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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambrra Tamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lie comes to the cage accompanied by we right here. Mike Lie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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
6 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sambrra Tamm!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamm drives through with a takedown into Lie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tamm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tamm trying to control but Lie is working from the bottom.
Lie is wriggling around but Tamm manages to pass to half guard.
Lie wants to get back to his feet.
Tamm lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tamm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lie is trying to escape back to his feet but Tamm uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Lie tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lie really wants to buck Tamm off and get back to his feet.
Tamm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tamm with shots to the head and body - Lie looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Tamm.
Tamm is landing with some decent strikes but Lie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lie wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tamm cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lie wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamm controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamm working the ground and pound effectively.
Lie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lie is rocked!
Tamm won't let Lie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tamm raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Lie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lie takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tamm's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sambrra Tamm!
The defeated Mike Lie had this to say: 'You know I came to fight for all of you guys and girls'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estefan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RZ Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes into the arena with Foo Fighters- My Hero blaring out of the sound system. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Estefan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, RZ Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sanchez misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
As Silva tries to get set, Sanchez tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Estefan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Silva throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Silva.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch up
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Sanchez
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Silva jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but RZ Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Estefan Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Silva looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Silva moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estefan Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanchez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Sanchez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Estefan Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Sanchez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Sanchez moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Sanchez throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Silva.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez slips a jab from Silva.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Silva.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to RZ Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RZ Silva!
RZ Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Cortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed has chosen Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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222 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
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martez Cortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lewis Creed!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Creed tries to counter with a clinch but Cortega shakes him off and moves away.
Cortega blocks a jab.
Cortega tries to clinch up.
Creed replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cortega blocks it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cortega crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Creed - the referee stops the clock and Cortega gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Creed. Cortega manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Creed blocks a jab.
Cortega tries to move into range but Creed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Creed scores with a decent looking hook.
Cortega takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Creed throws a head kick but Cortega moves out of range.
Creed works Cortega's body with a nice hook.
Cortega throws a head kick that misses
and Creed counters with a leg kick.
Creed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Creed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cortega's head backwards.
Cortega is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Creed.
Cortega is breathing heavily.
Creed cracks Cortega with a left hook right on the temple and Cortega goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Creed lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Cortega is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lewis Creed!
During a confident post fight interview, Lewis Creed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
36 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derick Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley defending well as Trotter loads up on a big left hand.
Riley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trotter cracks Riley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trotter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trotter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Riley to score with a decent uppercut.
Trotter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trotter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Riley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riley lands with a slapping head kick.
A clash of legs there as Trotter blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Riley throws a shot to the body.
Riley throws a jab when Trotter was well out of range.
Riley throws a leg kick
and Trotter counters with a left and a right that stings Riley.
Riley takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter throws a shot to the body.
Riley connects with a jab.
Riley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trotter is rocked!
Riley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Riley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riley fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Trotter to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Trotter looks to clinch but Riley throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Trotter taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Travis Riley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Killington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killington's entrance music is Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buzz Killington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oleg Karev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karev defending well as Killington loads up on a big left hand.
Killington digs a good hook to Karev's body.
Killington misses with a body punch
and Karev counters by moving into the clinch.
Karev blocks an elbow strike from Killington.
Killington misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Killington's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karev misses with a knee to the head.
Karev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Killington.
Karev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Killingtons head.
Killington lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Buzz Killington has been cut.
Killington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Killington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee is keeping an eye on Killington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karev.
Karev misses with some punches.
Karev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karev misses with a knee to the head.
Karev lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karev.
Karev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Karev just leaning against Killington, taking a breather.
Karev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Killington blocks an elbow strike.
Killington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karev.
Karev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Killington leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Killington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karev.
Karev lands an elbow that stopped Killington in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karev lands an elbow inside that Killington shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Killington misses with a knee strike.
Killington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Killington is looking to control Karev's arms but Karev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Killington has his back to the cage.
Karev blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karev prevents a body shot from Killington.
Karev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killington's brow.
Killington letting Karev take a breather here.
Killington avoids the elbow strike from Karev, against the cage.
Killington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killington avoids a wild elbow strike from Karev.
Karev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karev being controlled against the cage.
Karev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Killington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killington blocks an elbow strike from Karev.
Karev pushes off an throws an elbow but Killington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karev throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karev.
Karev lands an elbow that stopped Killington in his tracks for a moment.
Karev throws a punch but it's blocked by Killington.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karev as Killington tries to tie him up.
Karev lands an elbow inside that Killington shrugs off.
Buzz Killington's cut is getting worse.
Killington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Killington.
Killington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Killington backwards.
Killington misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buzz Killington's cut.
That's time! Killington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Killington throws a jab but it's blocked by Karev.
Killington scores with a jab. Karev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karev fakes the leg kick and cracks Killington in the body.
Killington throws a sloppy head kick
and Karev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killington.
Karev wants to counter the offense by Killington and move into the clinch position.
Karev misses with a hook. Killington ducked under it nicely.
Killington tries to counter by clinching up but Karev breaks away and moves out of range.
Killington moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Killington misses.
Donk. Karev catches Killington right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karev throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Killington.
Killington throws a shot from downtown. Karev moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Killington.
Killington thuds his right hand into Karev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Killington lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karev doesn't seem phased though.
Killington blocks a jab.
Killington throws a lazy right hand but Karev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karev tries to clinch but Killington moves out of range.
Killington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killington throws a shot from downtown. Karev moves away and avoids it.
Killington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karev was well out of range. Poor timing from Killington.
Killington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karev, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Killington.
Karev looking to stall.
Karev lands an elbow inside that Killington shrugs off.
Buzz Killington's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Karev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Killington blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killington blocks an elbow strike.
Karev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jeez, Buzz Killington's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Karev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Killington looking to stall.
Karev drops Killington with a big knee straight up the middle! Killington is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Killington is rocked!
Killington feints and then cracks Karev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karev down.
Oh Killington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Killington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Killington.
Killington sets himself, and Karev steps forward looking for the clinch! Killington avoids it this time.
Killington seems to have got his legs back now.
Killington throws a right hand that misses
and Karev counters with a big right hand! Oh Killington is in trouble here! Karev follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Karev!
After the fight, Oleg Karev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Barnett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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266 lbs
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277 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkler lands with a nice body punch.
Barnett with a poor takedown
and Winkler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winkler cracks a nice hook into Barnett's ribs.
Winkler's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Winkler duly obliges.
It looks like Brock Barnett has been cut.
Winkler digs a good body shot into Barnett's ribs.
Winkler keeps the fight on the outside.
Winkler throws out a counter right but Barnett avoids it with no problem.
Barnett shoots for a takedown but Winkler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Winkler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnett with a body shot.
Barnett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winkler scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnett.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Winkler holds him up against the cage and eventually Barnett drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett jumps guard but Winkler stands there with Barnett around his waist. Barnett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winkler closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Barnett! Winkler dives in looking to finish! Barnett is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Winkler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Raven!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habana tries to clinch but Raven moves away
and Raven counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raven blocks a leg kick.
Raven tests Habana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Habana thows a leg kick but Raven checks it
and Raven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
Raven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Habana is rocked!
Raven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oh Habana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Habana misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Raven on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Habana seems to have got his legs back now.
Habana cracks the inside of Raven's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raven.
Habana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good shot there by Raven.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Habana doesn't manage to clinch there - Raven circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raven looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been told by Habana's head coaches at Brown House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raven cracks Habana's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Habana slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Raven can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Raven!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abiodun Havilah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romulo Barral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abiodun Havilah !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Barral or perhaps it was just good defense by Havilah , which made it look bad.
Barral fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Havilah avoids it really well and circles away.
Havilah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barral was well out of range. Poor timing from Havilah .
Barral is looking for a counter combo.
Barral looks for a takedown but Havilah sprawls well.
Barral has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Facebreaker Academy - Striking in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romulo Barral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barral shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Havilah as he avoids it easily.
Barral shoots in and drives through. Havilah sprawls well.
Barral looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Havilah is fending him off so far but Barral persists. Nope, Havilah circles away and we're back to standing.
Havilah closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Havilah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Havilah displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barral up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barral has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Havilah after a bit of a struggle.
Havilah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barral's face.
Havilah connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havilah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barral has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Havilah told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Barral is trying to force a seperation but Havilah has the dominant position.
Havilah drags the fight down to the ground.
Barral drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Havilah manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barral has Havilah in his guard.
Havilah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barral. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barral had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Havilah defends it easily.
Barral looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barral looking for a guillotine here but Havilah defends easily.
Barral 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Havilah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barral has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Havilah has managed to get both his arms back between Barral's legs - danger averted.
Barral is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Havilah frees his head nicely. Oh but Barral has switched to an armbar! Havilah is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Romulo Barral!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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117 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimo Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aurelius throws out a loose jab but Pukki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pukki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aurelius defends it well.
Pukki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aurelius throws a wild body kick that Pukki sees coming a mile off.
Pukki staying out of range there.
Pukki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aurelius. Aurelius obviously looking to wear him down.
Aurelius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pukki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pukki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aurelius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pukki moves away.
Pukki throws out a loose jab but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aurelius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pukki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pukki stops Aurelius from standing up.
Aurelius controlling the position.
Aurelius looking for a sweep. Not yet Aurelius, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aurelius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pukki's guard.
Pukki keeping moving, preventing Aurelius from controlling successfully.
Aurelius is looking to work some ground and pound but Pukki has wrist control.
Aurelius wants to control from the top but Pukki keeps moving.
Aurelius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pukki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aurelius wants to stand and escape but instead Pukki has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Aurelius is striking from the bottom but Pukki uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pukki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pukki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aurelius!
Aurelius working to try and regain half guard.
Pukki controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius can't escape the position.
Pukki controlling from mount.
Pukki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aurelius is looking to escape.
Aurelius is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aurelius regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raimo Pukki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aurelius is looking to land body kicks.
Aurelius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aurelius looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pukki!
Pukki wants to control but Aurelius postures up.
The ground and pound from Aurelius seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pukki is looking for a sweep.
Pukki is not content to let Aurelius control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pukki is avoiding damage well.
Pukki is looking to reverse the position.
Raimo Pukki has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius controlling the position from side mount.
Pukki tries to buck Aurelius off but Aurelius is having none of it.
Aurelius in side control, throwing shots but Pukki defends.
Pukki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aurelius has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Aurelius controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Pukki is bucking up trying to escape but Aurelius cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aurelius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aurelius with the ground and pound from mount.
Aurelius working Pukki over with strikes here.
Aurelius controlling the position easily from mount.
Pukki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aurelius's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aurelius's back!
I would not like to be Aurelius right now.
Aurelius trying to control the position but Pukki manages to sink in the hooks.
Aurelius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pukki biding his time, controlling Aurelius.
Aurelius trying to control but not successfully.
Pukki trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is really stuck here.
Aurelius wants to control his opponent's hands but Pukki gets his hands free.
Pukki tries to get the hooks in deep but Aurelius pushed the leg off.
Aurelius rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelius is not content to let Pukki control the position.
Aurelius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aurelius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pukki blocks the body kick.
Pukki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
The fighters circling - Pukki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelius misses with a takedown
and Pukki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pukki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Pukki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aurelius or perhaps it was just good defense by Pukki, which made it look bad.
Pukki throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Aurelius coming out on top.
Pukki swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Sigvard Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
Aurelius defending well as Pukki loads up on a big left hand.
Pukki takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Raimo Pukki has been cut.
Aurelius thuds a left hand into Pukki's body.
A lazy left from Pukki finds it's target.
Pukki lands a nice hook to Aurelius's body. Aurelius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aurelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pukki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aurelius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pukki at a distance.
Pukki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pukki swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki ducks under a wild hook from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius digs a good body shot into Pukki's ribs.
Pukki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aurelius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pukki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pukki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aurelius fails with the takedown.
Pukki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigvard Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pukki throws a hook but Aurelius avoids it easily.
A jab from Aurelius does it's job there.
Pukki misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki slips under a jab from Aurelius.
Pukki checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Aurelius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick from Aurelius lands but Pukki takes it in his stride.
Pukki is rocked!
Pukki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pukki is still on wobbly legs! Can Aurelius finish him?
Aurelius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pukki can do to turn this around?
Pukki looks to land a left hand but Aurelius moved out of range nicely.
Aurelius throws an overhand right that drops Pukki like a sack of potatoes! Aurelius dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigvard Aurelius!
Our winner, Sigvard Aurelius, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuya Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laar. Inoue shrugs it off though.
Laar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Inoue will feel that in the morning.
Laar works Inoue's body with a nice hook.
Laar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Inoue feints the counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Inoue steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue blocks the body kick.
Laar lands a slapping body shot.
Laar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inoue counters with a shoot takedown. Laar fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inoue is stalling in the full guard.
Inoue wants to pass the guard but Laar is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar wants to stand and escape but Inoue is having none of it.
Inoue trying to control but Laar is working from the bottom.
Laar keeping full guard, as Inoue tries to pass.
Inoue forces his way into half guard.
Laar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Inoue stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laar wants to control but Inoue is keeping busy.
Inoue is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Inoue stops Laar from getting back to his feet.
Inoue is keen to just control but Laar is a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Laar tries to get to full guard but Inoue has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laar gets full guard.
Laar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue stopping the sweep attempt from Laar.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch but Laar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Inoue drives through with a takedown into Laar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Laar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Inoue is controlling him.
Laar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Inoue defends well.
Laar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Inoue is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laar wants to hit a switch here but Inoue passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Laar there!
Inoue can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laar is looking to escape.
Laar is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Inoue thows a huge punch but Laar dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuya Inoue will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laar scores with a kick to the body.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inoue has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laar.
Inoue shoots for a takedown but Laar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laar thinks about countering with a head kick.
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
Arvo Laar is winning the standup battle so far.
Inoue shoots in but no luck this time.
Inoue tries to clinch but Laar is having none of it.
Inoue blocks the body kick.
Laar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laar throws a head kick that half lands.
Laar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inoue drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laar defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue moves out of range of the body kick from Laar.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laar.
Laar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inoue can do to turn this around?
Laar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inoue.
Arvo Laar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuya Inoue.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Inoue is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Inoue throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Laar throws the kick towards the body but Inoue avoids it.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inoue drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laar defends it well.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yuya Inoue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inoue blocks a head kick by Laar.
Laar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Inoue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laar thows a body kick. Inoue tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Laar throws a push kick but Inoue slaps the foot to one side.
Laar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Laar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Inoue moves out of range of the body kick.
Arvo Laar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laar looks to land a body kick but Inoue moved away.
Laar thows a body kick. Inoue tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Laar throws a wild body kick that Inoue sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Laar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
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!
Laar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Inoue 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.
Laar is staying active underneath Inoue, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue passes to full mount!
Laar is trying to stand up.
Inoue looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Inoue tries to control but Laar wriggling away.
Laar has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Inoue's lack of action.
Laar looking for submissions off his back.
Laar is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is looking to take a break and control but Laar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Inoue is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Laar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yuya Inoue has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laar pushes Inoue off looking to stand but Inoue dives back in and keeps control.
Laar is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laar is trying to stand up here but Inoue is controlling him well.
Inoue is keen to just control but Laar is a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Inoue shoots for a double leg takedown but Laar sprawls well. He's pushed Inoue's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Inoue just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLaar.
Laar tries to sprawl but Inoue drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Laar is trying to stand back up but Inoue is controlling him
Laar scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Inoue manages to mount him!
Inoue landing strikes from the mount and Laar is in trouble!
Inoue tries to control but Laar wriggling away.
Inoue looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Laar somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick but Inoue moved away.
Inoue is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Inoue fails to land the takedown.
Inoue avoids the body shot from Laar.
Laar misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Inoue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Inoue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laar lands a nice looking body shot.
Inoue sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laar cracks the inside of Inoue's front leg.
Laar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inoue takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Inoue has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Laar's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Inoue prevents Laar from getting back to his feet.
Inoue wants to control from the top but Laar keeps moving.
Laar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Laar 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.
Inoue postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Inoue wants to control from the top but Laar keeps moving.
Laar keeping full guard, as Inoue tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to stand and escape but Inoue is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inoue moves out of range of the strikes.
Inoue blocks the body kick.
Inoue fails with an attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Inoue blocks the leg kick.
Inoue avoids a kick to the body.
Inoue feints the counter takedown.
Laar throws a body kick that misses.
Inoue with the counter takedown but Laar avoids it easily.
Laar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inoue.
Arvo Laar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuya Inoue.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Inoue shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laar pinned against the cage. Laar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Inoue avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Inoue goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Inoue will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar scores with a head kick. Inoue tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Yuya Inoue has been cut.
Laar throws out a leg kick but Inoue moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
Inoue tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laar slaps away a takedown attempt from Inoue, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Inoue keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Inoue takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laar throws the kick towards the body but Inoue avoids it.
Inoue moves out of range as Laar throws a body kick.
Laar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inoue manages to avoid it.
Inoue is looking to clinch but Laar is avoiding it.
Laar throws a wild body kick that Inoue sees coming a mile off.
Laar misses with a few strikes there.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Inoue's leg but Inoue calmly moves out of range.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laar throws a low kick but Inoue avoids it.
Inoue feints the counter takedown.
Inoue blocks a head kick by Laar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue blocks a low kick nicely.
Inoue blocks a head kick by Laar.
Laar swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Inoue with the counter takedown but Laar avoids it easily.
Inoue shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laar pinned against the cage. Laar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar tries to land a body kick
and Inoue counters with a nice double leg into side control. Laar won't be happy with that.
Inoue wants to control but Laar is keeping him busy.
Inoue is working Laar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Inoue wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laar, who protects the arm well.
Inoue working the head and body with strikes.
Inoue in side control, throwing shots but Laar defends.
Laar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue tries to advance to mount but Laar denies him.
Inoue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laar keeps working.
Laar pushes Inoue away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Inoue gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Laar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Inoue off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inoue is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Laar is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Laar is persistently looking for the submission but Inoue is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar gets his hands free as Inoue looks to control.
Laar tightening his grip on Inoue, looking for the choke.
Inoue wants to escape the position.
Laar is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Inoue has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Laar working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue rolls, trying to escape but Laar keeps control of the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Laar's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Inoue turns into Laar and is now in his guard.
Inoue stops Laar from standing up.
Laar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inoue is one step ahead there.
Inoue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Inoue gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar had his way with Yuya Inoue in that round.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Laar. No joy for Inoue on that attempt.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Inoue counters with a shoot takedown. Laar fights it but they end up in guard.
Laar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Inoue passes Laar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Inoue not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Inoue looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Inoue wants to free his trapped foot but Laar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar is refusing to be controlled, as Inoue sits in half guard.
Inoue might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Laar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Laar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Inoue is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Inoue throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Laar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Inoue seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.
Laar keeping full guard, as Inoue tries to pass.
Inoue slips nicely into half guard.
Inoue works his way into full mount!
Inoue jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Laar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Laar and Inoue has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Inoue slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar gets back to half guard.
Laar is looking to improve his position.
Laar is looking to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Laar tries to get to full guard but Inoue has control of the leg.
Inoue is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Inoue.
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.
Inoue is just content to waste time from the top position. Laar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Laar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Inoue is controlling him.
Laar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Inoue gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inoue trying to control but Laar is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuya Inoue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar 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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