown.
Ueda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardacre blocks the leg kick.
Hardacre lands a slapping body shot.
Ueda takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ueda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Kuuya Ueda's cut even more.
Ueda throws a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a head kick that drops Ueda to the mat! Ueda scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ueda is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre cracks Ueda's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Ueda slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Hardacre can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Hardacre!
Damian Hardacre retains his heavyweight title!
Damian Hardacre bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Kuuya Ueda stepped up to the mic, saying 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Killstreak Clothing'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes into the arena with My Life blaring out of the sound system. Preston has chosen Fuckin Problem as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston misses with a body shot.
Wayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast Cartel in the buildup to the fight.
Preston throws a nice looking combination but Wayne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Preston tenderised Wayne's leg. Wayne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Preston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Preston misses with a series of wild punches.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
Preston has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Preston throws a jab but it's blocked by Wayne.
Preston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Preston.
Preston defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Preston takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Preston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne throws a right hand that misses
and Preston counters with a low kick, right behind Wayne 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
Preston drops his hands momentarily and Wayne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Preston is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Preston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Preston misses the jab.
Preston throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wayne throws a front kick that sends Preston stumbling back into the cage.
Preston is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wayne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Preston takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Preston throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wayne's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wayne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Wayne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Preston lands the left hand.
Preston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Preston cracks Wayne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Preston's ribs.
Preston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Preston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wayne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Preston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Preston throws a leg kick which misses Wayne's front leg but catches the back leg as Wayne tries to avoid it.
Wayne throws a push kick but Preston slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Preston.
A head kick misses from Wayne.
Wayne wants to land a leg kick but Preston is out of range.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Preston steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wayne. That one must have hurt.
Wayne is looking to land body kicks.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Preston bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Preston misses with a body shot
and Wayne counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a right hand
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Preston throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Crunch! Wayne slams his shin into Preston's torso.
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!
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Preston misses with a looping right.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Preston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wayne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Preston counters with a nice uppercut.
Preston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wayne slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Preston coming out on top.
A solid body kick from Preston.
Preston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aiden Preston will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Preston misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Preston is out of range.
Preston throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.
Wayne fakes the leg kick and cracks Preston in the body.
Preston has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wayne.
Preston staying out of range there.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Preston.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
Preston misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
The fighters circling - Preston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Preston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wayne is looking to wear down Preston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wayne moves out of range of the leg kick from Preston.
Wayne lands a nice hook to Preston's body. Preston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Preston scores with a nice strike.
Wayne lands an overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Preston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Preston's ribs.
Wayne lunges at Preston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Preston's hand.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
Wayne cracks Preston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Preston cracks Wayne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Preston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wayne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Preston misses with a looping right.
Wayne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Preston blocks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Wayne coming out on top.
Wayne scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Wayne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wayne scores with the left hand. Preston knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Preston misses with a low kick.
Preston avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Preston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wayne is able to avoid easily.
Preston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Preston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Preston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Preston moves out of range of the body kick.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Preston does it's job there.
Wayne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Preston has time to react.
Wayne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No joy there for Preston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Preston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Preston's body.
Preston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Wayne.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Preston throws a sloppy body shot
and Wayne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wayne.
Wayne lands with a light punch inside.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
Wayne avoids the elbow strike from Preston, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preston's elbow.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preston's elbow.
Preston throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Preston misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Preston fails to land.
Wayne lands with a short shot to the head.
Preston throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne breaks the clinch.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Preston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Preston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Preston's ribs.
Wayne looks for the body kick but Preston saw that one coming.
Wayne dodges the punch combination from Preston.
Wayne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Preston is out of range.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preston throws a low kick, looking for Wayne's leg but Wayne calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Preston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Preston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Preston misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Preston takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Preston blocks a leg kick.
Wayne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne throws a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
Preston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wayne blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Lil Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Preston moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Preston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Preston slips a jab from Wayne.
Nice cross by Preston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a two punch combination.
Wayne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Preston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wayne's knee momentarily.
Preston throws a jab but it's blocked by Wayne.
Preston throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Preston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Preston tries to clinch up
and Wayne counters with a solid body kick.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wayne takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
Preston throws a series of punches but Wayne avoids them all with ease.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wayne throws a push kick but Preston slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Preston throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne wants to land a leg kick but Preston is out of range.
A jab from Preston finds it's way through Wayne's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Preston misses the target.
Wayne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Preston is out of range and Wayne settles back down.
Wayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Preston moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Wayne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Preston counters with a two punch combo.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Preston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Preston slips a straight right by Wayne.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Preston.
Wayne delivers a nice body kick.
Preston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Preston.
Preston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Nice body kick there by Preston.
Preston tries to bum rush Wayne with a series of wild strikes but Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A leg kick checked by Wayne.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Preston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Preston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Preston connects with a looping right hand.
Preston misses with a looping right.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Preston moves out of range easily.
Preston misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Preston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston blocks the body kick.
Preston needs to keep his hands up - Wayne had a free shot at his head there.
Wayne dodges the punch combination from Preston.
Wayne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wayne is looking to slow Preston down with leg kicks.
Preston lands the left hand.
Preston moves into the clinch successfully.
Preston looking to slow down the pace here.
Preston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Preston gets through Wayne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Preston landing knees to the body.
Wayne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Preston misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Preston really dominated that 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.
Preston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Preston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Preston makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wayne slips a straight right by Preston.
Preston blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Preston throws a wild body kick that Wayne sees coming a mile off.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
Preston misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a leg kick.
Preston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wayne misses with a jab to the body
and Preston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wayne's knee momentarily.
Preston lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Preston tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Preston gets a clinch.
Wayne lands a nice uppercut.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Preston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Preston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Preston.
Wayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Preston.
Wayne working aggressively here.
Preston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne is trying to maintain a safe position but Preston gets an underhook and turns Wayne into the cage.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
Wayne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Preston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Preston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Preston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Preston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Wayne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Preston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Preston trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wayne.
Preston blocks an uppercut.
Preston misses with an elbow strike.
Preston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preston throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aiden Preston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wayne cracks Preston with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Preston.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Preston misses with some punches.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Preston misses with the head strike.
Wayne lands a left hand.
Preston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Preston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Preston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
Wayne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Wayne.
Preston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
Wayne blocks an elbow strike.
Wayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wayne blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Wayne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wayne lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Preston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Preston controls the action.
Wayne drags the fight down to the ground.
Preston trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Preston stays in close to Wayne's body and controls the position.
Preston trying to control the position from guard on top but Wayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Preston sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lil Wayne will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Preston throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Preston checks a low kick from Wayne.
Preston throws a leg kick that misses.
Wayne misses with a hook.
Preston moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
Wayne motions for Preston to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Preston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne blocks a low kick nicely.
Preston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Preston misses the shot to the body.
Preston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wayne throws a push kick but Preston slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Preston doesn't manage to clinch there - Wayne circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Preston.
Wayne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Preston.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
Wayne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Preston is out of range and Wayne settles back down.
Wayne throws a push kick but Preston slaps the foot to one side.
Preston throws a big shot that misses.
Wayne lands a slapping body shot.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body
and Preston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Preston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preston fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Preston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Preston dips to his left and cracks Wayne with an uppercut!
Preston throws a poor cross that misses
and Preston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Preston fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Preston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Preston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Preston darts in trying to clinch
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Preston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston tests Wayne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Preston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wayne connects with a body shot that sends Preston's belly button to the back.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Preston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Preston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Preston jabs at Wayne's body.
Preston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wayne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Preston lands a jab to the head.
Preston lands with an uppercut that bounces Wayne off the cage and back into range.
Preston misses with a body shot.
Preston swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne checks the leg kick.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
Preston misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
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!
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Wayne throws a jab when Preston was well out of range.
Preston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Preston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wayne connects with a body shot.
Preston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Preston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Preston's calf.
Wayne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wayne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aiden Preston.
I think Preston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lil Wayne!
Lil Wayne retains his bantamweight title!
Lil Wayne 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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